Senior Transportation Planner: FDOT & Public Sector Lead

Stanley Consultants, Inc.; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Member-Owned

Paid Time Away

Health Insurance

401K match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Stanley Consultants, Inc. in Florida seeks a Senior Transportation Planner to lead and grow our transportation planning practice.

The role emphasizes FDOT and other public-sector work, with responsibilities spanning project delivery, client relationship building, and business development. The successful candidate will bring strong FDOT planning experience, leadership capabilities, and the ability to mentor staff while delivering high-quality planning studies and public-facing documents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning, transportation planning, civil engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant transportation planning experience.
• Demonstrated experience working on FDOT transportation planning projects.
• Experience with transportation planning pursuits, proposals, and interviews.
• Strong technical writing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build client relationships and contribute to business development.
• 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

FDOT planning knowledge

Leadership experience

Technical writing

Client relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Urban and Regional Planning

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Stanley Consultants, Inc. in Florida seeks a Senior Transportation Planner to lead and grow our transportation planning practice.

The role emphasizes FDOT and other public-sector work, with responsibilities spanning project delivery, client relationship building, and business development. The successful candidate will bring strong FDOT planning experience, leadership capabilities, and the ability to mentor staff while delivering high-quality planning studies and public-facing documents.