Program Manager Jobs at STV with Visa Sponsorship

INTRODUCTION

STV is seeking a Technical Project Manager - Education for the Construction Management team in Austin, TX.

The Technical Project Manager – Education is responsible for leading K‑12 and higher‑education facility projects from planning through closeout, with a focus on project management, construction delivery, stakeholder coordination, and technology/low-voltage integration. This role blends program management oversight (multiple projects, budgets, and schedules) with hands-on project management of individual assignments, ensuring quality, safety, and client satisfaction across all phases.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Lead multiple education facility projects from design through construction and closeout, serving as the owner’s representative to ensure scope, budget, and schedule objectives are achieved.
• Oversee the activities of assigned Assistant Project Managers and support staff, providing mentoring, task direction, and performance feedback.
• Exercise administrative authority over construction management, field engineering, and project controls activities on assigned projects, including documentation, RFIs, submittals, and change management.
• Proven ability to supervise, mentor, and hold contractors and technical teams accountable for quality, safety, and schedule performance.
• Serve as a mentor and technical resource to less‑experienced staff, fostering professional growth and accountability while driving consistent delivery excellence and positive client outcomes.
• Manage construction quality and evaluate progress through regular site visits, punch walks, and coordination with contractors, design teams, and campus stakeholders.
• Monitor project schedule, scope, and budget, including review of construction change requests, schedule impacts/delays, owner’s allowance usage, and contingency drawdowns.
• Collaborate with the Director of Design and consultants to review and ensure completeness and accuracy of design changes, responses to RFIs, cost estimates, and requests for design services.
• Provide field alteration oversight through non-conformance reporting, corrective action tracking, and documentation of as-built conditions.
• Maintain thorough project records and reporting through daily reports, jobsite photos, meeting minutes, and decision logs.
• Review schedules of values, progress payment applications, and change orders for monthly invoices and budget tracking.
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly status reports to clients, internal leadership, and other stakeholders, summarizing schedule, budget, risks, and key decisions.
• Coordinate low voltage, technology, security electronics, and information systems scope with design teams, integrators, and district/owner IT departments to ensure alignment with district/campus standards and project goals.
• Support procurement activities such as RFP/RFQ development, proposal evaluations, and contractor selection processes for construction and technology packages.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure adherence to contract requirements, building codes, and district standards on all projects.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, facilities management, licensed as a master electrician, or a related technical field; candidates with degrees in information technology or project management will also be considered. An additional 6 years of relevant experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience. This requirement may be waived for Master Electrician’s that have led electrical/technology centric projects of a scope greater than $3 million.
• Exceptional technical and project management skills.
• Proven ability to manage scope, schedule, and budget across multiple concurrent projects, including change management, forecasting, and risk mitigation.
• Capability to manage competing demands on multiple client projects simultaneously.
• Ability to prioritize and handle challenges on an independent basis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear reports, meeting minutes, and client presentations.
• Proficiency with standard project management and construction tools (e.g., MS Project or P6, Excel, Bluebeam, Procore or similar project management systems).

COMPENSATION

Compensation Range: $83,978.91 - $95,975.90

BENEFITS

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 (starting at 16 days)
• Paid Holidays (9 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.

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.