Kimley-Horn
A multidisciplinary engineering and planning firm offering innovative solutions in various sectors.
Senior Practice Builder - Transportation
Lead and grow a transportation planning practice, managing projects and client relationships.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The role combines an entrepreneurial spirit with marketing and business development for municipal, state, and private clients, while delivering a variety of transportation planning, roadway, and ITS projects and pursuing independent leads. Leadership responsibilities include operating with integrity, providing vision and strategy, setting goals, maintaining positive client relationships, fostering open communication, growing the Transportation/Traffic practice, managing projects profitably, transitioning work to qualified staff, and mentoring employees. • Create and execute growth vision for personal and firm‑wide transportation practice. • Market services and develop business with municipal, state, and private clients. • Deliver transportation planning, roadway, and ITS projects with the team. • Pursue independent leads and client opportunities. • Lead with integrity, set strategic goals, and maintain strong client relationships. • Build, mentor, and manage staff while ensuring profitable project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸transportation planning
- ▸roadway design
- ▸its projects
- ▸business development
- ▸client management
- ▸staff mentoring
What You Bring
Qualified candidates will have 15 + years of transportation planning experience, a proven record of winning and delivering local projects, established relationships with DOTs and municipalities, strong communication, leadership, and technical skills, and the ability to manage and mentor staff positively. • 15+ years transportation planning experience. • Proven track record of winning and delivering local projects. • Established relationships with local DOTs, agencies, and municipalities. • Ability to manage projects profitably per agency specifications. • Excellent communication, leadership, and technical skills. • Strong client‑engagement mindset and problem‑solving orientation. • Experience mentoring staff and directing resources positively.
Requirements
- ▸15+ years
- ▸transportation planning
- ▸project management
- ▸client engagement
- ▸leadership
- ▸mentoring
Benefits
The position offers a base salary of $165,000‑$220,000, performance‑based bonuses, an exceptional retirement match, comprehensive health coverage, flexible time‑off, financial‑wellness programs, professional development opportunities, and family‑friendly benefits, all within a culture recognized on Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 18 years. • Operate autonomously with potential for bonus and ownership advancement. • Base salary $165,000‑$220,000 plus performance‑based bonus. • 2‑to‑1 company match on up to 4% of compensation with profit‑sharing. • Low‑cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options. • Flexible time off, personal leave, floating holidays, half‑day Fridays. • Student‑loan matching, 401(k) contributions, and financial wellness programs. • Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training. • New parent leave, family‑building benefits, and childcare resources.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time