Project Manager - Aviation (New York / New Jersey, Full-Time)

McKnight International; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

McKnight International is seeking an experienced Project Manager - Aviation with 8+ years of PM experience, including at least 5 years on complex aviation infrastructure or capital projects in the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area.

The role involves leading projects through planning, design, procurement, construction, and asset turnover, coordinating with engineering teams, airport operations, contractors, and stakeholders. On-site 4–5 days/week in the NY/NJ region is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of project management experience with complex infrastructure projects.
• Experience in aviation or airport infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel to NY/NJ metro area and work on-site 4–5 days/week.
• Proficiency in project controls, budget management, and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Manage aviation infrastructure projects through initiation to closeout.
• Develop scopes, schedules, budgets, milestones, and implementation plans.
• Coordinate with airport operations, engineering, maintenance and procurement teams.
• Prepare dashboards, reports, and management presentations.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Budget & scheduling

Education

Aviation & Infrastructure Project Management

Capital Improvement & Operating Project Delivery

Project Planning & Scheduling

Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

PMIS

Excel

Job description

Jamaica, United States | Posted on 11/04/2026

McKnight International is a leading project controls and technology implementation company known for its commitment to delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget. We take pride in our dedication to safety, quality, and excellence in the construction industry. As we continue to grow, we seek skilled individuals to join our team and contribute to the success of our projects.

Note: We kindly ask not to be contacted at this time by recruiters or third-party agencies.

Our Company

At McKnight International, we specialize in providing innovative project controls and infrastructure technology consulting services to architects, engineers, and construction firms. Our work spans aviation, transportation, capital improvement programs, civil infrastructure, commercial development, and infrastructure technology initiatives.

We focus on integrating qualified personnel and effective systems to deliver precision, visibility, and successful project outcomes. Our organization is committed to fostering innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence while supporting complex infrastructure and consulting environments.

To learn more about McKnight International, please visit mcknightintl.com. For additional career opportunities, visit mcknightintl.com/careers.

The Role

McKnight International is seeking an experienced Project Manager - Aviation with 8+ years of professional project management experience preferred, including a minimum of 5 years managing concurrent, complex infrastructure capital or operating projects within the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area.

The ideal candidate will manage and coordinate aviation infrastructure projects, capital improvement initiatives, and operational programs throughout the project lifecycle, including planning, design, procurement, implementation, construction administration, commissioning, asset turnover, and closeout.

This role requires experience in infrastructure project management, project controls, budget and schedule management, procurement, risk assessment, construction administration, and stakeholder coordination. The individual hired will collaborate with engineering teams, airport operations personnel, contractors, consultants, project controls professionals, and other stakeholders to support successful project delivery.
Projects may involve capital improvements, facility planning, asset management, technology and innovation, sustainability, safety, customer experience, and other aviation initiatives depending on project requirements.

Experience managing projects within active airport environments is strongly preferred. Candidates with demonstrated experience managing complex infrastructure projects in transportation, utilities, public facilities, or comparable operational environments will also be considered.

This position requires on-site availability 4–5 days per week, with potential assignments at multiple aviation facilities throughout the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area.

Aviation Project Management Scope

• Manage and coordinate assigned aviation infrastructure projects, capital improvement initiatives, and operational programs throughout the project lifecycle.
  
• Develop and manage project scopes, objectives, schedules, budgets, milestones, deliverables, and implementation plans.
  
• Coordinate planning, design development, procurement, construction administration, commissioning, asset turnover, and project closeout.
  
• Monitor project performance, identify cost or schedule variances, and coordinate corrective actions.
  
• Review project schedules, recovery plans, dependencies, operational impacts, and delivery risks.
  
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, maintenance, procurement, finance, safety, security, and airport management teams.
  
• Support procurement activities, including RFPs, scopes of work, technical requirements, and work orders.
  
• Monitor consultant and contractor performance against project requirements, budgets, schedules, and contractual obligations.
  
• Prepare project reports, dashboards, risk registers, milestone trackers, and management presentations.
  
