A bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering is required.
At least 10 years of experience with significant airside design is required.
Demonstrated experience applying FAA criteria and regulations, project management, client management, and staff development is required.
Business development and marketing experience, including writing proposals, scopes of work, fee proposals, and budgets for projected work, is required.
Demonstrated leadership skills, vision, and the ability to motivate and manage others are required.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
Strong organization and time management skills are required.
Strong client management and consultant team management skills are required.
The ability to manage and mentor staff and direct resources effectively is required.
The ability to provide practical, results-oriented technical solutions for projects is required.
A Professional Engineer license is required.
A valid driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability under the organization's insurance policy are required.
Responsibilities
Provide senior-level project management oversight on airport design projects.
Develop working relationships with airport authorities, state agencies, counties, municipalities, and other consulting firms.
Provide technical excellence for aviation engineering projects and deliver projects on time and within budget.
Develop business and market company services in assigned geographic areas.
Identify and market additional business opportunities with key clients.
Participate in client relationship management for assigned key clients.
Participate in proposal presentations and business development activities.
Use customer relationship management software to track business development opportunities.
Meet with new and existing clients to discover project information.
Work with technical staff to develop proposal sections and scopes of work.
Manage and remain accountable for the financial performance and day-to-day operations of assigned engineering projects, including meeting or exceeding performance metrics.
Implement growth and sales plans and develop strategic plans for assigned clients and regions.
Manage and deliver quality aviation projects on time, within budget, and to client satisfaction.
Conduct job hazard analyses and create jobsite-specific health and safety plans with the Safety Officer when required.
Mentor and assist junior engineers in developing final design plans.
Use staff effectively to maximize client value.
Coordinate work efforts and perform quality-control coordination.
Foster collaboration between divisions and offices and promote company culture.
Use project management software for project management, client invoicing, and employee expense and time reporting.
Serve as the project expert for specific tasks or projects and manage multiple projects concurrently.
Provide technical direction, develop engineering scopes of work, provide schedule input, assess man-hour requirements, and create budgets for assigned project tasks and phases.
Mitigate project risk.
Assign projects to designers and engineers and coordinate team efforts to support projects.
Manage project scope, document scope changes, and seek amendments for changed work.
Perform airfield civil engineering design from preliminary through final design, manage bidding, and provide construction-phase services.
Prepare complex studies, construction documents, drawings, maps, reports, and supporting documentation.
Provide senior quality-control review and technical direction on projects.
Review detailed and complex reports describing tests conducted and their results.
Visit work sites frequently to monitor project progress.
Communicate with clients about project issues and attend meetings.
Define scopes of work and man-hour requirements.
Ensure task and project schedules and budgets are met.
Develop engineering reports, specifications, and cost estimates and prepare final bid packages.
Lead or participate in project decisions regarding technical approaches, cost, and schedule performance.
Identify schedule and cost variances and develop and implement corrective-action recommendations.
Description
Position Summary
The Senior Project Manager – Aviation Engineering will provide senior level project management oversight on airport design projects. The Senior Project Manager will develop strong working relationships with airport authorities throughout the region, state agencies, counties and municipalities and other consulting firms. They must be knowledgeable of FAA criteria and design standards and have the ability to obtain PE licensure in multiple states.
Responsibilities include the technical excellence of aviation engineering projects and on time and within budget project deliverables. This position has business development and management responsibilities for aviation engineering. The position also includes a significant contribution to strategic planning and building the aviation practice throughout the region.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Business Development:
• Develop business and market Shrewsberry services in assigned geographic areas
• Identify and market additional business opportunities with key clients
• Participate in client relations management for assigned key clients
• Participate in proposal presentations and business development activities
• Utilize CRM for tracking all business development opportunities
• Meet with new/existing clients to discover project information
• Work with technical staff to develop proposal sections and scopes of work
Management:
• Manage and be accountable for the overall financial performance and day-to-day operations for assigned engineering projects, including meeting or exceeding performance metrics
• Implement current and proposed growth and sales plans and develop strategic plan for assigned clients/region.
• Manage and deliver quality aviation projects on-time, within budget and to the satisfaction of the client
• In conjunction with the Shrewsberry Safety Officer, conduct job hazard analysis and create jobsite specific health and safety plans as required
• Mentor, and assist junior engineers in developing final design plans
• Effective utilization of staff to maximize value for client
• Coordinate work efforts and QC work performed
• Foster a positive collaborative environment between divisions and offices; promote Shrewsberry culture
• Utilize project management software for successful project management, timely invoicing of client, and accurate/timely reporting of employee expenses and time
Technical:
• Serve as project expert on specific tasks or projects; routinely manages several projects concurrently
• Provide technical direction, develop scopes of engineering work, provide detailed and on-going schedule input, assess man-hour requirements, and create budgets for the assigned project tasks/phases.
• Mitigate project risk
• Assign projects to designers and engineers and coordinates a team effort to support the project
• Manage scope, identify and document changes in scope, and seek amendments for changes
• Perform airfield civil engineering design tasks for projects from preliminary to final design; manage the bidding process and provide services during construction
• Prepare complex studies, construction documents, drawings, maps, reports and supporting documentation
• Provide senior QC review and direction on technical projects
• Review detailed and complex reports detailing tests conducted and results
• Visit work sites on a frequent basis to monitor project progress
• Communicate with clients regarding project issues and attend meetings
• Define scope of work and man-hour requirements
• Responsible for ensuring that task, project schedules, and budgets are met
• Develop engineering reports, specifications, cost estimates, and prepare final bid packages
• Lead/participate in project decisions regarding technical approaches, cost, and schedule performance
• Identify schedule and cost variances and develop and implement recommendations for corrective action
Requirements
Education and/or Experience
• Bachelor's in Civil Engineering required
• 10 years of experience with significant airside design
• Demonstrated experience in successful application of FAA criteria and regulations, project management, client management, and staff development
• Business development and marketing experience including writing proposals, scopes of work, fee proposal, and budgets for projected work
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
• Demonstrated leadership skills, sense of vision and ability to motivate and manage others with a proven record of success
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Strong client management and consultant team management skills
• Ability to manage & mentor staff, and direct resources effectively
• Ability to provide practical and results oriented technical solutions for projects
LICENSES; CERTIFICATES; SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Professional Engineer (PE) required
• A valid driver’s license and the ability to maintain insurability under the organization insurance policy
We are an equal opportunity employer and believe diversity makes teams better. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.