Airfield Planning Lead: Strategy & FAA-Driven Projects
Ardurra
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Job summary
Ardurra is seeking an Aviation Planner Team Lead to guide multidisciplinary teams on airport master plans, ALPs, and airfield development studies. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and client relationships while applying FAA regulations and industry best practices to drive project delivery.
The role emphasizes leadership of planning staff, coordination with FAA representatives and airport sponsors, and ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements across
Qualifications
- 5+ years of project management, task management, or supervisory experience leading aviation planning teams.
- 8+ years of relevant aviation planning experience including commercial airport planning and airfield development projects.
- Demonstrated experience preparing FAA-funded airport planning projects, airport master plans, ALPs, and airfield development studies.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage aviation planning teams in the delivery of airport planning projects.
- Serve as project manager and technical lead for airport master plans, aviation system plans, ALPs, airfield development studies, and CIP.
- Direct planning efforts for runways, taxiways, aprons, safety areas, terminal area development, and airport support facilities.
- Oversee airfield geometry analyses, aircraft accommodation studies, capacity evaluations, airfield operational assessments, and FAA design standard compliance reviews.
Skills
Education
Job description
Ardurra is seeking an Aviation Planner Team Lead to guide multidisciplinary teams on airport master plans, ALPs, and airfield development studies. You will manage scope, schedule, budget, and client relationships while applying FAA regulations and industry best practices to drive project delivery.
The role emphasizes leadership of planning staff, coordination with FAA representatives and airport sponsors, and ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements across
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