Kentucky Area Leader

About the 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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Plan and organize the business and make operational decisions to achieve STV’s strategic and annual outcomes for the Area.
• Build on existing gross revenue while developing client relationships, driving revenue growth, improving project performance, and enhancing efficiency.
• Represent STV with clients, the industry, and the broader community across Kentucky.
• Work with STV client service team leaders to ensure robust client relationships.
• Maintain close professional relationships with key people at client, teaming partner, industry, and community organizations.
• Create and implement plans that align with and achieve STV’s strategic plan objectives.
• Identify, recruit, and develop talent to grow the business and ensure a strong line of succession for key leadership roles.
• Provide effective management of STV’s local business activities, including selection of client mix and services, adding new clients, winning new work, execution of projects, hiring personnel, resource planning, and controlling overhead expenditure.
• Ensure the operation adheres to STV’s policies and procedures.
• Identify, mentor, and train the next generation of future leaders.
• Analyze and understand client, business, and industry issues that potentially affect STV’s business in Kentucky and prepare plans to capitalize on trends.
• Assess the performance of team members and take action to rectify shortfalls or recognize exceptional ability.
• Analyze and report on business performance and implement timely measures to address adverse outcomes to ensure financial goals are achieved.

Requirements

• BS/MS in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Registered Professional Engineer in Kentucky or ability to obtain reciprocity within 6 months. Registration in additional states is a plus.
• Willingness and ability to sign and seal documents.
• 20+ years of experience in relevant market sectors with a proven track record in operations leadership and project delivery.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary design teams, including Project Managers, Structural, Civil, Roadway, Geotechnical, and Survey professionals.
• Experience driving new business, optimizing client relationships, leading proposals/pursuit strategies, and leading a growing team of Architects and Engineers.
• Subject matter expertise in one or multiple vertical markets such as Transportation and Roadway Projects.

P&L ownership experience is preferred but not essential.

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 with 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

Pay

Compensation Range: $215,906.86 - $239,896.51