LAWA Senior Project Manager V

About the role

The Terminal Delivery Director reports to the TDIP Deputy Program Executive and is ultimately responsible for managing the scope, schedule and operational interfaces of all design & construction related activities for a given Terminal Modernization project. The characteristics of the candidate must include a complete understanding of major design & construction projects that live within an active operating environment (i.e. aviation, transportation, manufacturing). The individual must be knowledgeable in all types of delivery methods, possess leadership skills to drive to solutions, skilled in managing stakeholders with effective and positive outcomes, be driven to “think outside the box” and be able to communicate up and out to achieve the vision of the program.

Responsibilities

• Making sure that design & construction work meets the required quality standards while enforcing a strong health, safety, and environmental culture on the program
• Ensuring implementation of a quality assurance plan and monitoring of all design & construction activities with a robust quality control process for all phases of the project
• Overseeing, managing, and mitigating risks of technical design & construction interfaces between projects, contractors, and third parties
• Supervising and guiding the project teams in conjunction with the TDIP leadership and project managers of the terminal program
• Implementing, supervising, guiding, and monitoring of the logistics activities during all construction phases of all projects of the terminal program, both with reference to construction, operations, and maintenance aspects
• Overseeing, implementing, supervising, and monitoring testing and commissioning
• Making sure that design & construction work meets the required quality standards while enforcing a strong health, safety, and environmental culture on the program
• Ensuring the development and implementation of construction, testing, commissioning, turnover plans, impacts to the operations of the airport will be controlled, and risk mitigation for construction activities will be optimized
• Monitoring all the design & construction activities of the terminal program to ensure that work is completed on time, on budget and meets all applicable codes and standards
• Overseeing, managing, and mitigating risks of technical design & construction interfaces between projects, contractors, and third parties
• Overseeing, implementing, supervising, and monitoring testing and commissioning
• Reviewing and commenting on design plans and technical documents related to constructability and logistics
• Evaluating activities affecting traffic both within the CTA and regionally around the airport in support of the CALM group, including coordinating traffic analysis for temporary and permanent configurations. Supporting scheduling activities, including the coordination of the terminal program schedule with the schedules of other LAWA projects affecting the program
• Facilitating interface coordination meetings among the project teams
• Working with the project teams to verify that all interface elements and the integrated system are functioning as expected
• Making sure that design & construction work meets the required quality standards while enforcing a strong health, safety, and environmental culture on the program
• Developing, tracking, and managing the sequence of work for the various terminal projects
• Coordinating quality and safety requirements with LAWA Inspection
• Estimating (supported by the ADG estimating team)
• Coordinating review of design-builder estimates on LAWA-managed projects for contractual compliance and, where required, alignment with fair market value
• Overseeing review of change proposals for contractual compliance and where required, alignment with fair market value
• Coordinating the provision of conceptual estimates for new scopes of work
• Coordinating assistance to project managers with change order negotiation and preparation of records of negotiation
• Ensuring citation and record of pricing sources used in preparing estimates

Requirements

• 20 years or more experience, preferably on airport projects
• Has demonstrable specialized experience / area of expertise
• Experience with projects more than $250 million in value
• Experience with various delivery methods, including Design-Bid-Build, Design+CMAR and Design/Build
• Proven ability to perform in a management capacity
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and a thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations
• Must have a self-starter attitude with proactive, results-oriented focus; and willing and capable to assume additional responsibilities
• Must be able to interface with a variety of people with different technical levels and educational backgrounds
• Must be detail oriented and highly organized

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Planning or other related technical field required
• Master's degree preferred
• Relevant professional licensure and/or certification are strongly preferred. Certifications may include AAAE, LEED, PE, PMP, AICP, etc.

Pay

$225,000.00 - $300,000.00 per year

Schedule

Monday-Friday full-time position in the office or on the project site at LAX

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Company Info

Pacific Pros is a privately-owned company specializing in construction management, engineering, inspection, support services and project management in public works, focusing on heavy civil construction, transportation, sea port and airport projects.