Senior Airfield Design Project Manager

Senior Airfield Design Project Manager

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a cultureof inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. We believe transportation is more than movement, it's the foundation of connected, thriving communities. As part of HDR's Transportation Business Group, you'll help shape the systems that move people and goods safely, efficiently, and sustainably.

HDR is hiring a Senior Project Manager to join our Aviation program in Florida. The duties of this position will include planning, directing and monitoring all aspects of multi-discipline airport projects with high degrees of technical complexity, typically in excess of $5 million, and will managing project staff. In the role of Airfield Design Senior Project Manager, we'll count on you to:

• Lead Airfield Design teams and serve as Engineer of Record to successfully deliver quality projects.
• Lead multidisciplinary airfield design teams working on runways, taxiways, aprons, drainage, AGL, and grading
• Conduct design development and contract document work sessions at project sites in conjunction with Project Managers, appropriate technical professionals and other disciplines
• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
• Provide overall support to area leadership to maintain regional aviation planning and design practice profitability, staff development, and client relationships
• Lead development of concepts and presentation materials for public meetings and project websites/pages
• Supervise designers and continue to build a growing, multi-disciplinary Aviation design teams, with special attention to developing internal staff for future project manager/deputy project manager roles
• Manage staffing and workload through the entire project's development to complete documents on schedule
• Implement QA/QC procedures, and for the execution of training for personnel as established by strategic plans
• Develop all deliverables with technical accuracy

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in aviation/airfield design
• Experience with large, multi-disciplined programs at hub airports
• Experience working on and leading large aviation projects
• Master's degree
• PMP certification
• AICP Certification
• Certified Member of AAAE
• Good communication, leadership, planning and mentoring skills
• Knowledge of aviation market in Florida including client relationships and past project experience
• Previous construction, project management, and aviation planning experience
• AutoCAD skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and personnel
• Understanding of aviation planning and design principles
• Positive attitude and ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Possesses excellent analytical and communication skills, as well as leadership, planning and mentoring skills
• Ability to multi-task and stay organized
• Committed to quality improvement and HDR values
• Experience with Microsoft tools such as MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and OneDrive (Access experience would be plus)
• Must be highly responsive to requests from clients
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Preference given to local candidates

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• 10 years related experience
• A minimum 5 years project management experience
• Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered. Example: Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) license.
• MS Office and MS Project experience (Access experience would be plus)
• Demonstrated leadership, business development and strategic planning skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

HDR is committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.