K-12 MEP Project Lead | Owner's Rep

STV Incorporated; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 131,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (including Health SAV

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare

Disability insurance

Life Insurance and Accidental Death &D

Job summary

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

As owner's representative, you will lead MEP field activities, manage scope, budget, schedule, and risk, and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams through planning to occupancy. Experience on $50M+ projects and strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Serve STV authorized representative for K-12 capital projects from planning through occupancy and closeout.
• Manage MEP field activities.
• Participate in all project lifecycle phases: programming, budgeting, planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, activation, move management, closeout.
• Develop and monitor field reports.
• Establish, maintain, and monitor project schedules and milestone deliverables to ensure objectives.
• Facilitate meetings with the project manager to move the project forward.
• Evaluate risks, develop mitigation strategies, and resolve issues impacting construction.
• Review and negotiate change orders, invoices, contractor pay applications.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Scheduling

On-site management

Education

B.S. in Construction Management

Engineering

Architecture

PMP/CCM/PE/RA/LEED AP/DBIA certification (preferred)

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Project

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Kahua

Job description

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

As owner's representative, you will lead MEP field activities, manage scope, budget, schedule, and risk, and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams through planning to occupancy. Experience on $50M+ projects and strong communication is essential.