Aviation Project Manager

WSP USA; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Disability and life insurance

Retirement savings

Paid sick leave and vacation

Parental leave

Bereavement and voting leave

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking an Aviation Project Manager to lead planning, design and delivery of complex airport infrastructure in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will guide multidisciplinary teams and advise airport clients, shaping Northern California aviation programs.

The role requires strong project-management experience, experience in managing scopes, budgets, and schedules, and excellent communication with regulators, airlines, and stakeholders. WSP offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 10+ years managing complex infrastructure, transportation, aviation, or airport projects.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary projects through design and construction.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience managing scopes, budgets, schedules, contracts, risks, and client relationships.
• Strong project controls, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Ability to understand and manage technical requirements across disciplines.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with clients, contractors, regulators, and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and delivery of complex airport infrastructure projects.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams of engineers, planners, architects, and specialists.
• Develop and manage scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing, and risk plans.
• Monitor performance and report on schedule, budget, quality, risk, and milestones.
• Coordinate with airport authorities, airlines, FAA, contractors, and consultants.
• Facilitate project meetings and communications with clients and teams.
• Oversee financial performance, resource utilization, and contract administration.
• Review design deliverables and ensure quality-control documentation.
• Identify risks and drive resolution of technical and stakeholder issues.
• Support business development, proposals, and client relationships.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to the aviation practice's growth.
• Participate in industry organizations and networking activities as appropriate.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Budgeting

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Aviation Management, or a related field

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Job description

This Opportunity

Join WSP’s growing Aviation practice in the San Francisco Bay Area and help shape the future of airport infrastructure across Northern California. As an Aviation Project Manager , you will lead complex, multidisciplinary projects, advise airport clients, and contribute to the continued growth of our regional aviation practice.

This individual will lead the planning, design, and delivery of complex airport infrastructure projects for commercial airports, general aviation facilities, and aviation-related transportation programs in Northern California.

The successful candidate will have strong project management experience leading complex infrastructure projects and multidisciplinary teams. Aviation experience is preferred; however, candidates with relevant transportation or infrastructure experience and demonstrated transferable skills will also be considered.

Your Impact

• Manage aviation projects from planning through design, permitting, construction, and closeout.

• Lead multidisciplinary teams consisting of engineers, planners, architects, environmental specialists, and construction professionals.

• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and risk management strategies.

• Monitor project performance and provide regular updates regarding schedule, budget, quality, risk, and delivery milestones.

• Coordinate with airport authorities, airlines, FAA representatives, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders.

• Facilitate project meetings and manage communications with clients and internal teams.

• Manage project financial performance, resource utilization, and contract administration.

• Coordinate multidisciplinary design activities and review technical deliverables and quality-control documentation.

• Identify and manage project risks and facilitate resolution of technical, operational, and stakeholder issues.

• Support business development efforts, proposal preparation, and client relationship management.

• Mentor junior staff and contribute to the continued growth of WSP's aviation practice.

• Participate in industry organizations, conferences, and networking activities as appropriate.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Aviation Management, or a related field.

• 10+ years of professional experience managing complex infrastructure, transportation, aviation, airport development, or capital improvement projects.

• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary projects through design and construction.

• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.

• Experience managing project scopes, budgets, schedules, contracts, risks, and client relationships.

• Strong understanding of project controls, risk management, and stakeholder coordination.

• Ability to understand and manage technical requirements across multiple disciplines.

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities.

• Ability to work collaboratively with clients, contractors, regulatory agencies, and internal project teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• Aviation or airport infrastructure project experience.

• Knowledge of FAA regulations, airport design standards, and aviation project delivery processes.

• Experience supporting Airport Capital Improvement Programs (ACIP).

• Experience with airfield, terminal, landside, roadway, utility, or other complex transportation infrastructure.

• Experience working at major hub, medium-hub, or large commercial service airports.

• Familiarity with FAA grant processes and airport funding programs.

• Active participation in SWAAAE, AAAE, ACC, ASCE, SAME or other relevant industry organizations.

WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $190,700 - $240,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.