Transportation Market Leader

Stanley Consultants is a leading engineering consulting firm that serves the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors.

Job Title:

Transportation Market Leader

Location:

Any major office location

Job Type: Onsite

Requisition

This executive P&L leadership role reports to the Chief Operating Officer and oversees strategy, business performance, client relationships, and team development of the Transportation market.

• Set and execute market strategy to drive profitable growth and long‑term client partnerships.
• Provide direction for business development teams, ensuring strategic alignment toward identifying, developing, and securing new opportunities.
• Translate market trends, funding programs, and client needs into actionable business plans.

• Develop and acquire required technical and delivery capabilities to execute market growth strategy and deliver the market annual business plan.
• Engage with key industry leaders and influencers to advance company brand recognition and leverage industry relationships to identify significant new marketplace opportunities.
• Understand and connect competitor and industry dynamics to service offerings and approach.
• Create and foster external strategic partnerships to drive delivery strategy.

• Serve as a senior‑level relationship leader for key Transportation clients and partners.
• Expand wallet share with existing clients and guide the selection of new clients and program opportunities.
• Represent Stanley Consultants as a trusted, solutions‑oriented partner in the Transportation industry.

• Lead sales, revenue growth, profitability, and portfolio health for the Transportation market.
• Provide commercial oversight to new project origination and setup.
• Maintain accountability for financial performance, risk management, and delivery outcomes.

• Inspire and develop multidisciplinary Transportation teams across geographies.
• Partner with operations and talent leaders to ensure the right skills, capacity, and succession to support growth.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and engagement.

• Credibility in the transportation industry.
• Deep understanding of transportation funding and procurement and how to convert funding programs into capture plans and deliverable scopes.
• Ability to integrate cross‑market services to deliver differentiated, client‑ready solutions and expand wallet share.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen; manage portfolio health and P&L accountability while balancing growth and risk.
• Demonstrated track record of developing, winning and growing major accounts include pursuit strategy, teaming, and executive‑level client engagement.
• Proven executive presence and ability to build trust with C‑suite and public‑sector leaders; skilled at navigating stakeholder environments and delivering outcomes in the public eye.
• Experience in development of multi‑year growth strategies with shorter horizon milestones.
• Adept at managing and leading through influence in a highly matrixed environment.
• Inspiring people leadership, including building high‑performing teams, developing future leaders, recruiting key talent, and creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, and safety.
• Data‑informed leadership mindset—uses market intelligence, pipeline metrics, and competitive insights to prioritize pursuits and measure performance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline;
  Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in the Transportation market.
• Proven success leading growth, client engagement, and delivery on complex, multidisciplinary programs.

Salary: $207,000 – $300,000 per year, with additional earning potential through a performance‑based bonus program (salary range for CO, IL, or MN locations).

• Member‑owned culture; ownership aligns client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.
• Paid holidays, generous paid time off, parental leave, and professional development leave.
• Comprehensive health insurance: medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, mental health resources.
• Life insurance, short‑and long‑term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and other financial health benefits.
• Tuition assistance, professional society membership, and other professional growth opportunities.
• Company stock ownership, generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit‑sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.