Principal Project Manager / Design Manager - Aviation

Overview

Lead design & delivery of complex aviation infrastructure projects

Key Responsibilities

• client engagement
• technical advice
• design guidance
• programme delivery
• quality assurance
• project coordination

Tasks

-Maintain strong client engagement, providing technical advice and oversight while managing project progress and outcomes. -Guide design teams day-to-day, ensuring designs meet technical, regulatory, and operational requirements. -Manage aviation programme delivery, including schedules, budgets, and quality assurance for primarily private-sector projects. -Deliver and coordinate aviation infrastructure projects across New Zealand airports and select Pacific and Australian programmes.

Requirements

• airport infra
• master planning
• civil engineering
• 12 years
• technical design
• contract admin

What You Bring

-Experience in airport infrastructure and master planning highly advantageous. -Proven record of delivering large-scale projects on time, within budget, and aligned with client expectations. -Comprehensive understanding of construction methodologies, project timeframes, and OH&S best practices, with a strong commitment to safety. -Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a minimum of 12 years’ experience in design and project delivery. -Hands on technical design when and where needed amongst guiding teams -Strong background in contract administration, stakeholder engagement, and building enduring client relationships.

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Benefits

-Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year -Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options -Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns, professional development courses, financial study assistance, 5 days paid study leave, global career opportunities -Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better

About Aecom

-Launched as a bold independent infrastructure consultancy from a merger of five legacy firms dating back over a century. -Handles everything from geotech to electro-mechanical systems, as seen in the award-winning Romaine Hydroelectric Complex in Canada. -Guides projects through every lifecycle stage in transportation, buildings, water systems, energy, and environmental sectors.

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