Senior Transportation Engineer

Stanley Consultants; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Away

Professional Growth

401K match

Job summary

Stanley Consultants in DeBary, Florida is seeking a Senior Transportation Engineer to lead highway design projects, mentor design staff, and manage budgets and schedules. The role involves client liaison with FDOT and municipalities, plus supporting market development.

You will develop plans and design documents, ensure quality, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams in a hybrid work environment. Florida PE license or imminent licensure is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Florida Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Experience with FDOT highway design projects and standards.
• Experience in preparing technical approaches to RFQs and proposals preferred.
• Strong business acumen, negotiation skills, and self-motivation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct, and mentor design staff on transportation projects and plan development.
• Manage projects with FDOT and other municipal clients, budgets, and schedules.
• Assist in staffing, marketing strategy, and project scoping.
• Prepare reports, designs, schedules, and cost estimates for highway projects.

Skills

Project leadership

Client liaison

Mentoring

Communication

Budget management

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Tools

ProjectWise

Bluebeam

Microsoft Teams

MicroStation

Open Roads Designer (ORD)

Job description

Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices.

With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us.

As an employee-owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success.

Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long-term career!

Job Title - Senior Transportation Engineer

Location - DeBary, FL

Job Type – Hybrid

Requisition ID - 11019

Are you motivated, energetic and connected with clients, contractors and subconsultants in the A/E/C industry? Is your passion for leading transportation projects contagious? Do you enjoy executing winning strategies for pursuits? Is work/life balance important to you? If this describes you, we are looking for a talented and ambitious Senior Transportation Engineer in our DeBary, Florida office.

You will provide engineering expertise on highway projects including roadway studies and design, drainage systems, preliminary and final design, preparation of construction documents, cost estimates, project scheduling, and large, complex highway corridors.

This position offers exciting challenges and opportunities to develop the growing Florida program while managing all activities related to project scope, schedule, cost, quality, communications, and resources; mentoring young staff engineers, assisting in transportation market business development, and participating in professional organizations and technical committees.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead, direct, and mentor design staff on transportation projects, including plan development for a comprehensive range of transportation design projects ranging from trails to intersection improvements, roundabouts, and RRR milling and resurfacing to interchanges and interstate widenings. Associated tasks with these projects will include elements such as horizontal and vertical geometry, plans preparation, maintenance of traffic, 3D roadway modeling, quantities calculations, and construction specifications
• Managing and designing projects with clients such as Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and other municipal organizations
• Assist in staffing requirements and make recommendations for hiring staff
• Assist in the development of marketing strategies for transportation project opportunities
• Adhere to company standards for quality assurance and quality control as defined in the quality manual
• Participate in project scoping, fee estimating and proposal preparation, interviews, and staff hour and fee negotiations
• Review department project(s) after award to collaborate on developing schedules, budgets, staffing, sub consultant involvement, and progress billings
• Attend on-site and off-site client meetings
• Evaluate client needs and identify requirements
• Meet with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion
• Prepare and modify reports, specifications, plans, construction schedules, cost estimates, environmental studies, and designs for projects
• Evaluate need for design changes and makes appropriate recommendations
• Submit documents to federal, state, and local agencies for compliance review and obtain permits when required

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
• Florida Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain within 6 months
• Experience with FDOT developing, delivering, and managing highway design projects including design methods, plan preparation, standards, and specifications
• Experience in preparing technical approaches to support RFQ’s and technical proposals preferred
• Business acumen including negotiation skills
• Must be self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a project team to complete tasks
• Proven leadership, communication, collaboration, mentoring and client liaison skills
• Proficient in virtual collaboration tools such as ProjectWise, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Teams
• Experienced in and fully capable of using the Microsoft software suite including Word, Excel, and Power Point

Preferred Qualifications:

• Established relationships with Florida Department of Transportation or other municipal agencies
• Working knowledge of roadway design software used to prepare engineering and design documents in MicroStation and Open Roads Designer (ORD)
• Experience in the development of alternative delivery projects

Work-Life Balance

We realize there’s more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.

What we offer:

Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.

Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.

Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.

Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.

Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.

Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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