Deputy Program Manager

Job title - Deputy Program Manager

Location -San Antonio, TX

Job type - Onsite

Requisition ID - 11391

Position Summary:

This position is contingent on contract award.

The Deputy Program Manager is a strategic leadership position responsible for building, growing, and institutionalizing Stanley Consultants' enterprise Program Management practice. This role serves as a bridge between executive leadership, market leaders, client service teams, and project delivery personnel to expand Stanley's services into higher-value advisory, program management, owner's representative, program management office (PMO), and capital improvement programs (CIP). As a practice builder you will steward existing programs and program staff, while leading the growth of this service area with existing and new clients across all sectors of our business.

The Deputy Program Manager will support and enhance major client programs across Stanley's Water, Transportation, Energy, Federal, and Infrastructure markets while developing the tools, talent, processes, and client relationships necessary to establish a scalable national program management practice.

This position requires a proven leader capable of operating at executive, client, and project levels simultaneously. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable advising C-suite executives, leading complex pursuits, improving delivery performance, developing strategic growth plans, and mentoring teams responsible for program execution.

What You Will Be Doing:

Key Responsibilities:

Practice Development & Strategic Leadership

• Develop and lead Stanley's enterprise Program Management practice across all markets and geographies.
• Establish strategic vision, growth objectives, service offerings, and operational standards for program management services.
• Create scalable business models supporting Owner's Representative, PMO, CIP Management, Program Controls, Construction Management.
• Develop repeatable tools, methodologies, governance frameworks, and best practices that can be deployed across markets.
• Evaluate organizational capabilities and identify gaps in staffing, technical expertise, systems, and processes.
• Develop strategic hiring, succession planning, and workforce development recommendations to support growth.

Business Development & Market Expansion

• Support strategic pursuits and key account development activities across Stanley's markets.
• Lead or support capture planning, proposal development, interviews, and client engagement activities for major program management opportunities.
• Expand existing client relationships into larger, multi-year programmatic engagements.
• Collaborate with Market Leaders, Client Service Managers, and Business Development professionals to identify and advance opportunities.
• Enhance Stanley's visibility in the marketplace through industry engagement, conference participation, thought leadership, and strategic client outreach.
• Assist in developing strategic partnerships and teaming relationships that expand Stanley's ability to pursue and deliver large-scale programs.

Program Delivery Excellence

• Provide executive oversight and advisory support to high-profile programs and strategic client initiatives.
• Experience managing $500M+ mega-scale programs.
• Evaluate active programs and recommend improvements to governance, program controls, scheduling, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and performance monitoring.
• Establish standards for program reporting, financial management, quality management, and client communications.
• Support successful delivery of major capital programs while maintaining high levels of client satisfaction.
• Promote consistency and excellence in program execution across markets and business units.

Required Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Program Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Certifications

• Relevant professional certification such as PE, Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), or equivalent advanced credential preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 18 years of progressively responsible experience in program management, project management, infrastructure delivery, engineering consulting, construction management, or owner's advisory services.
• Minimum of 10 years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams, programs, or business units.
• Demonstrated success developing and growing program management, PMO, CIP management and owner's representative services.
• Experience supporting municipal, transportation, water, energy, federal, or industrial infrastructure programs.
• Proven business development and client relationship management experience.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments involving public agencies, utilities, contractors, and executive leadership.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of engineering consulting operations, project delivery, financial performance, and resource management.
• Expertise in program governance, program controls, risk management, scheduling, and organizational change management.
• Ability to influence and lead across organizational boundaries without direct authority.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and executive presentation skills.
• Strategic thinker capable of balancing long-term growth initiatives with immediate client and operational needs.
• Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities with demonstrated success developing future leaders.