Aviation & Infrastructure Project Leader

cmtsllc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plans

Professional development

Job summary

CMTS, LLC is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead aviation, transportation, and public infrastructure capital improvement projects in Dallas. You will guide projects from planning through construction and closeout, ensuring alignment with client expectations, budgets, and schedules.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional coordination with contractors, regulators, and internal teams.

Qualifications

• 10 years of project management experience in aviation, transportation, infrastructure, or public sector capital improvement projects.
• Strong budgeting, scheduling, procurement, risk management, contract administration, and stakeholder coordination.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams, contractors, consultants, and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of construction processes, project delivery methods, phasing strategies, and operational coordination requirements.
• Experience reviewing and managing RFIs, submittals, change orders, schedules, contractor pay applications, and project controls documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects and competing priorities.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead aviation, transportation, and public infrastructure capital improvement projects from planning through closeout.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between clients, contractors, consultants, stakeholders, and internal project teams.
• Develop and manage project execution plans, schedules, budgets, risk management strategies, and delivery objectives.
• Coordinate activities with airport operations, government agencies, utilities, contractors, and consultants to maintain continuity and minimize disruptions.
• Monitor scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and contract compliance.
• Review and manage project documentation including RFIs, submittals, change orders, schedules, and progress reports.
• Lead project and stakeholder coordination meetings and executive briefings.
• Prepare status reports, dashboards, and client reviews; coordinate procurement and bid evaluations.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation to minimize delays and budget impact.
• Support design coordination and resolve technical/constructability issues.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Stakeholder coordination

Risk management

Team leadership

Executive reporting

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor’s in CM/Engineering

Equivalent education/experience

Tools

Primavera P6

Procore

e-Builder

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Microsoft 365

Job description

CMTS, LLC is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead aviation, transportation, and public infrastructure capital improvement projects in Dallas. You will guide projects from planning through construction and closeout, ensuring alignment with client expectations, budgets, and schedules.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional coordination with contractors, regulators, and internal teams.