K-12 MEP Manager – Owner’s Rep & PM Lead

STV; Lawrence Township (NJ); On-site; USD 131,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Continuing Education

Job summary

STV is seeking an experienced Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Manager (MEP) to join our PM/CM team in New Jersey/Philadelphia. The role focuses on representing K-12 owners on complex capital improvement programs, facility expansions, renovations, and new construction projects.

The MEP Manager serves as owner’s representative, guiding multidisciplinary teams through project phases and reporting to a Senior Project Manager or Project Executive.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of project management experience supporting K-12, higher education, or academic facilities.
• Demonstrated experience managing capital projects valued at $50 million or greater.
• Proven ability to manage multiple on-site activities.
• Excellent communication, organizational, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. Experience with Kahua a plus.
• Ability to develop creative and practical solutions to complex project challenges while maintaining schedule, budget, and quality objectives.

Responsibilities

• Serve STV authorized representative for K-12 capital projects from planning through occupancy and closeout.
• Manage MEP field activities.
• Be involved with each phase of the project lifecycle, including programming, budgeting, planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, activation, move management, and project closeout depending on the project.
• Develop and monitor field reports.
• Establish, maintain, and monitor project schedules and milestone deliverables to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Facilitate meetings in conjunction with the project manager to move the project forward.
• Evaluate project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and proactively resolve issues impacting construction.
• Review and negotiate change orders, invoices, contractor pay applications for alignment with work in place.

Skills

Project management

K-12 facilities

Stakeholder management

Communication

MS Office

Kahua

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Excel

Kahua

Job description

STV is seeking an experienced Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Manager (MEP) to join our PM/CM team in New Jersey/Philadelphia. The role focuses on representing K-12 owners on complex capital improvement programs, facility expansions, renovations, and new construction projects.

The MEP Manager serves as owner’s representative, guiding multidisciplinary teams through project phases and reporting to a Senior Project Manager or Project Executive.