Senior Construction Manager

STV; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Continuing Education Program

Professional Licensure and Society Sub

Job summary

STV is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Manager to join our Construction Management Group in Mt. Pleasant, WI, supporting large-scale, mission-critical data center projects.

This leadership role oversees planning, execution, and turnover from preconstruction through commissioning. The Senior Construction Manager serves as the primary delivery contact, leads multi-disciplinary teams, and ensures safety, schedule, budget, and quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum 20 years of construction management experience on complex commercial, industrial, or mission-critical projects.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary construction teams and owner-representative roles.
• Proven ability to manage scope, schedule, budgets, quality, and risk across projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for planning, design coordination, construction, and delivery of complex projects.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, contractor performance, and risk throughout the lifecycle.
• Lead owner-architect-contractor meetings and coordinate cross-functional teams to drive success.
• Ensure safety, QA/QC, and site operations meet high standards and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder comms

Team leadership

Data center experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Job description

STV is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Manager to join our Construction Management Group in Mt. Pleasant, WI, supporting large-scale, mission-critical data center projects. This leadership role is responsible for overseeing the successful planning, execution, and delivery of complex construction projects for data centers from preconstruction through commissioning and turnover.

The Senior Construction Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for project delivery, lead multidisciplinary construction management teams, and ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

The ideal candidate is a proven leader with extensive experience managing large-scale commercial or industrial construction projects, preferably within mission-critical or data center environments.

Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and manage construction management staff, providing direction, coaching, performance feedback, and development opportunities.
• Foster a culture centered on safety, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project development and execution.

Project & Construction Management

• Provide overall leadership for the planning, design coordination, construction, and delivery of complex mission-critical projects.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, contractor performance, and risk throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive decision-making, resolve issues proactively, and manage project changes to maintain project objectives.
• Review trade contracts, bid packages, and procurement activities to ensure alignment with project goals.
• Monitor construction progress and provide regular executive-level reporting on project performance.

Client & Stakeholder Coordination

• Build and maintain strong relationships with owners, architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Lead Owner-Architect-Contractor (OAC) meetings, preconstruction meetings, progress meetings, and other project coordination sessions.
• Collaborate across technical and non-technical teams to drive project success in a fast-paced environment.

Safety, Quality & Site Operations

• Champion an injury-free environment by promoting and enforcing all safety policies and procedures.
• Ensure QA/QC standards are implemented and maintained throughout construction.
• Review and coordinate site logistics plans alongside general contractors, operations teams, and consultants to optimize field execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 20 years of construction management experience overseeing complex commercial, industrial, or mission-critical projects.
• Minimum of 5 years leading construction management teams or large, multidisciplinary project teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing all phases of construction, including planning, procurement, execution, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Strong understanding of commercial and industrial building systems with a focus on data center design and construction.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, contractor performance, and project risks.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with executives, clients, contractors, designers, and technical teams in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering hyperscale or mission-critical data center projects.
• Owner’s representative or construction management consulting experience.
• Experience overseeing multiple concurrent projects and large field teams.
• Familiarity with commissioning, QA/QC programs, and complex MEP systems.
• OSHA 30 certification and other relevant construction safety certifications are a plus.

Compensation Range:

$179,064.64 - $204,645.30

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.