Airports Engineer / Project Manager

Short-Elliott-Hendrickson; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-owned

Professional development

Work-life balance

Flexible holidays

Paid family leave

Job summary

Short-Elliott-Hendrickson (SEH) is seeking an Airports Engineer / Project Manager to join our Airports team. As an employee-owned firm, SEH offers a collaborative culture, career development, and opportunities to work on impactful airport infrastructure projects.

The role leads planning, design, and delivery of runways, taxiways, aprons, and related facilities; you will manage scopes, schedules, budgets, and teams, while ensuring FAA standards and funding requirements are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain Minnesota licensure.
• Experience with FAA requirements, funding programs, or airport design standards.
• Experience in airport planning, design, or construction projects.
• Ability to travel for on-site observations and meetings, including overnight travel.
• Experience coordinating project scope, schedule, budget, and team.
• Experience collaborating with clients, agencies, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of applicable engineering standards, design requirements, and construction practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to planning, design, and delivery of airport infrastructure projects.
• Manage airport projects through development phases with scope, schedules, budgets, and resources.
• Prepare construction plans, specs, bidding documents, studies, reports, estimates, and docs.
• Collaborate with clients, engineers, planners, agencies, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Apply airport design standards and regulatory requirements during development and construction.
• Support federal and state funding and grant-related activities.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to engineers and team.
• Support construction-phase activities with clients and contractors.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships for long-term infrastructure needs.
• Foster an empowered team environment with accountability and collaboration.

Skills

Strong written and verbalcommunication

Experience managing engineeringProjecs

Experience working collaborativelywith

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related engineering discipline

Professional Engineer (PE) license or Minnesota licensure

Tools

FAA requirements experience

Airport design standards experience

Job description

Imagine being an employee-owner of a company guided by engaged and empowered team members like yourself. Where a culture of respect, flexibility, and accountability aren't just ideals - they're our foundation, and diverse backgrounds and perspectives are valued as drivers of innovation and growth. Join us, as together, we are Building a Better World for All of Us®.

You belong at SEH

SEH is currenting searching for a Airports Engineer / Project Manager to join our talented Airports team!

Why our employee-owners love SEH:

"I was on vacation last week and had zero concerns that my colleagues would help out with anything that came into my inbox!" - GIS Analyst

"What company has a CEO who cares enough to seek out one-on-one conversations ranging from 'How are you?' to 'What do you think would help the company?' SEH, that's who. " - Civil Engineering Technician

"Having the feeling that my voice matters and believing that SEH truly cares about the employees is so satisfying!" - Sr Financial Analyst

"It feels good having colleagues and supervisors that provide support and resources for growth and learning!" - Civil Engineer

"This is the first company I've worked for with a true entrepreneurial spirit." - Sr Mechanical Engineer

Why you'll love SEH:

• Collaborate on amazing projects of varying size and complexity that positively impact communities
• Being 100% employee-owned means we all share in the company's success
• Career development through continued education, licensure/certification, skills, and technical training
• Work arrangements that promote work/life balance
• Flexible holidays enable individuals to tailor their festivities
• Paid Family Leave provides time to care for loved ones, whether family by birth or family by choice

This Opportunity:

• Lead and contribute to the planning, design, and delivery of airport infrastructure projects, including runways, taxiways, aprons, buildings, utilities, and other airfield improvements
• Manage airport projects through various phases of development, coordinating scope, schedules, budgets, technical resources, and deliverables
• Prepare and oversee construction plans, specifications, bidding documents, technical studies, reports, estimates, and other project documentation
• Collaborate with clients, engineers, planners, agencies, contractors, and other project stakeholders to identify project needs and develop effective solutions
• Apply airport design standards, engineering principles, and regulatory requirements throughout project development and construction
• Support federal and state funding and grant-related project activities
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to engineers and other project team members
• Support construction-phase activities, including coordination with clients, contractors, and agencies
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while identifying opportunities to continue supporting their long-term infrastructure needs
• Create and foster an empowered team environment by embracing individual accountability and contributing collaboratively to shared success

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain appropriate Minnesota licensure
• Experience working with FAA requirements, funding programs, or airport design standards
• Demonstrated experience with airport planning, design, and/or construction projects
• Ability to travel as needed for on-site observations, team meetings, client consultations etc. including overnight travel
• Experience managing engineering projects, including coordination of scope, schedule, budget, and project teams
• Experience working collaboratively with clients, agencies, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams
• Knowledge of applicable engineering standards, design requirements, and construction practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Six (6) to eight (8) years of relevant civil engineering experience, with airport or aviation-related infrastructure experience preferred
• Two (2) or more years of project management experience
• Experience developing construction plans, specifications, estimates, and bidding documents
• Demonstrated experience mentoring, coaching, or providing technical direction to other engineering staff
• Experience with proposal development and client relationship management

Who We Are

Better Places. Clean Water. Renewing Infrastructure. Improving Mobility. SEH is an employee-owned engineering, architectural, planning, and environmental company, offering a wide variety of services . We've been helping government, industrial, and commercial clients find solutions to complex challenges since 1927. Our 900+ employee-owners across the US unite behind our core purpose of Building a Better World for All of Us®.

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