• Support successful project implementation, operational integration, and asset turnover.
  

Essential Job Functions

Project Planning, Development & Execution

• Manage assigned projects through initiation, planning, design, procurement, implementation, commissioning, and closeout.
  
• Develop project execution plans, schedules, milestones, and implementation requirements.
  
• Coordinate project scope, technical requirements, and operational priorities with stakeholders.
  
• Manage individual projects, multiple concurrent projects, and related workstreams as assigned.
  
• Identify project dependencies, resource requirements, operational constraints, and implementation challenges.
  
• Monitor progress and coordinate corrective actions to maintain project objectives.
  

Aviation Infrastructure & Capital Improvement Projects

• Manage and coordinate aviation capital improvement, infrastructure, operating, and facility-related projects.
  
• Support project planning and implementation within active airport and transportation environments.
  
• Coordinate with airport operations, maintenance, engineering, and facility management teams.
  
• Support infrastructure improvement activities involving airport facilities, utilities, operational assets, and capital improvements.
  
• Coordinate project phasing, operational access, construction sequencing, and facility impacts.
  
• Monitor construction and implementation activities for compliance with approved project requirements.
  

Project Scheduling, Controls & Performance Monitoring

• Develop, review, and monitor project schedules, milestones, dependencies, and performance objectives.
  
• Coordinate with project controls professionals to support project planning and performance monitoring.
  
• Review baseline schedules, schedule updates, recovery plans, and critical milestones.
  
• Identify scheduling conflicts, potential delays, and project delivery risks.
  
• Monitor project scope, schedule, budget, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
  
• Prepare progress reports, project dashboards, forecasts, and management summaries.
  

Budget Management, Cost Control & Change Management

• Manage assigned project budgets, expenditures, commitments, and financial performance.
  
• Review cost reports, budget updates, forecasts, and supporting financial documentation.
  
• Identify potential cost overruns, funding concerns, and financial risks.
  
• Coordinate with finance, procurement, and project controls teams to support cost tracking.
  
• Review project changes and evaluate associated cost or schedule impacts.
  
• Monitor work order contracts to ensure compliance with authorized scope, budget, and contract capacity.
  
• Prepare and coordinate RFPs, scopes of work, technical requirements, procurement packages, and related documentation.
  
• Support procurement of professional services, construction contracts, and project work orders.
  
• Coordinate technical documents, bridging documents, and procurement deliverables.
  
• Monitor consultant and contractor performance against contractual requirements and project objectives.
  
• Review contractor deliverables, project documentation, and implementation progress.
  
• Coordinate permits, approvals, access requirements, and project-related agreements.
  

Risk Management, Quality Assurance & Compliance

• Identify and monitor risks affecting project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and operations.
  
• Develop and coordinate risk mitigation strategies, corrective actions, and recovery plans.
  
• Maintain project risk registers, issue logs, decision logs, and corrective action trackers.
  
• Monitor compliance with project requirements, contractual obligations, and applicable standards.
  
• Coordinate with engineering, safety, security, and quality personnel to support project compliance.
  
• Review technical deliverables and project documentation for accuracy and completeness.
  

Stakeholder, Client & Team Coordination

• Serve as a primary project management contact for assigned projects.
  
• Coordinate with engineering, operations, maintenance, technology, finance, procurement, and other stakeholders.
  
• Facilitate project meetings, progress reviews, and coordination discussions.
  
• Collaborate with contractors, consultants, utilities, airlines, tenants, and external agencies as applicable.
  
• Communicate project objectives, schedules, budgets, risks, and implementation requirements.
  
• Resolve project coordination issues and support management decision-making.
  

Project Administration, Documentation & Reporting

• Develop and maintain project management plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, and supporting records.
  
• Prepare project status reports, executive summaries, dashboards, and management presentations.
  
• Maintain meeting minutes, action-item logs, decision logs, risk registers, and milestone trackers.
  
• Track project deliverables, approvals, commitments, and outstanding actions.
  
• Collect and analyze project performance information to support reporting and decision-making.
  
