Senior Project Manager (PE Licensed) - Highway/Bridge Design

About STV

STV is a nationally recognized leader in engineering, architectural, planning, and program management services. For more than 100 years, we’ve delivered innovative solutions that shape communities and improve the quality of life. Our reputation is built on technical excellence, integrity, and a commitment to client success.

STV’s Transportation North group partners with NJDOT, FHWA, and regional agencies to design and deliver safe, sustainable, and resilient transportation systems across the Northeast. From complex highway and bridge projects to multimodal solutions, we combine cutting-edge technology with deep local expertise to meet the region’s most critical infrastructure needs. Our team thrives on collaboration, innovation, and delivering projects that make a lasting impact.

The Role

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll serve as the NJDOT-approved lead for complex roadway, highway, and bridge design projects—managing the full project lifecycle from preliminary design through construction completion. You’ll oversee budgets, schedules, QA/QC, NEPA coordination, stakeholder engagement, and staff mentorship, ensuring projects meet NJDOT standards and FHWA requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Full project lifecycle oversight: Lead projects from preliminary engineering through final design, construction documentation, and construction support.

• NJDOT standards compliance: Apply NJDOT’s delivery process, including FD guidelines, manuals, NEPA/FHWA procedures, and QA/QC protocols.

• Complex technical coordination: Manage interdisciplinary teams covering roadway, bridge, drainage, geotechnical, hydraulics, utilities, MOT, ITS, traffic signal design, and ROW coordination.

• Budget & schedule control: Maintain overall accountability for budget, schedule, scope, and quality on multiple concurrent projects.

• Public involvement & stakeholder engagement: Lead public outreach efforts and serve as primary liaison with NJDOT, FHWA, municipalities, and utilities.

• Construction engineering support: Oversee shop drawing reviews, construction schedule monitoring, and change order plan development.

• Business development: Lead RFP responses and cultivate long-term client relationships.

• Mentorship & leadership: Develop junior staff, foster technical innovation, and contribute to agency leadership.

What You Bring

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (ABET-accredited).

• Licensure: Active New Jersey Professional Engineer (or comity eligible).

• Experience: 10+ years in transportation design, including at least one major NJDOT project from preliminary engineering through construction within the past 15 years.

• NEPA Exposure: Demonstrated experience working within FHWA’s NEPA process.

• Technical proficiency: MicroStation with InRoads/OpenRoads; 3D corridor modeling; BIM; deep familiarity with NJDOT standards and manuals.

• Leadership skills: Proven track record in budget/schedule control, technical coordination, communication, negotiation, and project oversight.

Why Join STV?

We offer more than a job—we offer a platform for leadership and impact:

• High-profile work: Lead major NJDOT and FHWA projects that shape regional mobility.

• Career growth: Opportunities to advance into operations leadership, technical subject matter expert roles, or strategic client/account management - You choose your path.

• Professional development: Leadership training, mentorship, and tuition reimbursement.

• Collaborative culture: Join a diverse and inclusive team dedicated to excellence.

• Flexibility & Balance: Flexible schedules, hybrid work options, and generous PTO.

• Community & Inclusion: Engage in sustainability initiatives, volunteer work, and DE&I efforts.

Ready to lead high-impact infrastructure projects? Apply now and showcase how you’ll elevate NJDOT delivery and your career as a Senior Project Manager with STV!

Compensation Range:

$168,101.50 - $224,135.33

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 qua