Senior Aviation Project Leader: Complex Infrastructure

WSP; Farmers Branch (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is expanding its Aviation PM/CM Team, seeking a Lead Aviation Project Manager to guide future airport and airline projects in Texas, Louisiana, and beyond. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage scopes, budgets, and schedules, and nurture critical client relationships across the U.S.

The role requires extensive travel, strong leadership, and a proven track record in delivering complex infrastructure and aviation initiatives.

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 lead project management experience on significant capital projects.
• 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 manage technical and project delivery requirements across multiple disciplines.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and client-facing communication skills.
• Ability to travel extensively across the United States.

Responsibilities

• Serve in lead project management roles on future airport and airline assignments with initial focus on TX and LA.
• Establish delivery strategies and lead multidisciplinary teams through planning, design, construction, commissioning, closeout.
• Lead owner-side program management, project management, and construction management assignments as required.
• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing, risk strategies, and delivery plans.
• Monitor performance and report on schedule, budget, quality, risk, and milestones.
• Coordinate with airport authorities, airlines, contractors, consultants, regulators, and stakeholders.
• Facilitate meetings and maintain communication with clients, teams, and leadership.
• Manage project financial performance, resource utilization, contracts, change management, and controls.
• Coordinate technical activities and support quality of deliverables.
• Identify risks and lead resolution of technical, operational, commercial, and stakeholder issues.
• Support aviation pursuits, proposals, interviews, staffing, and delivery approaches.
• Build and maintain client relationships and grow WSP Aviation practice.
• Mentor project managers and staff to develop high-performing teams.

Skills

Lead project management

Multidisciplinary teams

Client relationships

Project controls

Risk management

Communication with clients

Travel extensive

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Architecture/Aviation Management

Job description

WSP is expanding its Aviation PM/CM Team, seeking a Lead Aviation Project Manager to guide future airport and airline projects in Texas, Louisiana, and beyond. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage scopes, budgets, and schedules, and nurture critical client relationships across the U.S.

The role requires extensive travel, strong leadership, and a proven track record in delivering complex infrastructure and aviation initiatives.