• Maintain accurate project correspondence, records, and supporting documentation.
  

Project Implementation, Asset Turnover & Closeout

• Coordinate implementation activities and monitor progress toward completion milestones.
  
• Support commissioning, operational integration, and transition to operations and maintenance teams.
  
• Coordinate outstanding project activities, corrective actions, and final deliverables.
  
• Review project completion documentation, asset information, warranties, and turnover requirements.
  
• Support final financial and administrative reconciliation.
  
• Prepare project closeout documentation, final reports, and lessons learned.
  

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum 5 years of project management experience managing concurrent, complex infrastructure capital or operating projects.
  
• Demonstrated experience supporting planning, design, procurement of construction contracts, and construction management or administration through successful asset turnover.
  
• Experience managing complex infrastructure, transportation, aviation, public facilities, or capital improvement projects.
  
• Strong understanding of project management, project controls, capital project delivery, and construction administration.
  
• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, procurement documentation, and progress reports.
  
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, schedules, and deliverables simultaneously.
  
• Experience coordinating engineering teams, contractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
  
• Knowledge of risk management, change management, quality assurance, and performance monitoring.
  
• Experience supporting procurement activities, including RFPs, scopes of work, and contract administration.
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and common project management and reporting tools.
  
• Strong leadership, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Valid driver's license.
  
• Ability to travel to assigned aviation facilities and obtain required airport security credentials.
  

Preferred

• 8+ years of professional project management experience.
  
• Aviation or airport infrastructure project management experience.
  
• Experience managing projects within active airport or complex transportation environments.
  
• Experience supporting public-sector infrastructure or major capital improvement programs.
  
• Familiarity with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or comparable scheduling applications.
  
• Experience preparing executive-level project reports, dashboards, and performance metrics.
  

Preferred Certifications

One or more of the following certifications is preferred, but not required:

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
  
• Professional Engineer (PE)
  
• Relevant aviation, infrastructure, construction management, or project management certifications
  
• Relevant certifications will be considered alongside demonstrated professional experience and project delivery accomplishments.
  

Education

• Aviation & Infrastructure Project Management
  
• Capital Improvement & Operating Project Delivery
  
• Project Lifecycle Management
  
• Project Planning, Scheduling & Coordination
  
• Construction Management & Administration
  
• Project Controls & Performance Monitoring
  
• Budget Management & Cost Forecasting
  
• Procurement & Contract Administration
  
• Scope Development & Change Management
  
• Airport Operations & Infrastructure Coordination
  
• Asset Turnover & Project Closeout
  
• Quality Assurance & Project Compliance
  
• Stakeholder Engagement & Client Communication
  
• Project Documentation & Executive Reporting
  
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) & Dashboards
  
• Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or Comparable Scheduling Tools
  
• Project Management Information Systems (PMIS)
  
• Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Related Reporting Tools
  

Physical, Schedule & Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time position.
  
• Hybrid work arrangement with a maximum of one remote workday per week.
  
• Regular on-site presence required 4–5 days per week.
  
• Project assignments throughout the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area.
  
• Primary work location determined by project requirements.
  
• Ability to travel between assigned aviation facilities as required.
  
• Regular working hours generally Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Eastern.
  
• Availability outside regular business hours may be required for emergencies, deadlines, and operational needs.
  
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods.
  
• Ability to work in office, construction, and operational infrastructure environments.
  
• Ability to participate in construction walkthroughs, project site visits, and field coordination meetings.
  
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).
  
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
  
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
  
• Must be able to complete required background checks and obtain airport identification credentials for secured areas.
  
• Must have reliable transportation to and from assigned work locations. Travel and commuting expenses are not reimbursed unless otherwise approved in writing.
  

Salary

Annual base salary range: $140,000–$180,000.

Compensation will be determined based on experience, professional qualifications, certifications, assigned responsibilities, and project requirements and will comply with applicable federal, state, and local pay equity requirements.

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) with employer matching contribution

Paid time off (PTO) and company holidays

Professional development and certification support

Collaborative and growth-oriented work environment

McKnight International is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.