Newton, MA – STV|DPM, part of STV, an award-winning national firm that provides a broad range of program/project management, design, engineering and planning services, announced that Jim Kolb has been promoted to senior vice president, New England regional director of the Program Management/Construction Management Division.
Bob Keeley will be taking on a new corporate role as senior vice president, business systems that will help drive broader initiatives within the firm.
Jim will lead the STV|DPM management teams in Newton, MA and Hartford, CT and will oversee all facets of that business. Jim joined STV’s Boston office in 2012 and played a key role in forging the relationship that led to the firm’s acquisition of Diversified Project Management (DPM) in 2015 to form STV|DPM.
As a construction industry veteran, Jim has played a key role in leading the higher education and public buildings practices in the Newton operation where he has served as the lead executive on numerous owner’s project management (OPM) assignments for projects of varying size and complexity. “Jim has been instrumental in our growth. He is a true team player and I have the utmost confidence in his ability to lead STV|DPM into the future.” said Bob Keeley.
Bob will work with STV’s management team with a focus on implementing new company-wide business systems and strategies. Bob founded Diversified Project Management in 1989 and led DPM to become one of the first and largest project management companies in New England.
STV|DPM provides strategic real estate advisory, design and construction project management and move coordination services in multiple geographic markets within the corporate, higher education, healthcare, technology, life science, public and industrial sectors.