Principal Engineering Design

STV has an immediate need for an Engineering Director in our Owensboro, KY office for our Transportation & Infrastructure division. This position will include, office leadership, and other firm-wide roles. This position offers a leadership role at an Engineer News-Record (ENR) Top 50 rated firm. The ideal candidate is an individual who desires to lead through example, is professionally respected, an excellent communicator, and possesses a vast understanding of project delivery. The candidate will be managing projects under supervision from senior managers and work with junior staff members for successful project production and execution. This is an excellent role for a creative, self-motivated and detail-oriented professional that enjoys being a part of a team environment and growing a team!

Practice building, mentorship and skill development of professional staff.

Lead business development and proposal efforts for Transportation and Infrastructure projects.

Management of a multi-discipline technical teams to deliver projects to clients.

Negotiating and establishing project budgets, staffing, project coordination and productivity necessary to deliver exceptional services to our clients.

Coordination with other directors/leaders to ensure a consistent level of technical standards and applications on projects.

Performs and manages diverse and complex discipline work tasks requiring extensive planning, communication and management skills.

Collaborates with multi-discipline professionals within the project team and includes the ability to integrate a series of independent and often interrelated professional actions to attain desired project goals.

Working with practice and office leadership, focus on client development, business development and industry participation.

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Planning (Master's Degree a plus).

Direct experience in successfully delivering transportation projects.

Direct experience in assessing leadership for multi-discipline projects with high degrees of technical complexity and multidisciplinary project teams.

Experience working with transportation agencies including federal, state and local authorities.

Experience with Business Development and Operations management.

A strong reputation with major clients, knowledge of market opportunities in Kentucky, and a facility for business development and winning project work.

Proven project management skills, with experience overseeing complex transportation projects.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Benefits: Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account

Dental insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)

Disability insurance

Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment

Retirement Counseling

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Holidays (9 days)

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.

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!) 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. We remove barriers and create pathways for growth, embedding fairness into our daily operations.

STV exists to make communities better through innovative solutions that connect people, places and the present to the future. Our local teams throughout the country deeply understand the needs of their communities and have the expertise to provide solutions. We are also committed to giving back to our communities and our neighbors through volunteering and philanthropic activities; fundraising events; scholarships, internships, and mentoring; and sustainability and community improvement projects. 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.

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