Senior Project Manager-Education

STV is seeking a Senior Project Manager / Senior Construction Manager to join our PM/CM team in Austin, TX and help deliver impactful K-12 educational facility improvement and modernization programs. This is a high-visibility opportunity to lead active design and construction projects that directly support students, educators, and local communities. In this role, you will serve as a trusted owner’s representative and construction management partner, working closely with clients, contractors, school staff, design teams, public agencies, and community stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings strong field leadership, construction administration knowledge, and the ability to keep complex projects moving forward in occupied campus environments.

What You’ll Do

• Lead day-to-day design and construction management activities across multiple active projects and campus sites.
• Act as a primary point of coordination between the client, contractors, design teams, campus representatives, agencies, and project stakeholders.
• Communicate professionally with school administrators, staff, students, parents, contractors, inspectors, and members of the public.
• Monitor construction progress, contractor performance, schedule adherence, quality expectations, and overall field coordination.
• Identify potential field issues early, document progress, and help drive timely resolution of non-conformance items.
• Prepare thorough daily reports capturing construction progress, observations, site activities, issues, and follow-up items.
• Participate in preconstruction meetings, progress meetings, coordination meetings, punch list reviews, and closeout activities.
• Review construction documents, submittals, RFIs, schedules, and field conditions for general conformance with project requirements.
• Support schedule tracking, quantity review, budget awareness, documentation control, and proactive issue management.
• Help manage construction activities in occupied, operational campus environments while minimizing disruption to school operations.
• Coordinate with utility providers, inspectors, local agencies, third-party consultants, vendors, and specialty contractors as needed.

Preferred Background

• Familiarity with City of Austin permitting, inspections, and agency coordination.
• Background serving as an owner’s representative or supporting public-sector clients in a construction management capacity.
• Previous coordination with AustinEnergy, AustinWater, AustinTransportation and Public Works, TexasGas Service, or similar agencies and utility providers.
• Provenability tomanage renovation, modernization, or capital improvement projects in occupied facilities.
• A track record supportingK-12 bond programs, educational facilities, institutional campuses, or public-sector capital improvement programs.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, , or a related field preferred; equivalent construction or design background may also be considered.
• 5–10 years in design or construction management or a related role supporting commercial, institutional, public-sector, or K-12 educational facility projects.
• Background working as an owner’s representative within a design/construction environment preferred.
• Strong communication, client relationship, problem-solving, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, multi-project environment while representing STV with professionalism, sound judgment, and accountability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and construction/project management software platforms.
• Registered Architect, PE, or related professional registration is a plus.

Why STV

At STV, you will join a team that takes pride in delivering projects that strengthen communities and improve the places where people learn, work, and gather.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to professional educational facility programs, partner with seasoned construction and program management professionals, and grow within a collaborative culture focused on technical excellence, accountability, and client service.

Compensation Range: $164,279.49 - $187,747.98 STV offers the following benefits

• 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

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner.

The listed pay range is STV’s good‑faith salary estimate for this position.

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We know great candidates don’t always meet every qualification, and research shows women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they do.

At STV, we believe strong talent comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and your skills and experience may align with this or another opportunity as we continue to grow.

STV is one of the top infrastructure-focused professional services firms in North America.

Founded in 1912, STV advises, plans, designs, engineers and delivers the infrastructure that powers local economies, including transportation systems, buildings, water and other facilities.

Headquartered in NewYorkCity, the company has more than 65 offices and 3,400 employees who reimagine the solutions and structures that connect our communities.

The firm is ranked 32nd in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms survey and is 10th in its transportation category.

STV is deeply committed to investing in its people and creating a world‑class employee experience.

We are passionate about mentoring, coaching and cultivating our talent because we know they are destined to become the next generation of industry leaders.

We’re also committed to delivering formative career experiences – and we do that by providing challenging and unique work experiences, by mapping multiple ways to advance (beyond the traditional career ladder!) and by recognizing those who successfully chart new and exciting paths for the firm.

We value a wide range of perspectives and experiences, without regard to any factor or characteristic, regardless of whether it is a category protected by federal, state and/or local law, making them an integral part of how we work.

Our approach ensures that every individual is respected, heard, and given opportunities to contribute meaningfully.

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