Senior Aviation Planner: Master Planning Lead

HNTB Corporation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation is seeking a Senior Aviation Planner to drive advanced master plans, environmental permitting, and airport modernization initiatives across multiple markets. You will lead complex planning studies, coordinate with airport owners, airlines, and sub-consultants, and mentor junior staff.

The role demands a strong aviation planning track record, excellent communication, and the ability to manage budgets, proposals, and broad stakeholder engagements across locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant fields and 10 years related experience, or a Master’s with 9 years related experience.
• Strong track record of delivering aviation planning services with quality work, on time, on budget, and to the client's satisfaction (4for4).
• Industry relationships with clients and consultant partners.
• Active participation in aviation industry advocacy organizations.
• Desire to innovate and mentor the next generation of aviation talent.

Responsibilities

• Under minimal direction, performs a variety of more highly complex professional planning, environmental planning, landscape architecture and urban design project responsibilities, and leads technical tasks.
• Writes and/or reviews major sections of and leads production of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents for projects. Coordinates and synthesizes the contributions of others.
• Leads, prepares, and reviews graphics, technical reports, work plans, scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to Requests for Proposals for projects. Prepares and reviews budgets, invoicing, and billing.
• Leads public and stakeholder engagement and presents information to the community.
• Provides guidance and mentors staff.
• Leads coordination with clients, sub-consultants, and in-house personnel on a regular basis to complete assigned tasks.
• Recommends process and system improvements that result in greater efficiencies, enhanced capacities, and improved service delivery.
• Supports department managers and office leadership with strategic planning, staffing/training, and other special projects.
• May serve as project manager or task lead.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Aviation planning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field

Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Rhinoceros

Revit

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Python

R

Job description

HNTB Corporation is seeking a Senior Aviation Planner to drive advanced master plans, environmental permitting, and airport modernization initiatives across multiple markets. You will lead complex planning studies, coordinate with airport owners, airlines, and sub-consultants, and mentor junior staff.

The role demands a strong aviation planning track record, excellent communication, and the ability to manage budgets, proposals, and broad stakeholder engagements across locations.