Senior Transportation Planner: FDOT Leader & Growth

Stanley Consultants, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Health insurance

Professional growth

401K match

Job summary

Stanley Consultants, Inc. seeks a Senior Transportation Planner to lead and grow its Florida planning practice, with a focus on FDOT and public-sector clients.

The role combines technical leadership, project management, and business development to deliver complex planning assignments across the state. You will direct corridor and multimodal studies, mentor staff, and build lasting client relationships while advancing national transportation planning initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning, transportation planning, civil engineering, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of transportation planning experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading FDOT transportation planning projects.
• Experience with pursuits, proposals, and interviews.
• AICP certification preferred; other professional credentials are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead transportation planning projects for FDOT, MPO/TPO, county, municipal, and other public-sector clients.
• Perform and manage transportation planning efforts including corridor and systems planning, multimodal planning, long-range transportation planning, SIS-related planning, growth management and land use coordination, safety planning, complete streets, and transportation studies.
• Oversee complex planning projects involving investigation, data analysis, technical evaluation, community and stakeholder engagement, and preparation of public-facing documents and client deliverables.
• Serve as Project Manager, Project Lead, or Task Lead, with responsibility for scopes, schedules, budgets, technical analyses, and deliverables.
• Lead and support FDOT planning pursuits and business development, including identifying opportunities, developing win strategies, assembling teams, developing technical approaches and proposals, and participating in interviews.
• Build and maintain relationships with FDOT and other key transportation planning clients throughout Florida.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary transportation teams and mentor planning staff in their professional development.
• Provide planning expertise and support to the Florida and broader national transportation planning practice.

Skills

Technical writing

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Client relationship building

Business development

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning / transportation planning / civil engineering

Master’s degree preferred

AICP certification preferred

Job description

Stanley Consultants, Inc. seeks a Senior Transportation Planner to lead and grow its Florida planning practice, with a focus on FDOT and public-sector clients.

The role combines technical leadership, project management, and business development to deliver complex planning assignments across the state. You will direct corridor and multimodal studies, mentor staff, and build lasting client relationships while advancing national transportation planning initiatives.