Planning Director – Statewide and Regional Planning

STV

. Lead the growth of STV’s Statewide and Regional Planning Practice nationally .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $179,925 - $205,629 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the growth of STV’s Statewide and Regional Planning Practice nationally
Shape transportation strategies, capital investment programs, and long-range planning initiatives for state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, and other public-sector clients
Develop and implement a national Statewide and Regional Planning strategy aligned with Advisory Services growth objectives
Create and deploy a practice playbook covering priority markets, service offerings, client engagement, pursuit strategy, delivery model, and success measures
Develop the value proposition and business plan for statewide and regional planning services
Identify transportation trends, agency priorities, competitive developments, and policy or funding changes that create opportunities
Expand capabilities in long-range, multimodal, modal, capital investment, performance-based, strategic business, and related advisory planning services
Establish and monitor goals for client engagement, pipeline development, pursuits, project delivery, revenue growth, and profitability
Build and expand executive-level relationships with state DOTs, MPOs, transit agencies, regional authorities, and public-sector transportation organizations
Serve as a trusted advisor on planning, policy, funding, capital investment, performance, technology, and implementation challenges
Develop strategic client account plans and lead major opportunity identification, qualification, positioning, and capture
Direct pursuit strategies, proposals, interviews, pricing coordination, teaming, and technical differentiation
Lead technical proposals, scopes of work, staffing plans, schedules, and project delivery strategies
Establish strategic partnerships with consulting firms, technology providers, academic institutions, research organizations, and specialty partners
Represent STV at client meetings, conferences, professional associations, and external forums
Support negotiations and contracting for major planning engagements
Create an operating model connecting Advisory Services with operating groups, regional leaders, functional teams, and client service teams
Mobilize multidisciplinary professionals across planning, engineering, economics, grants, resilience, sustainability, digital, energy, and program management
Build and lead a network of statewide and regional planning professionals
Assess capability gaps and recommend hires, partnerships, investments, and development initiatives
Mentor and develop planning professionals and support recruiting and retention strategies
Improve internal processes, tools, data resources, staffing models, and delivery practices
Lead internal forums, training programs, and collaborative working sessions
Establish commercially sound project plans and conduct project reviews for quality, risk management, and client commitments
Capture and share lessons learned, best practices, technical innovations, and reusable planning approaches
Provide senior technical and strategic oversight for complex planning engagements
Guide innovative approaches using data analytics, scenario planning, technology, performance measures, policy analysis, and implementation strategies
Ensure solutions are technically credible, client-responsive, commercially viable, and aligned with planning requirements
Develop differentiated service offerings and strengthen STV’s industry visibility through conferences, professional organizations, research, policy discussions, articles, and white papers
Position STV as a recognized national advisor in statewide and regional transportation planning, capital programming, and strategic investment decision-making

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, transportation planning, civil engineering, public policy, public administration, geography, economics, or a related field
A minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in transportation planning, consulting, public-sector planning, or a related field
Demonstrated experience leading statewide, regional, metropolitan, multimodal, or long-range transportation planning programs
Extensive experience working with state DOTs, MPOs, transit agencies, regional transportation authorities, or comparable public-sector clients
Demonstrated success developing and expanding client relationships at the executive, agency leadership, or program leadership level
Proven experience identifying, shaping, and winning significant transportation planning or advisory engagements
Experience directing capture strategies, proposals, interviews, teaming arrangements, scopes of work, staffing plans, and fee development
Strong understanding of long-range transportation planning, modal and multimodal planning, capital investment planning, performance-based planning, strategic planning, and implementation strategies
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating professionals across multiple offices, regions, technical disciplines, or business units
Demonstrated ability to translate complex transportation, policy, funding, technical, and organizational challenges into practical client solutions
Experience managing the financial and commercial aspects of consulting engagements, including project budgeting, risk management, profitability, and performance
Strong written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and executive communication skills
Ability to travel as needed to support clients, pursuits, projects, industry events, and internal collaboration
Preferred: Master’s degree in urban planning, transportation planning, civil engineering, public policy, public administration, business administration, or a related field
Preferred: American Institute of Certified Planners certification or other relevant professional certification
Preferred: Professional Engineer licensure, where applicable to the candidate’s professional background
Preferred: Nationally recognized experience in statewide, regional, metropolitan, multimodal, or capital investment planning
Preferred: Established executive-level relationships with state DOTs, MPOs, transit agencies, regional authorities, or other transportation organizations
Preferred: Experience developing a national or multiregional transportation planning practice, service line, or center of excellence
Preferred: Experience leading strategic business planning, market development, annual planning, revenue forecasting, and practice-performance monitoring
Preferred: Demonstrated thought leadership through conference presentations, professional association participation, publications, research, policy development, or industry committee involvement
Preferred: Experience integrating planning with data analytics, digital technology, economics, grants, resilience, sustainability, energy, or capital program development
Preferred: Familiarity with federal transportation planning requirements, funding programs, performance-management frameworks, and public-sector decision-making processes

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
Retirement Counseling
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Back-Up Dependent Care
Parental Leave
Continuing Education Program
Professional Licensure and Society Memberships