Lead Aviation PM for Complex Infrastructure Projects

WSP; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is actively building its Aviation PM/CM team to support anticipated airport and airline opportunities, with an initial focus on Texas and Louisiana. We seek an experienced Lead Aviation Project Manager who can serve in key leadership roles as assignments develop.

The successful candidate will bring significant experience leading complex capital projects, multidisciplinary teams, and client relationships, with the flexibility to support assignments across the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Aviation Management, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience managing complex infrastructure, transportation, aviation, airport capital projects.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and capital projects.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, contracts, risk, staffing, and client relationships.
• Strong project controls, risk management, change management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the United States.

Responsibilities

• Serve in lead project management roles on future airport and airline assignments, with an initial focus on opportunities in Texas and Louisiana.
• Establish project delivery strategies and lead multidisciplinary teams through planning, design, construction, commissioning, closeout, or other phases based on assignment requirements.
• Lead owner-side program management, project management, and construction management assignments as required by future opportunities.
• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, risk strategies, and delivery plans.
• Monitor project performance and provide clear reporting on schedule, budget, quality, risk, changes, and key delivery milestones.
• Coordinate with airport authorities, airlines, contractors, consultants, regulatory agencies, and other project stakeholders.
• Facilitate project meetings and maintain effective communication with clients, project teams, and senior leadership.
• Manage project financial performance, resource utilization, contracts, change management, and project controls.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary technical activities and support quality management of project deliverables.
• Identify project risks and lead resolution of technical, operational, commercial, and stakeholder issues.
• Support aviation pursuits, proposals, interviews, staffing strategies, and development of project delivery approaches.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and contribute to the growth of WSP's Aviation practice.
• Mentor project managers and other staff and support development of high-performing project teams.

Skills

Lead project management

Discipline leadership

Client relationships

Communication skills

Education

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

Job description

WSP is actively building its Aviation PM/CM team to support anticipated airport and airline opportunities, with an initial focus on Texas and Louisiana. We seek an experienced Lead Aviation Project Manager who can serve in key leadership roles as assignments develop.

The successful candidate will bring significant experience leading complex capital projects, multidisciplinary teams, and client relationships, with the flexibility to support assignments across the United States.