Aviation Program Lead: Complex Airport Projects

Jobtailor; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an accomplished Senior Project Manager to lead aviation capital improvement programs in the Los Angeles area. You will oversee preconstruction, design, procurement, permitting, scheduling, cost control, and commissioning, ensuring delivery to stakeholders.

You will guide discipline leaders, manage risk and budget challenges, and drive program governance using tools like Primavera P6 and PMIS, collaborating with airport authorities and contractors to achieve project goals.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in preconstruction or project management on large airport projects.
• Experience managing capital projects/programs over $10M.
• Knowledge of airport operations, design, and construction of airport facilities.
• Experience overseeing multiple construction activities on complex capital infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management; substitution allowed with comparable experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management, technical oversight and leadership for aviation capital improvement projects across all phases.
• Guide discipline managers and contractors to address program challenges, risk, schedule and budget.
• Ensure high quality deliverables exceeding client expectations.
• Develop project level processes, controls, and governance aligned to project goals.
• Oversee planning and development, bidding, scheduling, budgeting, commissioning.
• Coordinate with airport divisions, regulators and delivery partners.
• Develop and integrate the overall program schedule and project-level schedules.
• Use earned value management to track the program and projects.
• Schedule and lead design/construction progress meetings.
• Drive deliverables to meet deadlines; present progress to stakeholders.
• Utilize Primavera P6 and PMIS and related software.
• Coordinate traffic maintenance, phasing plans and contingency planning.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Risk management

Earned value management

Scheduling

Tools

Primavera P6

PMIS

Job description

Jobtailor seeks an accomplished Senior Project Manager to lead aviation capital improvement programs in the Los Angeles area. You will oversee preconstruction, design, procurement, permitting, scheduling, cost control, and commissioning, ensuring delivery to stakeholders.

You will guide discipline leaders, manage risk and budget challenges, and drive program governance using tools like Primavera P6 and PMIS, collaborating with airport authorities and contractors to achieve project goals.