Aviation Project Manager / Office Leader

Garver, LLC; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid professional memberships

Support for industry licenses

Continuing education opportunities

Wellness program

Job summary

Garver's Aviation team is seeking an Aviation Project Manager / Office Leader in Raleigh, NC. This role oversees business development, planning, project administration, and client management for commercial service and general aviation airports.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with clients and funding agencies, and drive design and construction oversight across projects in the Carolinas and the east coast.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• 10-20+ years total engineering experience.
• 6-8+ years of civil engineering experience for airport clients.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Florida.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Travel may be required with occasional overnight.

Responsibilities

• Market research and business development to expand aviation industry relationships.
• Manage projects and clients for horizontal and vertical airport design projects.
• Provide design oversight for multiple aviation clients.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams across projects.
• Engage with clients and funding agencies.

Skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Leadership experience

Team collaboration

MS Office proficiency

Travel willingness

Education

ABET-accredited civil engineering degree

Professional Engineer license (FL)

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

Garver's growing Aviation team is seeking an Aviation Project Manager / Office Leader that will be responsible for performing a wide array of aviation-related business development, design, planning, project administration, and client management services for commercial service and general aviation airports.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Duties and responsibilities of this role will include:

• Market research and business development to create/expand industry relationships, pursue and win engineering and planning projects at commercial service and general aviation airports in the Carolinas and the east coast.
• Project and client management for both horizontal and vertical design projects at commercial service and general aviation airports.
• Significant design and construction oversight for multiple commercial service and general aviation clients.
• Collaborating and/or coordinating design teams consisting of multi-discipline design engineers, planners and technicians.
• Coordination with clients and funding agencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering from an ABETaccredited program
• 10-20+ years of total experience
• 6-8+ years of experience in civil engineering for airport clients
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Florida
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software programs such as Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams
• Knowledge of design software packages such as AutoCAD and Civil 3D
• Travel may be required with occasional overnight

Preferred Skills

• Previous experience managing a multi-disciplined team while overseeing airport improvement project execution

Established relationships, knowledge of and experience in the Florida aviation market, including commercial service airports, general aviation airports, and the Florida Airports Council.

• Licensed pilot or other aviation-related experience

Grow With Us

Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.

Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home atGarverUSA.com.

Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.