Senior Project Manager-Design Build

STV • Columbia, WA

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About The Position

STV is seeking a Senior Design Build Project Manager to join its Washington, DC Buildings team and lead major transit, transportation, and complex public projects. The role leads complex building design projects delivered through the Design Build method and manages the project lifecycle from contract development and preliminary design through final design, construction documentation, and construction support. The position works closely with Design Build Contractor partners, overseeing budgets, schedules, QA/QC, coordination, stakeholder engagement, and staff mentorship to ensure designs meet project requirements. The role calls for substantial experience with public transportation agencies, design-build contractors, and large multidisciplinary teams; WMATA and/or Amtrak experience is strongly preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture.
• Registered Architect (RA) with active professional licensure.
• 15 or more years of progressively responsible architectural and project management experience.
• DBIA Designated Design-Build Professional certification.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 20 or more years of architectural and project management experience.
• WMATA and/or Amtrak project experience.
• Experience with major transportation and public-sector projects in the Washington, DC / Maryland / Virginia region.
• Experience managing major design contracts, including projects with substantial consultant teams and design fees.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex architecture and multidisciplinary projects from preliminary design through construction completion.
• Serve as a primary client contact and maintain accountability for project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations.
• Manage architectural, structural, civil, MEP, fire protection, transportation systems, and specialty consultant teams.
• Lead Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, CMAR/CMGC, or similar alternative-delivery projects, working with contractor partners throughout design and construction.
• Manage project fees, staffing, schedules, consultant costs, scope changes, contractual requirements, and project risks.
• Oversee construction-phase RFIs, submittals, shop drawings, design clarifications, change management, and contractor coordination.
• Support pursuits, proposals, interviews, and client development.
• Mentor project architects, emerging project managers, and architectural staff.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior