Project Director

In this leadership role, you’ll lead complex infrastructure projects and programs, build trusted client relationships, and guide multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional outcomes for the communities we serve.

You’ll combine strategic leadership with hands-on project oversight, taking responsibility for successful delivery, financial performance, client satisfaction, team development, and identification of future opportunities.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead large, complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects and programs from planning and design through delivery.
• Direct project teams to achieve scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and client objectives.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, agency partners, stakeholders, consultants, and contractors across the West Coast.
• Provide executive-level oversight of project performance, identifying risks early and implementing effective mitigation strategies.
• Drive strong commercial performance by overseeing budgets, forecasting, contracts, staffing, change management, and project controls.
• Partner with technical and operational leaders to assemble high-performing teams and provide the resources needed for successful delivery.
• Guide project managers and emerging leaders, providing mentorship, coaching, and opportunities for professional growth.
• Collaborate across STV to bring the right technical expertise and capabilities to each client and project.
• Support strategic growth by identifying new opportunities, strengthening client relationships, and contributing to pursuits, proposals, and presentations.
• Represent STV with clients and industry partners, strengthening our reputation as a trusted advisor and infrastructure leader.
• Champion a culture focused on collaboration, accountability, quality, safety, integrity, and outstanding client service.

Qualifications

Must-Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, planning, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Significant experience leading the delivery of complex infrastructure, transportation, buildings, or related capital projects and programs.
• Demonstrated success managing multidisciplinary teams and large-scale project delivery.
• Strong understanding of project financials, including budgets, forecasting, contracts, change management, and risk.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain executive-level client and stakeholder relationships.
• Experience leading, developing, and mentoring project managers and technical professionals.
• Strong communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to balance client priorities, project performance, commercial objectives, and team needs in a fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-Haves

• Professional Engineer (PE), Registered Architect (RA), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or another relevant professional credential.
• Experience delivering major projects for public transportation, rail, aviation, highways, facilities, or other public infrastructure clients.
• Established relationships with agencies and infrastructure clients across California and/or the broader West Coast.
• Experience supporting business development, strategic pursuits, proposals, interviews, and contract negotiations.
• Experience with alternative delivery methods such as design-build, progressive design-build, construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC), or other collaborative delivery models.

Compensation Range:

$187,591.53 - $214,390.32

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.

Not sure this role is the perfect match? We encourage you to apply if STV’s work and values resonate with you. 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.