STV Group

Senior Tunneling Project Manager

STV Group • $175K — $233K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Geotechnical Engineering (Master’s preferred)
  • 15+ years of experience in tunneling and underground construction
  • Experience with large-diameter TBM projects
  • Solid understanding of TBM operations, segmental lining systems, and tunnel QA/QC
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
  • Strong communication skills and ability to interface with diverse teams

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a Senior Project Manager for tunnel projects, managing scope, schedule, and budget
  • Lead tunnel construction management and QA/QC services
  • Provide technical oversight on TBM tunneling methods and mined tunnel operations
  • Review and contribute to tunnel work and quality plans
  • Coordinate with project stakeholders to resolve technical challenges
  • Support design review efforts, including tunnel calculations and risk assessments
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team development

Benefits

  • Health insurance, including Health Savings Account options
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Transit, Parking)
  • Disability and life insurance
  • 401(k) Plan with retirement counseling
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Time Off (16 days) and paid holidays (9 days)
  • Parental leave and backup dependent care options
  • Continuing education and professional development support
Full Job Description

STV is seeking a Senior Tunneling Project Manager to join our Centers of Excellence team in New York City. This role will support and lead complex underground infrastructure projects across the NYC metro region and nationally, including large-scale transit, rail, and water tunneling programs.

The Senior Tunneling Project Manager will work closely with senior technical leadership and project managers to deliver high-profile tunnel projects through design, construction, and QA/QC phases.

This position offers the opportunity to work on large, technically complex tunneling programs and collaborate with experienced tunneling professionals across STV’s national practice.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as a Senior Project Manager for tunnel and underground structure projects, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, and technical delivery

  • Lead or support tunnel construction management and QA/QC services, including monitoring of TBM operations, slurry treatment plants, segmental lining installation, and tunnel internal structures

  • Provide technical oversight for TBM tunneling methods (EPB, Slurry Pressure Balance, Microtunneling), shaft construction, and mined tunnel operations

  • Review and contribute to tunnel work plans, quality plans, safety plans, and method statements

  • Coordinate with owners, contractors, designers, and internal discipline leads to resolve technical and constructability challenges

  • Support design review efforts, including tunnel lining systems, geotechnical baseline reports (GBRs), tunnel calculations, and risk assessments

  • Oversee compliance with environmental permits and regulatory requirements (e.g., SWPPP, water quality permits)

  • Mentor junior engineers and project staff; contribute to team development and technical knowledge sharing

  • Assist with proposal development, technical writing, and pursuit strategies for tunneling and underground projects

  • Support project controls, budgeting, forecasting, and schedule coordination in collaboration with project controls teams

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Geotechnical Engineering (Master’s degree preferred)

  • 15+ years of experience in tunneling and underground construction, including large-diameter TBM projects

  • Demonstrated experience working on major infrastructure projects (transit, rail, water, or highway tunnels)

  • Strong technical knowledge of: TBM operations (EPB and/or Slurry Pressure Balance), Segmental tunnel lining systems, Slurry treatment plants and ground conditioning, Tunnel QA/QC and construction monitoring

  • Experience managing or supporting construction-phase tunnel projects

  • Proven ability to interface with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams

  • Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Willingness to support occasional field assignments and site-based work as needed

Desirable Experience

  • Prior experience on NYC-area tunneling projects (e.g., transit, rail, or water infrastructure)

  • Experience supporting both design review and construction QA roles

  • Background in proposal leadership, pursuit strategy, or technical writing

  • Experience working with international contractors, joint ventures, or TBM manufacturers

          

Compensation Range:

$175,410.26 - $233,880.34

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 (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.

About STV Group

STV Group is a multidisciplinary engineering, architectural, and construction management company based in New York City. The company provides a wide range of services, including planning, design, construction management, and program management. STV Group has worked on a variety of high-profile projects, including the Second Avenue Subway in New York City, the San Francisco International Airport, and the Los Angeles International Airport. The company has approximately 2,000 employees and operates offices throughout the United States and Canada.
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2,000 employees
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Founded
1912

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