Senior Aviation Architect

Description

• Actively participates with professional and community-focused organizations to grow relationships and introduce/educate potential clients towards the Architecture/Building Engineering Practice at Michael Baker International.
• Create and manage near and long-term goals for programs in which the candidate is engaged.
• Actively engage in robust, consistent communication with key existing clients/programs to determine needs, preferences, and future program opportunities.
• Facilitates inter-office/inter-disciplinary collaboration, communication, and cooperation.
• Encourages uniformly high design and production standards and monitors projects to ensure that quality and production standards are met for all design and contract documents.
• Coordinate throughout the IDA Vertical, leveraging the strength and diverse array of talents of our organization to effectively meet our client’s needs.
• Routinely assess our program strengths and identify areas for improvement. Continually monitor program risks and strive to address and mitigate.
• Build rapport and establish positive relationships with existing and prospective clients to ensure client-focused performance.
• Lead and manage programs to ensure projects are delivered with excellence and quality to Client and Michael Baker standards.
• Direct and coordinate activities of multi-disciplinary teams to ensure project progression per schedule, on budget, and within scope parameters.
• Provides constructive feedback to support individual and team development.
• Develop/implement project work plans/methodologies for complex projects, as applicable. Lead projects/task orders for programs in which the candidate is engaged.

Requirements

• LEED Accredited Professional (AP), or equivalent, preferred.
• Travel (25%+/-) is anticipated based on program/project responsibilities.
• Minimum of 12 years of overall Architecture experience required
• Commercial aviation A/E experience is required, specifically with Florida and southeast region clients. Strategizes and leads dynamic, multi-disciplinary staff in the pursuit and execution of aviation-focused projects.
• Thorough knowledge of the business of aviation-specific architecture with demonstrated experience leading, directing and managing people and projects.
• Proficient experience and understanding of interdisciplinary relationships between technical resources, clients, and stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Building Information Modeling (BIM) [Autodesk Revit Architecture/AutoCAD], technical specifications software, as well as applicable building codes, and application project implementation.
• Experience developing efficient movement of passengers between ticket counters, queuing areas, baggage claim, arrival/departure roadway systems, and other terminal operations.
• 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.
• Thorough understanding of airline operations, TSA checkpoint and security operations, baggage handling systems, and landside/airside facility requirements.
• BS/BA Architecture; Bachelor of Architecture; or MS/MA Architecture (4-6 Year Degree), with active licensure as a Registered Architect (RA) in the State of Florida. NCARB certification is preferred.
• Demonstrated terminal and support facility design and project management experience for large, medium, or small hub airports.
• Possess excellent computer skills with a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Adobe, and Bluebeam.
• Aviation Architecture/ Program Management qualifications include:
• Strong leadership with a minimum of 10 years of aviation-experience in the design, documentation, and management of multi-disciplinary architecture/building engineering projects and staff resources beyond initial licensure.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to articulate ideas, both verbally and in writing; Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships, both externally and internally; highly precise, detailed, and self-organized; Communicates clearly and respectfully in professional settings
• US Citizenship Required
• Specific experience with Design/Build and other alternate project delivery methods is highly preferred.
• Experience with aviation-specific business development is essential, including market research and developing responses to requests for proposals, as well as oversight of written and graphic marketing materials.
• Demonstrated business development/marketing experience as a “Seller-Doer” including proposal management and technical response proposals (SF330, Design/Build, etc.).

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance