Sr. Aviation Project Manager

About the role

The selected candidate will play a pivotal role in driving the growth of our aviation practice in Colorado, working closely with regional leadership to expand our impact and capabilities. This is a strategic leadership opportunity focused on:

• Championing project excellence across planning, design, and construction
• Serving as a senior technical expert and client liaison
• Developing scopes, budgets, and schedules while ensuring quality and safety
• Driving business development and helping grow our aviation footprint in the region
• Mentoring junior staff and fostering a culture of innovation and inclusion

Professional Requirements

Lead airside and landside infrastructure projects from concept through construction

Serve as a senior technical expert and client liaison

Develop scopes, budgets, and schedules while ensuring quality and safety

Drive business development and help grow our aviation footprint in the region

Mentor junior staff and foster a culture of innovation and inclusion

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field
• 10+ years of aviation engineering experience
• PE License in Colorado required
• Strong knowledge of FAA Design Circulars and airfield geometric layout
• Experience with airfield pavements, hangars, utilities, and airport support facilities
• Strong understanding of FAA Design Circulars and Construction Specifications, and a background in geometric layout of airfield facilities
• Excellent communication and leadership skills

Pay

The approximate compensation range for this position is $131,000 to $228,000. This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability
• Generous paid time off
• Professional and personal development
• Commuter and wellness benefits
• Project Manager Bonuses

About Us

Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 85 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity. Based in Pittsburgh and with over 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous. We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life. We Make a Difference.

EEO Statement

Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, familial status, pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or any other legally protected status. EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.