Kentucky Area Leader

STV Incorporated; Louisville, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 216,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Continuing education

Job summary

STV Incorporated in Kentucky seeks a seasoned civil engineering design leader to serve as Area Manager for the Transportation Group. You will spearhead growth, diversify markets, and provide strategic leadership across the state.

You will mentor an existing team of engineers spanning roadways, civil/site, geotechnical, transit, and planning, while building strategies to expand into new markets and strengthen client relationships.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Civil Engineering or related field required.
• Registered in Kentucky or ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months; sign & seal capability a plus.
• Twenty plus years of experience in relevant market sectors with operations leadership and project delivery proven track record.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary design teams including PMs, structural, civil/site, roadway, geotechnical, and survey.
• Business growth focus: externally and internally facing, driving new business and client relationships.
• P&L ownership experience preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Plan and organize the business for the Area and make operational decisions to meet STV’s strategic goals.
• Represent STV with clients, industry, and communities across Kentucky.
• Maintain strong client relationships and alignment with STV’s service offerings.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop talent; grow a sustainable leadership bench.
• Oversee local operations, client mix, service offerings, and control overhead costs.
• Ensure adherence to STV policies and procedures and maintain high ethical standards.
• Analyze market and client trends to position STV for growth in Kentucky.

Skills

Leadership

Civil design

Roadways

Geotechnical

Survey

Education

BS/MS in Civil Engineering

Job description

STV is looking to hire a seasoned civil engineering design professional to be the Kentucky Area Manager. In this highly visible role, you’ll drive growth, market diversification and provide exceptional leadership to our broader South Transportation Group.

Your new role: As the Area Manager for the Transportation Group across Kentucky, you are the highest-ranking executive of STV’s Transportation Group for your state. Your performance creates a vibrant, growth-oriented, collaborative, and robust business that is seen as an active member of the communities in which you operate, a trusted advisor to your clients, a valued teaming partner, a leader in the industry, and a formidable competitor.

Why STV:

As part of the broader South Transportation Group, you will work closely with market sector leaders, Engineering Discipline Leaders, and other Area Managers to deliver comprehensive architecture, engineering, planning, and design services. Our market sectors span highway and bridge design, transit, and planning, working for clients such as the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, TARC, Lextrans and others. Under your leadership, you will mentor and lead an existing team of Engineers who specialize in Roadways, civil/site, aviation, geotechnical, geospatial, transit, railroad, and planning while building strategies to expand into other untouched vertical markets across the Kentucky area.

What you’ll Do:

Be accountable for planning and organizing the business and for making the operational decisions necessary to achieve STV’s desired strategic and annual outcomes for the Area.

Represent STV with clients, the industry, and the broader community across Kentucky.

Working with STV client service team leaders to ensure STV enjoys a robust relationship with its clients.

Maintaining close professional relationships with key people at the client, teaming partner, industry, and community organizations.

Creating and implementing plans that align with and achieve STV’s strategic plan objectives.

Identifying, recruiting, and developing talent with the aim of growing the business and ensuring a strong line of succession for key leadership roles in the operation.

Providing effective management of STV’s local business activities, including selection of STV’s client mix and services offering, adding new clients, winning new work, execution of projects, hiring locally based personnel, resource planning, and controlling overhead expenditure.

Ensuring the operation adheres to STV’s policies and procedures.

Identifying, mentoring, and training the next generation of future leaders.

Analyzing and understanding client, business, and industry issues that potentially affect STV’s business in Kentucky and preparing plans to position STV to capitalize on those trends.

Assessing the performance of the STV team members and taking action to rectify any shortfalls against expectations and to recognize and promote those of exceptional ability.

Analyzing and reporting on business performance and implementing timely measures to address adverse outcomes to ensure financial goals are achieved.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Educational Background: BS/MS in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Professional Registration: Registered in Kentucky or the ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months. Registration in additional states is a plus. The willingness and ability to sign & seal.
• Experience: Have 20+ years of experience in relevant market sector/s with a proven track record in operations leadership and project delivery.
• Multi-Disciplinary Technical Design Leadership: You will be a proven leader of multidisciplinary design teams, including Project Managers, Structural, civil , roadway, geotechnical, and survey.
• Business Growth: You will enjoy being both externally and internally facing, driving new business, optimizing relationships with existing clients, leading proposals/pursuit strategies, and leading a growing team of Architects and Engineers.
• P&L Ownership – Preferred (not essential) that you have had some exposure or prior ownership for a group P&L.
• Market Specialization: You’ll be a subject matter expert in one or multiple vertical markets such as Transportation and Roadway Projects.

Why you'd belong at STV:

As one of the nation’s top transportation design and engineering firms, you'd be joining an a highly regarded leadership team at STV who's approach reflects the tenets of smart growth and sustainable development. In terms of project delivery and the growing emphasis on design-build procurement and privatization, STV has a track record working hand-in-hand with government agencies, contractors and developers, as well as involving the local community to incorporate stakeholder feedback and foster community support.

Compensation Range:

$215,906.86 - $239,896.51

STV offers the following benefits:

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
• Paid Holidays (9 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good‑faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

STV is one of the top infrastructure-focused professional services firms in North America. Founded in 1912, STV advises, plans, designs, engineers and delivers the infrastructure that powers local economies, including transportation systems, buildings, water and other facilities. Headquartered in New York City, the company has more than 65 offices and 3,300 employees who reimagine the solutions and structures that connect our communities.

The firm is ranked 32nd in Engineering News‑Record’s Top 500 Design Firms survey and is 10th in its transportation category. STV is deeply committed to investing in its people and creating a world‑class employee experience. We are passionate about mentoring, coaching and cultivating our talent because we know they are destined to become the next generation of industry leaders. We’re also committed to delivering formative career experiences – and we do that by providing challenging and unique work experiences, by mapping multiple ways to advance (beyond the traditional career ladder!) and by recognizing those who successfully chart new and exciting paths for the firm. We value a wide range of perspectives and experiences, without regard to any factor or characteristic, regardless of whether it is a category protected by federal, state and/or local law, making them an integral part of how we work. Our approach ensures that every individual is respected, heard, and given opportunities to contribute meaningfully. We remove barriers and create pathways for growth, embedding fairness into our daily operations.

STV provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.