Aviation Project Director

Description

• Serve as capture manager on specific project proposals.
• Lead, mentor, and manage multidisciplinary project teams, including project managers, and oversee staffing and workload to meet project deadlines.
• Create and maintain an attitude of leadership towards the project team with respect to overall management activities to achieve quality programs, while respecting the established budget and schedule objectives.
• Interfaces with the Executive sponsors, business leaders and stakeholders to make sure all requirements are captured.
• Responsible for planning, monitoring, appraising, reviewing, and delivering aviation programs and the team's'activities in accordance with the goals of the organization.
• Develop business plans for different services offerings, including the digital transformation of our aviation clients.
• Engage technical resources to create innovative client responses.
• Coordinate with legal, project controls, and operational staff for proper vetting of each opportunity.
• Participate and attend events and conferences.
• Tracking potential clients project needs and capital planning programs, specifically large and medium hub airports.
• Identify new business opportunities, participate in marketing activities, and write proposals to secure future projects.
• Meeting with clients and developing relationships on coordinated marketing visits.
• Develop and execute a program evaluation framework to assess the strengths of the program and to identify areas to target for improvement.
• Meets client's'objectives by preparing Program Initiation and Program Management Plan, executing plan requirements, analyzing variances, initiating corrective actions.
• Collaborate with marketing, project manager, and other staff needed for proposal responses.
• Build client relationships within the aviation marketplace. Develop into being a trusted advisor within the local industry.
• Lead a multi-discipline team through the Design, Procurement, and Construction phases of aviation programs.
• Preparing and completing action plans; implementing and reporting on production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and mitigating project risks, resolving problems to keep projects on schedule and within budget; completing audits; identifying trends; determining improvements; implementing change.
• Engage with local marketplace with MWDBE partners through regular meetings or planned ATKINSREALIS events.
• Coordinate with internal resources and other business lines to promote overall market sector growth with our clients.
• Provide and organize client presentations and lessons learned activities.
• Lead interview and presentations preparations for project opportunities.
• Oversight of scheduling/cost controllers and activities. This person will work with SMEs, estimators, and procurement staff to present accurate project budgets.

Requirements

• Must have a PE or be able to receive one within 6 months of recruitment.
• Requires 10 years' aviation experience.
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a related field.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, including risk management, and proficiency with project management software.
• Experience with both design and construction.
• Proven experience in managing multidisciplinary teams and delivering projects in live operational environments.
• Experience successfully managing large-scale, complex aviation and civil projects.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance