Senior Aviation Program Director — Airport Projects (TX/LA)

WSP in the U.S.; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is expanding its Aviation PM/CM team to support anticipated airport and airline opportunities, with an initial focus on Texas and Louisiana. We seek an experienced Lead Aviation Project Manager who can serve in key project leadership roles as future assignments develop.

The successful candidate will bring significant experience leading complex capital projects, multidisciplinary teams, and client relationships, with mobility to support assignments across the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Aviation Management, or a related field.
• 15+ years of professional experience managing complex infrastructure, transportation, aviation, airport development, or capital improvement projects.
• Demonstrated experience serving in lead project management roles on significant capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary projects and project teams.
• Experience managing projects through design and/or construction.
• Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, contracts, risk, staffing, change, and client relationships.
• Strong understanding of project controls, risk management, change management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Ability to understand and manage technical and project delivery requirements across multiple disciplines.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and client-facing communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with clients, contractors, consultants, regulatory agencies, and internal teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively and support project assignments in different locations across the United States, including temporary or longer-term assignments based on project needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management roles on future airport and airline assignments, with an initial focus on opportunities in Texas and Louisiana.
• Establish project delivery strategies and lead multidisciplinary teams through planning, design, construction, commissioning, closeout, or other phases based on assignment requirements.
• Lead owner-side program management, project management, and construction management assignments as required by future opportunities.
• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, risk strategies, and delivery plans.
• Monitor project performance and provide clear reporting on schedule, budget, quality, risk, changes, and key delivery milestones.
• Coordinate with airport authorities, airlines, contractors, consultants, regulatory agencies, and other project stakeholders.
• Facilitate project meetings and maintain effective communication with clients, project teams, and senior leadership.
• Manage project financial performance, resource utilization, contracts, change management, and project controls.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary technical activities and support quality management of project deliverables.
• Identify project risks and lead resolution of technical, operational, commercial, and stakeholder issues.
• Support aviation pursuits, proposals, interviews, staffing strategies, and development of project delivery approaches.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and contribute to the growth of WSP's Aviation practice.
• Mentor project managers and other staff and support development of high-performing project teams.

Skills

Aviation experience

Project leadership

Multidisciplinary teams

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Project controls software

Scheduling software

Job description

WSP is expanding its Aviation PM/CM team to support anticipated airport and airline opportunities, with an initial focus on Texas and Louisiana. We seek an experienced Lead Aviation Project Manager who can serve in key project leadership roles as future assignments develop.

The successful candidate will bring significant experience leading complex capital projects, multidisciplinary teams, and client relationships, with mobility to support assignments across the United States.