Managing Consultant

Description

• Promptly and accurately respond to requests for data and information from internal staff, external clients, organizations, regulatory agencies, and the public.
• Identify and help manage staff and subconsultants required to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Review technical progress of junior team members performing capacity analysis, developing requirements for airport facilities and alternatives, creating layout plans, conducting simulation modeling, and providing CAD support.
• Perform landside project management tasks, such as tracking project progress, schedule, budgets, and issues and resolutions.
• Develop project assignments by identifying problems and defining potential solutions, including analysis methodology, in coordination with the client/task leader.
• Prepare scopes of work and project budgets and monitor burn rate to task completion.
• Prepare and participate in client presentations and technical proposals.
• Prepare comprehensive reports and deliverables that document analyses and effectively address verbal and written comments provided by internal and external reviewers.
• Provide advice, technical assistance, and written recommendations on airport planning studies.
• Formulate preliminary conclusions and recommendations on airport planning studies.
• Develop final report outline and prepare complete reports and deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, transportation, aviation engineering, or a related field, such as aviation management
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, on-site with the client
• Willingness to travel to support Ricondo's project portfolio
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with senior executives and staff at client organizations
• Willingness and ability to relocate to Austin, Texas, if not currently based there
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
• Thorough knowledge of the following: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules, regulations, and guidelines; and general airport facility planning methods, practices, and principles
• Proactive and effective communicator: Possess excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills to coordinate with teams and the client.
• 10 + years of professional experience in aviation or transportation planning
• Experience with traffic engineering and highway design software, such as AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, InfraWorks 360, VISSIM, Vistro, and Synchro
• Self-motivated: Exhibit initiative to identify creative and technically sound solutions.
• Demonstrated excellence in project management, with a proven track record of successful project delivery
• Ability to professionally present technical information in a public setting and/or in front of the client
• Experience (or familiarity) with research techniques, computer applications, sources of current aviation industry information, and statistical methods pertaining to planning functions, including spreadsheets, database, and graphic programs
• Ability to research, organize, and analyze information to formulate effective recommendations
• Highly organized: Plan and prioritize work assignments for yourself and team members, as well as manage concurrent projects with different teams.
• Ability to effectively lead, train, and manage assigned professional planners within the firm, as well as subconsultant firms
• Ability to use statistical software programs to compile relevant planning information
• Strong verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely convey ideas and information
• Professional certification, licensure, and association membership
• Excellent analytical skills

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Team member referral bonus program
• Short- and long-term disability insurance coverage
• Flexible spending accounts (medical and dependent care)
• On-demand access to training
• Generous paid time-off program for sick leave and vacation time
• Professional conferences and seminars
• Transit commuter benefit (based upon location)
• Company-paid holidays
• 100% Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Life insurance (survivor benefits)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, depending on company performance

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance