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