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Project Manager - Aviation

AECOM · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 1 wk ago
On-siteDistribution$16.1/hrFull-time

About the role

We are hiring a Construction Project Manager to help deliver a new terminal build within an active airport, coordinating complex phasing around live operations, underground fuel infrastructure, and elevated passenger walkways and bridges.

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate construction plan, logistics, and phasing to safely build adjacent to live gates, taxiways, and public areas.
  • Drive schedule certainty with detailed look-ahead planning, constraints removal, and recovery strategies.
  • Daily coordination with airport ops for SIDA badging, escorting, access routes, and night/off-peak work windows.
  • Plan and supervise work around/over a jet fuel hydrant system and other critical utilities; manage isolation, testing, and protection measures.
  • Celebrate a zero-incident culture and rigorous QA/QC; align inspections, mock-ups, and commissioning plans with acceptance criteria.
  • Ensure compliance with airport design criteria and applicable safety and fueling regulations in coordination with the AHJ.
  • Administer contracts, RFIs, submittals, change orders, and claims; keep disciplined cost and contingency controls.
  • Escalate risks early and drive corrective actions.

Requirements

  • BS Engineering/Construction Management and 6 years of relevant construction experience as a Project Manager or demonstrated equivalency of education/employment.
  • Proven experience on at least one terminal or concourse program (or equivalent complex public facility) in an active airport environment.
  • Experience working as a Project Manager for a large general contractor and CMAR experience.
  • Strong command of construction logistics in secure areas, crane planning, night/weekend sequencing, and public-facing safety controls.
  • Proficiency with CPM scheduling (e.g., Primavera P6), cost control, submittals/RFIs, and field execution platforms (e.g., Procore or similar).
  • Ability to interpret design documents for structural, architectural, MEP/FP, and specialty airport systems (BHS, ICT/security, boarding bridges).
  • Direct delivery experience with terminal expansions/replacements, boarding bridge integration, elevated walkways, and baggage systems.
  • Experience coordinating with AHJ's.
  • OSHA 30 and advanced safety training.

Qualifications

  • BS Engineering/Construction Management and 6 years of relevant construction experience as a Project Manager or demonstrated equivalency of education/employment.
  • Proven experience on at least one terminal or concourse program (or equivalent complex public facility) in an active airport environment.
  • Experience working as a Project Manager for a large general contractor and CMAR experience.
  • Strong command of construction logistics in secure areas, crane planning, night/weekend sequencing, and public-facing safety controls.
  • Proficiency with CPM scheduling (e.g., Primavera P6), cost control, submittals/RFIs, and field execution platforms (e.g., Procore or similar).
  • Ability to interpret design documents for structural, architectural, MEP/FP, and specialty airport systems (BHS, ICT/security, boarding bridges).
  • Direct delivery experience with terminal expansions/replacements, boarding bridge integration, elevated walkways, and baggage systems.
  • Experience coordinating with AHJ's.
  • OSHA 30 and advanced safety training.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

Pay

USD 98525.64 - USD 182272.43 - yearly

Schedule

Full-time

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