ORAT Activation & Transition Lead (Aviation Projects)

Jacobs; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Stock options

Unlimited PPTO

Seven paid holidays

Caregiver leave

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an ORAT Specialist to lead operational readiness programs for complex aviation and infrastructure projects. You will manage trials, training, and stakeholder engagement while coordinating with design, construction, and operations teams across the portfolio.

The role involves frequent travel to project sites in the United States and requires strong planning, communication, and collaboration skills to deliver seamless transitions and opening strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aviation management, Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Management, Planning, Business, or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience contributing to ORAT, activation, airport or facility operations, construction, commissioning, training, trials, stakeholder engagement, project controls, or other complex capital-program delivery.
• Ability to coordinate ORAT activities and lead defined workstreams such as operational trials or Familiarization, Induction and Training.
• Experience coordinating stakeholders, facilitating meetings, and producing client-ready documentation.
• Knowledge of facility or airport operations and relationships among design, construction, testing, turnover, and readiness.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to planning, mobilization, and execution of ORAT programs across the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain work plans, schedules, trackers, and coordination materials for ORAT activities.
• Support stakeholder engagement and operational interface planning with clients, operators, airlines, tenants, designers, contractors, regulators, and partners.
• Gather, validate, and document operational requirements; contribute to Concepts of Operations and transition plans.
• Coordinate Familiarization, Induction and Training activities, including content development and tracking.
• Lead tabletop exercises, operational trials, simulations, and readiness evaluations as assigned.
• Track ORAT dependencies with design, construction, testing, turnover, permitting, and milestones.
• Maintain readiness controls, dashboards, and SharePoint content; prepare status reports and presentations.
• Document decisions, owners, due dates, constraints, and escalations; manage tasks and communicate risks.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Teamwork

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Travel readiness

On-site work

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an ORAT Specialist to lead operational readiness programs for complex aviation and infrastructure projects. You will manage trials, training, and stakeholder engagement while coordinating with design, construction, and operations teams across the portfolio.

The role involves frequent travel to project sites in the United States and requires strong planning, communication, and collaboration skills to deliver seamless transitions and opening strategies.