STV is seeking a Senior Design Build Project Manager to join our Washington, DC Buildings team and lead major transit, transportation, and complex public projects. As a Senior Design Build Project Manager, you will serve as the lead for complex building design projects that follow the Design Build method of project delivery. You will manage the full project lifecycle from contract development and preliminary design through final design, construction documentation, and construction support. You will work closely with our Design Build Contractor partner, including overseeing budgets, schedules, QA/QC, coordination, stakeholder engagement, and staff mentorship, ensuring the design meets project requirements. The ideal candidate will bring significant experience working with public transportation agencies, design-build contractors, and large multidisciplinary teams. Experience with WMATA and/or Amtrak is strongly preferred. What You’ll Do · Project Leadership: Lead large, complex architecture and multidisciplinary projects from preliminary design through construction completion. · Client Management: Serve as a primary client contact and maintain accountability for project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations. · Multidisciplinary Coordination: Manage architectural, structural, civil, MEP, fire protection, transportation systems, and specialty consultant teams. · Alternative Delivery: Lead projects delivered through Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, CMAR/CMGC, or similar methods, working closely with contractor partners throughout design and construction. · Budget, Schedule & Risk: Manage project fees, staffing, schedules, consultant costs, scope changes, contractual requirements, and project risks. · Construction Phase Services: Oversee RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, design clarifications, change management, and coordination with contractors during construction. · Business Development & Leadership: Support pursuits, proposals, interviews, and client development while mentoring project architects, emerging project managers, and architectural staff. What You Bring · Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture. · Registered Architect (RA) with active professional licensure. · 15+ years of progressively responsible architectural and project management experience; 20+ years preferred. · DBIA Designated Design-Build Professional certification required. · Demonstrated experience managing large transit, rail, transportation, civic, or other complex public-sector projects. · Proven responsibility for project scope, fee, schedule, staffing, quality, multidisciplinary coordination, and client relationships. · Significant experience with Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, or other alternative project delivery methods. · Experience working directly with major general contractors or design-builders on large, technically complex projects. · Strong understanding of architectural design and documentation, building systems, constructability, construction sequencing, and construction administration. · Strong communication, negotiation, financial management, organizational, and leadership skills. · WMATA and/or Amtrak project experience strongly preferred. · Experience with major transportation and public-sector projects in the Washington, DC / Maryland / Virginia region preferred. · Experience managing major design contracts, including projects with substantial consultant teams and design fees, preferred. Compensation Range: $179,925.15 - $205,628.74 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. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications. Not sure this role is the perfect match? We encourage you to apply if STV’s work and values resonate with you. 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 New York City, 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. We remove barriers and create pathways for growth, embedding fairness into our daily operations. Learn more at stvinc.com. STV exists to make communities better through innovative solutions that connect people, places and the present to the future. Our local teams throughout the country deeply understand the needs of their communities and have the expertise to provide solutions. We are also committed to giving back to our communities and our neighbors through volunteering and philanthropic activities; fundraising events; scholarships, internships, and mentoring; and sustainability and community improvement projects. Learn more. STV provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

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