Senior Project Manager - Aviation

STV•Denver, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

STV is seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager to join its national aviation group and support major aviation capital improvement programs onsite in Denver, Colorado, and Phoenix, Arizona. This leadership role oversees the overall construction and logistics activities across the program while project managers and their teams manage day-to-day project work. The position focuses on schedule certainty, budget delivery, construction quality, and maintaining a strong health, safety, and environmental culture. The Senior Project Manager monitors construction, quality assurance and control, technical interfaces, logistics, testing and commissioning, schedule progress, and risks across projects. The role guides project teams, facilitates coordination and information flow among programs and projects, reviews design and technical documents for constructability and logistics, and helps manage estimates, changes, negotiations, and pricing records. The position requires substantial project leadership experience, preferably on airport projects, and experience with major projects and varied delivery methods.

Requirements

At least 15 years of experience, preferably on airport projects, leading groups of staff.
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Planning, or another related technical field.
Demonstrable specialized experience or area of expertise.
Experience with projects valued at more than $250 million.
Experience with Design-Bid-Build, Design+CMAR, and Design/Build delivery methods.
Proven ability to perform in a management capacity.
Excellent written and oral communication skills and thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations.
Self-starter attitude with a proactive, results-oriented focus and willingness and ability to assume additional responsibilities.
Ability to interface with people with varying technical knowledge and educational backgrounds.
Detail-oriented and highly organized.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Relevant professional licensure and/or certification; examples include AAAE, LEED, PE, PMP, and AICP.
Experience supporting aviation owners, such as airports or airline clients.
Experience working on projects exceeding $250 million in construction value.
Experience supporting alternative delivery methods, including CMAR, Design-Build, and Progressive Design-Build or similar approaches.

Responsibilities

Monitor construction activities to ensure work is completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with applicable codes and standards.
Ensure implementation of a quality assurance plan and monitor construction through a robust quality control process across project phases.
Oversee, manage, and mitigate technical construction interface risks among projects, contractors, and third parties.
Supervise and guide project teams in coordination with program leadership and project managers.
Implement, supervise, guide, and monitor construction logistics activities, including operational and maintenance considerations.
Oversee and monitor testing and commissioning.
Monitor dispute resolution for inspection deviations.
Facilitate information flow between the Airline Terminal Improvements program and other projects, serving as a technical liaison among project teams.
Identify and resolve potential problems involving design and construction activities across Airline Terminal Improvements leases, contracts, and other projects.
Review and comment on design plans and technical documents for constructability and logistics.
Assist with risk management and mitigation for the Tenant-Focused program to support schedule and cost containment.
Coordinate the Airline Terminal Improvements program schedule with schedules of other projects that affect the program.
Facilitate interface coordination meetings among project teams.
Work with project teams to verify interface elements and the integrated system function as expected.
Monitor schedule progress and anticipate issues that could affect key milestones.
Develop, track, and manage sequences of work for Airline Terminal Improvements projects.
Coordinate quality and safety requirements with inspection.
Coordinate reviews of design-builder estimates for contractual compliance and, when required, alignment with fair market value.
Oversee reviews of change proposals for contractual compliance and, when required, alignment with fair market value.
Coordinate conceptual estimates for new scopes of work.
Coordinate support to project managers on change order negotiations and preparation of records of negotiation.
Ensure citations and records are maintained for pricing sources used in estimates.

Benefits

Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts for 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