Regional Aviation Services Director, Southeast Growth

Floridaairports; Saint Augustine (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Passero Associates seeks a senior aviation services director to lead and grow our Southeast practice across Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, with particular emphasis on Florida.

This role combines aviation-expertise, business development, financial oversight, and people leadership to deliver high-quality planning, engineering, and construction services while building lasting client relationships in the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 15+ years of aviation consulting/airport experience.
• Proven leadership of a regional aviation practice or major program.
• Strong knowledge of FAA AIP and funded airport projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for the Southeast aviation practice.
• Lead, mentor, recruit, and develop project managers, engineers, planners, architects, and other aviation professionals.
• Build and maintain relationships with airport sponsors, airport authorities, municipalities, FAA representatives, state aviation agencies, and industry partners.
• Develop and execute regional business-development strategies, including client development, strategic pursuits, proposals, interviews, teaming arrangements, and contract negotiations.
• Represent Passero at aviation conferences, professional organizations, client meetings, and industry events.
• Maintain executive oversight of aviation projects to promote successful delivery, client satisfaction, technical quality, financial performance, and effective risk management.
• Lead the financial and operational performance of the practice, including revenue/net billings, profitability, budgets, forecasting, backlog, utilization, staffing, and workload planning.
• Develop future leaders and maintain effective succession and workforce plans.
• Promote collaboration across disciplines and offices to deliver comprehensive aviation planning, engineering, architecture, and construction-related services.

Skills

Executive leadership

Business development

Aviation industry knowledge

Financial acumen

Strategic communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/planning/architecture/aviation management/business

Job description

Passero Associates seeks a senior aviation services director to lead and grow our Southeast practice across Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, with particular emphasis on Florida.

This role combines aviation-expertise, business development, financial oversight, and people leadership to deliver high-quality planning, engineering, and construction services while building lasting client relationships in the region.