Aviation Program Director | Hybrid Leadership & Major Projects

Gresham Smith; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) with Company Match

Short- & Long-term Disability

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Transit Program

Telemedicine

Job summary

Gresham Smith is seeking a Program Director for the Aviation Market to lead project delivery across multiple cities. The role requires extensive aviation-industry experience and a demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-disciplinary programs on time and within budget.

The position is hybrid, full-time, with potential travel and relocation to listed cities. You will interface with clients, manage budgets, and drive executive-level reporting and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction, Project or Program Management, Architecture, or Engineering.
• 15+ years of job-related experience.
• 10+ years serving aviation clients in a construction management, consulting, or direct managerial capacity, with routine involvement in capital project delivery (preferred).
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with the ability to lead, develop, and deliver highly persuasive presentations that build client confidence and result in securing favorable design contracts.
• Successful project management experience managing multi-disciplinary projects with highly satisfied clients.
• Evidence of strong team leadership, consistently high-quality deliverables, and routinely strong financial outcomes.
• The ability to develop new client relationships and maintain healthy relationships with existing clients.
• Solid operational insight and a commitment to quality for driving projects and executing deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Manage and interface regularly with clients
• Provide overall project leadership, including evaluating project progress and ensuring the contractor stays within scope, budget, and schedule
• Implement and oversee a change management system, risk identification, and mitigation plans
• Review and approve the contractor's payment applications
• Review and oversee contractor safety plan compliance, contractor MOT plan, contractor security plan compliance, and contractor quality plan compliance
• Plan and forecast staffing needs
• Prepare, provide, and lead a monthly executive summary presentation to the client
• Prepare project performance reports to support the monthly executive summary reports, including: An illustrative overview of project progress to date, project progress forecasted for the next month, and project progress photographs to support graphics; Overall schedule milestone tracking review; Earned value financial report and budget review; Project risk identification and mitigation inventory

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction, Project or Program Management, Architecture, or Engineering

Job description

Gresham Smith is seeking a Program Director for the Aviation Market to lead project delivery across multiple cities. The role requires extensive aviation-industry experience and a demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-disciplinary programs on time and within budget.

The position is hybrid, full-time, with potential travel and relocation to listed cities. You will interface with clients, manage budgets, and drive executive-level reporting and risk mitigation.