Position Overview
We are seeking a Project Manager (PM) to lead our aircraft maintenance hangar project at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). The PM must be skilled at reviewing design drawings and specifications, be able to manage and run efficient meetings, propose value engineering solutions that reduce project costs, and build and maintain a positive working relationship with the pre-development consultants and the client. The position requires an individual comfortable with a high degree of autonomy, who is skilled enough to be effective with little supervision, and who has the firsthand experience and maturity to supervise design team consultants, owner vendors and airport stakeholders. The PM must be able to work in a wide variety of environments ranging from office settings to construction sites to busy bustling terminals.
Duties and Responsibilities
Assist in administration of aviation facility improvement, renovation, and remodel projects
Assist with the preparation and support of development work plans for each project
Compile, track, and transmit project related documents and maintain and upload to a document control project file system
Prepare memos, reports, briefings and other client deliverables that include spreadsheets, complex graphs, charts and tables
Manage and run weekly meetings and provide follow-up documentation
Build and maintain a positive working relationship with the client
Provide clear concise communication to all stakeholders including creating monthly dashboard reports and program budgeting.
Provide continuity through all phases of the program
Review monthly invoices
Assist in vendor selection, managing progress of predevelopment and consultants, reporting progress, review/processing agreements and change orders
Propose value engineering solutions to reduce program costs
Provide cost estimating and change order management
Assist planning and design development team with tracking and reporting of all Planning and Design Activities including: Phasing, Geotechnical and Environmental, site civil as well as design activities
Manage and collect all client and stakeholder planning and design comments through program closure
Verify design team/construction documents with airline standards, Airport Design and Construction Handbook, TSA Guidelines, Building Code, etc.
Check planning and design drawings, specifications, shop drawings, and request for information, and review with the airport authority at pre-set intervals
Lead and coordinate all planning work to fully define the project to a sufficient level to meet the overall design
Provide Planning and Design Schedule Management and Control
Provide oversight to the continued development of the Project Definition Manual
Skills and Experience
Experience working for an Aviation related development firm / planner / designer
Experience and/or training in program and project management
Planning and Design experience, including experience planning and executing projects on aggressive schedules
Excel at working collaboratively with clients, contractors, architects, and other industry professionals
Leadership and problem-solving skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
The ability to be self-directed, self-motivating, and self-disciplined
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and BlueBeam
Physical ability to conduct regular site walks
10 years of experience in a Planning/Design Management capacity on an aviation-related development program
B.S. in Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or related field