Aviation Planner Project Manager

Woolpert, Inc.; Town of Texas, Houston (WI, TX); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Aviation Planning Project Manager to lead innovative projects in Texas. This role involves collaborating with aviation experts, driving business growth, and maintaining industry expertise in emerging technologies. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and build meaningful client relationships. With a commitment to professional development and a supportive work culture, this opportunity promises to enhance your career while contributing to impactful aviation projects that improve quality of life. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and excellence.

Benefits

Flexible vacation

Career development opportunities

Health, life, vision, and dental insurance

Fitness reimbursement

Pet insurance

Technology stipend

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Aviation Subject Matter Expertise in areas like Airfield and Airport Layout Plans.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with aviation staff to deliver practice goals.
• Drive partnerships to win and perform aviation projects.
• Advise clients on innovative technology for better decision-making.

Skills

Aviation Planning

Project Management

Communication Skills

Business Development

Emerging Technologies

Education

Associate or Bachelor's degree in a related field

10+ years of related work experience

Job description

Aviation Planner Project Manager

ID

2025-2523

Job Locations

US-TX

Workplace Type

Remote

Overview

Seeking a new career challenge? Then Woolpert is seeking you! Woolpert is hiring a Planning/Project Manager to join our dynamic Aviation in Texas.

Our ideal candidate would be an Aviation Planning Project Manager located within the State of Texas with a broad planning aperture that includes Master Plans, Airport Layout Plans, Site/Facility Plans, and Statewide Planning Efforts. Additional preferences include experience in emerging technology and polices regarding Urban Air Mobility (UAM), and other aviation enterprise technology. Our ideal Aviation Project Manager is one that is forward-looking, collaborative, and energized to expand Woolpert's existing footprint as an industry leader within the established fields of Aviation Planning and AAM as well as other emerging technology niches. Success will be measured by your ability to develop, lead, and manage profitable growth through meaningful client relationships.

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with the National Aviation Services Operations team and dedicated aviation staff to deliver the practice goals.
• Assist in business growth of Aviation Planning, AAM applications, and other consulting services by developing and supporting a pipeline of new and existing business/contract opportunities.
• Drive partnerships with other consultants in the aviation industry to win and perform projects.
• Develop and maintain industry expertise in emerging technologies and regulations, including partnerships with strategic industry leaders.
• Maintain a thought-leader/Subject Matter Expert profile in the industry by preparing related articles and/or speaking at regional conference presentations.
• Work with staff to ensure successful project delivery, consistent quality, customer satisfaction, financial performance, and team/office satisfaction.
• Manage, monitor, and forecast metrics including: Backlog, Profit and Loss, Sales, Net Revenue, Utilization, Continuing Education, and Non-Billable Travel and Expenses for yourself.
• Lead and support where appropriate proposals, shortlist presentations, and white papers for prospective clients and participate in contract negotiations with clients.
• Provide quality reviews of project documentation including work plans thru final deliverables.
• Advise clients regarding innovative technology and content to help them make better decisions. Recommend relevant strategies and work with customers to prepare implementation and migration strategies.
• Advise, author, and guide airport planning and design activities on master plans, airport layout plans, and/or airspace integration initiatives for internal and external clients.
• Understand our clients and know their business.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in a related field or a minimum of 10+ years' of related work experience.
• Aviation Subject Matter Expertise in one or more areas: Airfield, Vertical, Airport Layout Plans, Airport Master Plans, instrument approaches, pavements, facility planning studies, or site development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a dynamic environment.
• Must be willing to travel to clients, conferences and other Woolpert offices.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
• Quickly adapt and respond to industry changes as well as internal initiatives
  
  

  Unique Benefits

  Certified as a Great Place to Work, Woolpert is one of the fastest growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) companies in the world. With over 60 offices and countless projects around the globe, Woolpert makes a real difference at home and abroad. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

  • Diverse experiences: Work on meaningful projects that improve quality of life around the world.
  • Freedom to work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
  • Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
  • Flexible vacation
  • Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
  • Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
  • Paid sick time, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more: Choose the benefits that work best for you.

  Why Woolpert?

  Woolpert is looking for supportive, goal-oriented, and career-minded individuals who are, or are looking to become, industry leaders in their fields. We blend design excellence with innovative technology and geospatial applications to deliver exceptional value to our clients. When you join us, you'll join a team of experts who are passionate about their work and dedicated to building the next generation of industry leaders. Woolpert embraces progress and innovation, creating limitless opportunities for your career growth.

  Our vision: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

  Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

  To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

  
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