Program Management Director

Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices.

With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us. As an employee-owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success.

Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long-term career!

Job title
- Program Management Director

Locations
- Austin, TX | Baton Rouge, LA | Chicago, IL | Denver, CO | Des Moines, IA | Minneapolis, MN | Muscatine, IA | Phoenix, AZ | Remote, US | Salt Lake City, UT | West Palm Beach, FL

Job type
- Hybrid

Requisition  - 11281

The Program Management Director is a strategic leadership position responsible for building, growing, and institutionalizing Stanley Consultants' enterprise Program Management practice. This role serves as a bridge between executive leadership, market leaders, client service teams, and project delivery personnel to expand Stanley's services into higher-value advisory, program management, owner's representative, PMO, capital improvement program (CIP). As a practice builder you will steward existing programs and program staff, while leading the growth of this service area with existing and new clients across all sectors of our business.

The Program Management Director will support and enhance major client programs across Stanley's Water, Transportation, Energy, Federal, and Infrastructure markets while developing the tools, talent, processes, and client relationships necessary to establish a scalable national program management practice.

This position requires a proven leader capable of operating at executive, client, and project levels simultaneously. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable advising C-suite executives, leading complex pursuits, improving delivery performance, developing strategic growth plans, and mentoring teams responsible for program execution.

• Develop and lead Stanley's enterprise Program Management practice across all markets and geographies.
• Establish strategic vision, growth objectives, service offerings, and operational standards for program management services.
• Create scalable business models supporting Owner's Representative, PMO, CIP Management, Program Controls, Construction Management.
• Develop repeatable tools, methodologies, governance frameworks, and best practices that can be deployed across markets.
• Evaluate organizational capabilities and identify gaps in staffing, technical expertise, systems, and processes.
• Develop strategic hiring, succession planning, and workforce development recommendations to support growth.

• Support strategic pursuits and key account development activities across Stanley's markets.
• Lead or support capture planning, proposal development, interviews, and client engagement activities for major program management opportunities.
• Expand existing client relationships into larger, multi-year programmatic engagements.
• Collaborate with Market Leaders, Client Service Managers, and Business Development professionals to identify and advance opportunities.
• Enhance Stanley's visibility in the marketplace through industry engagement, conference participation, thought leadership, and strategic client outreach.
• Assist in developing strategic partnerships and teaming relationships that expand Stanley's ability to pursue and deliver large-scale programs.

• Provide executive oversight and advisory support to high-profile programs and strategic client initiatives.
• Evaluate active programs and recommend improvements to governance, program controls, scheduling, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and performance monitoring.
• Establish standards for program reporting, financial management, quality management, and client communications.
• Support successful delivery of major capital programs while maintaining high levels of client satisfaction.
• Promote consistency and excellence in program execution across markets and business units.

• Introduce enterprise program management thinking throughout Stanley's organization.
• Mentor project managers, portfolio managers, market leaders, and client service managers in program management principles and best practices.
• Develop…