Senior Transportation Planner

Stanley Consultants • Tampa, FL

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About The Position

Stanley Consultants is seeking a Senior Transportation Planner to support and grow its transportation planning practice in Florida. The role provides technical and project leadership for transportation planning assignments, with a strong emphasis on FDOT and other public-sector clients. The successful candidate will bring substantial transportation planning experience, knowledge of the FDOT planning environment, and the ability to contribute to project delivery and business development. The position includes leading complex planning assignments, building and maintaining client relationships, and helping identify, pursue, win, and deliver transportation planning work.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• AICP certification preferred; other relevant professional credentials are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead transportation planning projects for FDOT, MPO/TPO, county, municipal, and other public-sector clients.
• Perform and manage 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, managing scopes, schedules, budgets, technical analyses, and deliverables.
• Lead and support FDOT planning pursuits and business development by 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.

Benefits

• Flexible work options.
• Competitive pay.
• Paid holidays and generous paid time off (PTO).
• Parental leave and professional development leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).
• Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.
• Life insurance and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Identity theft protection.
• Tuition assistance and professional society membership.
• Company stock ownership.
• 401(k) match and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401(k) plans.
• Incentive compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior