Project Manager, Aviation

Pape-Dawson Engineers; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pape-Dawson Engineers in Shreveport, LA seeks a Project Manager to lead civil engineering projects, balancing technical quality with strong leadership and client coordination.

You will oversee scopes, schedules, budgets, and stakeholder communications, while mentoring staff and supporting business development. ABET-accredited degree and PE license are required, with 5–6 years of project management experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.).
• Minimum 5 years (6 preferred) leading civil engineering projects from concept to closeout.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate project teams to meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Manage project execution, including scope, budgets, schedules, risks, and deliverables.
• Provide technical leadership and quality oversight for plans, reports, and calculations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders to ensure timely project delivery.
• Develop strong client and agency relationships and support business development.
• Mentor junior staff and ensure accountability for deadlines and performance.
• Guide airfield-related design activities and FAA-compliant documentation where applicable.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Client relations

Education

ABET-accredited civil engineering degree

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Overview

The Project Manager leads the planning, coordination, and successful delivery of engineering projects while balancing technical quality with project and people leadership. This role manages project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations; coordinates multidisciplinary teams; develops strong client and agency relationships; and supports the growth and development of team members. The Project Manager is accountable for responsive, high-quality project execution and financial stewardship and demonstrates leadership consistent with Pape-Dawson's Excellence in Action Leadership Principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate project teams to deliver high-quality work in accordance with agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Manage project execution, including scopes, budgets, schedules, risks, deliverables, and resource coordination across concurrent assignments.
• Provide technical leadership and quality oversight for project deliverables, including plans, reports, calculations, specifications, estimates, and other technical documentation as applicable.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary team members, subconsultants, clients, agencies, and other stakeholders to resolve issues, maintain alignment, and support timely project delivery.
• Build and maintain trusted client and stakeholder relationships through responsive communication, sound judgment, and solution-oriented problem solving.
• Support business development and pursuit activities, including scope development, proposals, qualifications, interviews, teaming, and other client development efforts as applicable.
• Mentor and develop engineers, designers, analysts, and other technical staff through day-to-day direction, feedback, and professional development support.
• Demonstrate accountability for recurring responsibilities, deadlines, team productivity, responsiveness, quality, and financial stewardship while fostering strong working relationships.
• Lead the planning and design of airfield improvements, including runways, taxiways, aprons, grading and drainage, airfield lighting and signage, and NAVAIDs coordination.
• Oversee preparation of aviation plans, specifications, estimates, technical reports, and design calculations in accordance with applicable FAA standards and advisory circulars.
• Direct airfield geometry, pavement, stormwater, utility coordination, and related technical design activities.
• Guide construction phasing and safety planning for operating airports and support bid- and construction-phase services.
• Coordinate with airport sponsors, FAA representatives, and other aviation stakeholders to obtain approvals and address review comments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an ABET-accredited program.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.).
• Requires a minimum of 5 years (6 preferred) managing projects from conception through completion.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, budgets, schedules, teams, deliverables, and client expectations.
• Strong leadership, mentorship, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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