Aviation Project Manager

Jacob; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs Engineering Group is seeking an Aviation Project Manager in Texas to lead high-impact airport and aviation infrastructure programs from concept through delivery. You’ll guide multidisciplinary teams and ensure safety, sustainability, and regulatory compliance while delivering excellent client outcomes.

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, competitive compensation ranging from $121,900 to $225,000 annually, and the opportunity to shape the future of flight with a global engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Aviation Management, or related field.
• 10–20 years of experience delivering aviation-related projects.
• Strong knowledge of aviation standards, regulations, and industry best practices.
• Proficiency with project management tools.
• Excellent communication and team leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Own projects from day one - guide aviation infrastructure programs from planning to delivery.
• Build and drive project schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams - engineers, architects, planners, and contractors - to keep progress aligned and moving.
• Champion compliance with FAA regulations, safety requirements, and environmental standards.
• Identify risks early and lead the development of smart, actionable mitigation plans.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, keeping communication transparent and relationships strong.
• Promote continuous improvement, ensuring every project delivers excellence.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Decision making

Negotiation

Team leadership

Multi-project management

Communication

Safety focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Aviation Management, or related field

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Aviation Project Manager – Shape the Future of Flight with Jacobs

If you’re energized by complex infrastructure, passionate about aviation, and ready to lead transformative projects that connect people and communities, Jacobs wants you on our team. As an Aviation Project Manager in Texas, you’ll guide high-impact airport and aviation infrastructure projects from concept through completion - all while helping clients modernize the way the world moves.

This is more than project management. It’s an opportunity to influence the next generation of aviation.

What You’ll Do

• Own projects from day one - guiding aviation infrastructure programs from planning to delivery
• Build and drive project schedules, budgets, and resource plans, ensuring predictable and exceptional outcomes
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams - engineers, architects, planners, and contractors - to keep progress aligned and moving
• Champion compliance with FAA regulations, safety requirements, and environmental standards
• Identify risks early and lead the development of smart, actionable mitigation plans
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, keeping communication transparent and relationships strong
• Promote continuous improvement, ensuring every project delivers excellence

What You Bring

• Strategic thinking paired with calm, confident decision-making
• The ability to pivot as project needs evolve
• Strong negotiation skills and a collaborative, solution-oriented mindset
• Experience juggling multiple projects without missing details
• A deep commitment to safety, sustainability, and client success

Why Join Jacobs?

• You’ll work with industry-leading experts on projects that reshape airports, strengthen communities, and support a more sustainable aviation future. At Jacobs, we challenge what’s possible - and we’re ready for you to help us write the next chapter.

Here’s what you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Aviation Management, or related engineering field
• 10-20 years of experience delivering aviation-related projects
• Strong knowledge of aviation standards, regulations, and industry best practices
• Proficiency with project management tools
• Excellent communication and team leadership skills

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Experience with sustainable aviation technologies or practices

The base salary range for this position is $121,900.00 to $225,000.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.