Science & Technology Buildings - National Market Sector Leader (MSL)

About the role

Your New Role As STV’s Science & Technology National Market Sector Leader (S&T MSL), you will drive national growth, major pursuits, and industry visibility for science and technology related buildings and facilities across the United States. You will help position STV as a recognized leader in the planning, design, engineering, and delivery of complex, high-performance environments. Your projects may include laboratories, cleanrooms, biopharma and advanced manufacturing facilities, semiconductor environments, and other high-performance science and technology spaces.

Responsibilities

• Set and lead STV’s national Science & Technology market strategy, driving growth, major pursuits, sales performance, and backlog expansion.
• Lead the pursuit of high-value, complex Science & Technology opportunities across laboratories, cleanrooms, semiconductors, biopharma, advanced manufacturing, and other mission-critical environments.
• Serve as a national executive presence for STV, building trusted relationships with clients, institutional leaders, developers, and key decision-makers across the Science & Technology market.
• Cultivate strategic teaming partnerships that strengthen STV’s competitive position and expand access to priority opportunities.
• Accelerate and mature the market pipeline by identifying, qualifying, and advancing strategic opportunities.
• Anticipate opportunities well ahead of procurement, shaping positioning, teaming, and capture strategies before solicitations are released.
• Engage senior client stakeholders and executive decision-makers to understand priorities, influence strategy, and position STV for long-term success.
• Translate client capital programs, strategic plans, and market signals into actionable growth strategies and targeted pursuits.
• Maintain disciplined pipeline management and forecasting through accurate tracking of major opportunities in STV’s Vantagepoint system.

Market Leadership

• Define and advance STV’s annual market visibility strategy, elevating the firm’s presence and influence across the Science & Technology sector.
• Strengthen STV’s reputation as a thought and delivery leader by serving in visible roles across regional and national industry organizations, advancing market-specific best practices, and representing the firm through speaking engagements, panels, and conferences.
• Help shape and strengthen STV’s culture, capabilities, and team around the Science & Technology market.
• Identify, attract, and help secure strategic talent that strengthens STV’s competitive position across regions.
• Provide internal market leadership through regular presentations that: Promote the Science & Technology market across STV’s business organizations. Build interest and deepen the expertise of project managers and technical staff. Mentor project managers and technical leaders, helping build a stronger national bench for the market.

Market Project Delivery

• May serve as Project Executive, Principal-in-Charge, Project Manager, Technical Advisor, or Subject Matter Expert on select Science & Technology projects.
• Bring market insight and delivery best practices to project teams, helping align execution with client expectations, performance priorities, and sector-specific requirements.
• Partner with discipline leaders and Buildings Area Managers to ensure project delivery reflects client commitments and STV’s standards of excellence.

Requirements

• You have a bachelor’s degree in architecture or engineering (or a related field).
• You bring 15+ years of experience in the planning, design, or delivery of science, technology, and advanced manufacturing buildings.
• National or regional AEC leadership experience in science, technology, and advanced manufacturing buildings.
• Repeated ownership of winning major pursuits within Science & Technology.
• Established relationships with Science & Technology clients, institutions, developers, or end users.
• Credibility as a seller-doer, combining market leadership with delivery experience.
• Ideal background as a client-facing Principal, Practice Leader, Project Executive, or Senior Technical Leader within an architecture, engineering, or PM/CM environment.
• A desire to define, shape, and lead a national market, not just manage projects.

Nice-to-Haves

• Professional licensure (e.g., Registered Architect, Professional Engineer) or an equivalent credential.
• Leadership or active participation in industry organizations such as ISPE, Lab Design, Tradeline, SEMI, AIA, or ENR.
• Conference speaking, panel participation, or published thought leadership in the Science & Technology market.
• Experience strengthening firm-wide market visibility, brand recognition, or sector reputation.
• Ability to influence strategic recruiting and mentoring across regions.
• Experience integrating architecture, engineering, and specialty design disciplines within complex Science & Technology programs.
• Familiarity with regulated environments, phased capital programs, and the delivery requirements of complex Science & Technology facilities.

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
• Retail 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