Aviation Design Engineer/Manager

Full-time direct-hire opportunity embedded with staff at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, CA.

About the role

Performs airfield or landside project design oversight, reviews sketches and design concepts developed by engineers, subconsultants, CAD designers, or technicians. Plans and reviews the production of engineering drawings and specifications with expertise in airside and landside projects.

• Interfaces with clients and regulatory agencies with little to no oversight, including representing multidisciplinary capabilities to airport clients.
• Assists the client in their development and execution of airport capital improvement program projects, from project conceptual planning, grant application support, preliminary and final design of project bidding plans and specifications, construction administration, and overseeing project inspection and quality assurance testing.
• Coordinates work with lead technical engineers and guides and mentors junior professionals and technical personnel on the design and drafting of preliminary and final plans and specifications.
• Develops, communicates, and manages project quality assurance, administrative procedures, communication guidelines, project deliverable formats and specifications, and progress reporting requirements.
• Monitors schedules, billings, and reports; ensures appropriate charging of manhours, costs, and expenses to projects; assists in obtaining payment from clients; resolves client disputes and adjusts billing records as required.
• Communicates project progress/status to senior management and alerts them of project production, quality control, or financial performance problems.
• Coordinates communication between internal and external associates and clients, and between the firm and regulatory agencies.
• Maintains frequent contact with clients and regulatory agency personnel to determine their respective needs and requirements and serves as expert witness at project hearings and judicial proceedings if necessary.
• Supervises other technical professionals and design staff, including managing weekly project workload and manpower forecasting.
• Monitors and reports financial status of projects to technical managers.
• Performs other duties as deemed necessary by the supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field; graduate degree preferred. Management coursework and/or MBA a plus.
• 10 years' experience in project production and technical professional activities.
• Airfield element design or construction experience preferred.
• Proven interpersonal skills, public speaking, and persuasive ability; strong project financial management and team management skills.
• Knowledge of production support systems and personal computer proficiency.
• Professional Registration in field(s) of practice required, such as a PE (Professional Engineer) License.

Pay

$130,000–$216,000 range.