Tactical Planner – Denver, CO*

About the role

Support airport project coordination by identifying operational impacts, aligning overlapping project activities, facilitating stakeholder engagement, conducting site visits, tracking project schedules and risks, work with the Sr. Tactical Planner and Project Managers to suggest future project timelines, and helping project teams mitigate construction-related impacts to airport operations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate overlapping projects among project managers, contractors, airport operations, airlines, security, maintenance, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain an up-to-date project list for projects occurring throughout Denver International Airport.
• Establish and facilitate regular coordination meetings with stakeholders and project managers in accordance with the DEN governance structure.
• Conduct site walks and pre-construction field reviews to confirm project scope, boundaries, access routes, safety concerns, and operational constraints.
• Support communication planning by preparing project updates, presentations, notices, meeting materials, and other stakeholder communications.
• Help identify and resolve conflicts between construction requirements and airport operations, including gate use, roadway access, baggage systems, terminal operations, utilities, and airfield activities.
• Identify operational impacts from construction, closures, phasing changes, utility shutdowns, or access restrictions.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.

Qualifications

• Experience in stakeholder engagement and coordination involving multiple organizations, including airport authorities, airlines, government agencies, contractors, and other operational stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates interest in problem solving and analytical challenges.
• Ability to identify and communicate project coordination conflicts involving overlapping shutdown requests, project footprints, and project activities.
• Experience in Airport Planning, Airport Operations, or Airport Maintenance.

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to operational impacts and project interfaces.
• Ability to understand project scopes, construction activities, access requirements, phasing, and operational constraints.
• Ability to conduct site walks and field reviews in active airport and construction environments.
• Ability to organize and maintain accurate project information across multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong meeting facilitation, documentation, and follow-up skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical, operational, and executive-level stakeholders.
• Ability to identify potential conflicts and develop coordination strategies to support project and airport operational requirements.
• Experience supporting large-scale airport capital improvement or operations and maintenance programs.
• Experience working directly with airport operations, airlines, contractors, security, maintenance, or other airport stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating construction impacts involving terminal operations, gates, roadways, baggage systems, utilities, or airfield activities.
• Experience preparing stakeholder communications, presentations, project updates, notices, and meeting materials.
• Experience working within an established airport governance or project coordination structure.

Benefits

• Opportunity to support high-profile airport infrastructure and capital improvement programs at Denver International Airport.
• Collaborative and growth-focused team environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Career advancement and professional development opportunities.
• A culture focused on safety, integrity, accountability, and employee well-being.
• Opportunity to contribute to projects that positively impact airport operations, infrastructure, and the traveling public.
• Exposure to large-scale airport planning, construction, operations, and capital improvement programs.
• Opportunity to work with a diverse group of airport, construction, engineering, operations, and project management professionals.

Pay

Salary D.O.E. — Depending on Experience Compensation is based on qualifications, experience, skills, certifications, and other job-related factors. A bonus may be granted to employees depending on individual performance, employee utilization, attendance, tenure, and furtherance of other non-financial corporate goals; bonus opportunities are available at management’s discretion.