Aviation Program Lead — Complex Airport Projects

TYLin Group; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, disability, and lifeinsurance

Continuing education benefits

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Retirement savings with company match

Job summary

TYLin Group in Newark, NJ is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of major aviation infrastructure programs. You will manage complex stakeholder environments, oversee scope, schedule, budget, and risk, and drive projects from planning through closeout.

The role emphasizes client relationships, executive reporting, and mentoring junior staff, with a focus on improving mobility and passenger experience on high-profile transportation projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
• Approximately 10+ years of progressively responsible experience managing large capital infrastructure projects.
• Experience delivering complex public-sector capital programs.
• Strong background in construction management, project controls, budgeting and scheduling.
• Experience administering consultant and construction contracts.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating multiple internal and external stakeholders simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of complex aviation infrastructure projects throughout all phases of project delivery.
• Serve as primary liaison between clients, designers, contractors, regulatory agencies and project stakeholders.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risk registers and overall project performance.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering and architectural teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Oversee procurement activities, consultant and contractor management, and contract administration.
• Review and negotiate change orders, cost estimates, payment applications and project forecasts.
• Monitor construction activities to ensure quality, safety, schedule and budget objectives are achieved.
• Lead project meetings and prepare executive-level reports and presentations for client leadership.
• Coordinate permitting, utility coordination and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support procurement strategies including Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build and alternative delivery projects.
• Mentor junior project managers and technical staff while fostering collaboration across project teams.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships that support long-term business growth.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Negotiation

Project coordination

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture/Engineering/Construction Management

PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Project management software

Job description

TYLin Group in Newark, NJ is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of major aviation infrastructure programs. You will manage complex stakeholder environments, oversee scope, schedule, budget, and risk, and drive projects from planning through closeout.

The role emphasizes client relationships, executive reporting, and mentoring junior staff, with a focus on improving mobility and passenger experience on high-profile transportation projects.