Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

• STV currently has openings for a Senior Project Manager with extensive NJDOT transportation experience.
• STV is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex transportation infrastructure projects for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). This role offers the opportunity to manage high-profile, multidisciplinary projects from early planning and environmental phases through final design and construction, while serving as the primary point of responsibility for technical delivery, schedule, budget, quality, and stakeholder coordination.
• Key Responsibilities:
• Serve as Project Manager for large, complex NJDOT transportation projects from Preliminary Design/Engineering through completion of Construction.
• Provide full responsibility for project budget, schedule, scope, quality management, and delivery of design documents and technical study reports.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, subconsultants, and internal staff across all project phases.
• Manage and oversee compliance with FHWA and NJDOT requirements, including NEPA documentation and approvals.
• Direct public outreach efforts, including coordination with agencies, municipalities, stakeholders, and the public.
• Oversee design quality control and ensure adherence to NJDOT standards, manuals, and policies.
• Support construction engineering activities, including review of shop drawings, construction schedules, and preparation of Change of Plans.
• Act as the primary client liaison, ensuring clear communication, risk management, and successful project delivery.
• Qualifications:
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of New Jersey (required).
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in transportation engineering and project management.
• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex transportation projects for NJDOT or similar public agencies.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Requirements:
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in New Jersey.

• Experience managing at least one complex, large transportation project from Preliminary Design/Engineering through completion of Construction within the last 15 years. Deputy Project Management experience does not qualify.
• Experience with the FHWA NEPA process, including environmental documentation and coordination.
• Direct responsibility for maintaining project budget, schedule, scope, and quality management, including accountability for delivery of design documents and/or study reports.
• Experience leading and participating in project public outreach, including coordination with agencies, municipalities, and the public.
• Experience managing projects which included:
  • Highway Design, such as Geometric Design and/or Drainage Design and/or Traffic Signal/Safety Engineering and/or ITS and/or Pavement Design and/or Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (MPT) and/or ROW Engineering and/or Access Design and/or Utility Relocation.
  • Structural Design, including Bridge Replacement and/or Geotechnical and Foundation Design and/or Substructure Design and/or Retaining Wall Design.
• Experience in Construction Engineering, including Shop Drawing Reviews, Construction Schedule Reviews, and preparation of Change of Plans.

Compensation Range:

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At STV, we are fully committed to expanding our culture of diversity and inclusion, one that will reflect the clients we serve and the communities we work in, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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 (16 days) • Paid Holidays (8 days) • Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year) • Parental Leave (up to 80 hours) • 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.