Senior Project Manager-Design Build

STV; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Continuing Education Program

Job summary

STV, a leader in engineering and design services, seeks a Senior Design Build Project Manager for our Washington, DC Buildings team. You will oversee complex transit and public projects from design through construction, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and contractor partners.

The role demands extensive experience with public transportation agencies, strong leadership, and expertise in design-build project delivery. Join STV to drive project success and mentorship across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture; RA license preferred.
• 15+ years of architectural and project management experience; 20+ years preferred.
• DBIA Designated Design-Build Professional certification required.
• Experience with large transit/public-sector projects and design-build delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex architecture and multidisciplinary projects from preliminary design through construction completion.
• Serve as primary client contact and manage scope, schedule, and budget.
• Coordinate architectural, structural, civil, MEP, fire protection, and transportation systems.
• Lead design-build, progressive design-build, or CMAR/CMGC delivery with contractor partners.
• Oversee budgets, schedules, consultant costs, scope changes, and project risks.
• Supervise RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, and construction-phase coordination.
• Support pursuits, proposals, and client development while mentoring staff.

Skills

Project management

Design-build delivery

Client management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Budgeting & scheduling

Staff mentorship

Construction administration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Architecture

Registered Architect (RA)

DBIA Designated Design-Build Professional

Job description

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 & Disability
• 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.

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.