Airfield Engineer

City of Charlotte•Charlotte, NC

4d•$117,081 - $146,352

About The Position

This position is responsible for administrative and professional work managing complex airport projects and programs at one of the world’s busiest airports, where schedules and operations impact the local and national airspace. This position oversees project management staff managing engineering projects and programs through planning, design, procurement, and construction administration phases at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Projects overseen span the full range of airside, landside, and horizontal infrastructure, including runway, taxiway, and apron pavement programs; airfield lighting and NAVAID systems; roadway and bridge improvements; parking facilities; storm drainage and sanitary sewer utility upgrades; facility renovations and additions; and environmental compliance and mitigation projects. Work involves major technical decision-making and independent judgment within established guidelines. Work is evaluated based on results. Successful delivery of construction projects on-time and within budget; experience in change management and compliance with applicable laws, rules, ordinances, and regulations; experience in all construction project phase services, including pre-design, design/pre-bid, bid, construction, and post-construction; experience managing a staff augmentation, contracts, and experience in government contract administration.

Requirements

Bachelor's Level Degree – Engineering plus seven years of experience
Professional Engineer (PE) license required
Requires a valid driver’s license, with no more than six points, and the ability to obtain and maintain a City driving permit.
Schedule subject to irregular hours, occasional urgent or emergency work required.
Certain criminal convictions will disqualify individuals from unescorted access privileges and, therefore, preclude them from employment.
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of principles and concepts of civil engineering.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding of fundamental and advanced engineering principles to project design or planning.
Ability to perform difficult and complex engineering mathematical computations, to make estimates, and compile moderately complex engineering data and statistics.
Ability to interpret contracts, bids/proposals, specifications, and other technical documents.
Experience with database management and project management software.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
The ability to work effectively with co-workers, tenants, and contractors, representing the airport in a professional and positive manner.
Ability to produce technical reports.
Ability to successfully apply and direct change control principles to project planning and implementation.
Ability to supervise and inspect the work of development staff and contractors.
Ability to apply conflict resolution techniques.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree plus five years of experience, or bachelor’s degree plus seven years of experience, required. Major coursework should have included an aviation-related field, business or public administration, engineering, or a related field. Experience must be related to airport engineering, planning, construction, and/or communities’ programs, and include some supervisory experience.
A professional engineering license is required.

Responsibilities

Coordinates multiple development and construction programs/projects and consultants at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Supervises, leads, and mentors professional and paraprofessional engineering staff.
Negotiates professional services contracts, contract changes, monitors contractor performance, solicits contractor bids/proposals, monitors quality of work, provides regular status reports, performs special studies, and responds to requests from internal and external stakeholders, such as Airport Executives, Airlines, tenants, FAA, TSA, etc.
Interfaces with various governmental agencies to ensure departmental compliance with regulatory requirements such as the FAA AIP Handbook, FAA Advisory Circulars, in addition to state and local requirements, ordinances, and codes
Makes difficult engineering computations, designs complex major engineering projects, prepares complete engineering plans and specifications, prepares clear and concise technical reports, and completes projects accurately and on schedule.
Interprets contracts, bids/proposals, specifications, and other technical documents.
Manages the procurement of engineering-related services, such as project management support services, RPR services, engineering on-call, individual project engineering services, materials testing, surveying, and utility locates. Also manage the procurement of construction bids
Calculates cost estimates and identifies resources needed for projects.
Reviews the work of architects, engineers, contractors, and other project service providers.
Makes design modifications necessary to conform to regulatory and project requirements.
Approves the designs as appropriate.
Provides professional and technical assistance to program managers, engineering staff, contract officers, and others during various phases of project design/construction to help evaluate proposals and make recommendations for contract approvals/changes.
Evaluate project workload and optimize staffing resources in a manner consistent to support pace of the Airport’s CIP
Utilize Airport’s Project Management Information System (PMIS) software in order to interface with contractors and Engineering/Architectural consultants throughout the project lifecycle to manage schedules and risk
Serves as the Airport’s technical expert for Modification of Standards on file with the FAA’s Airport Data and Information Portal.
Responds to calls outside of normal work hours, and returns to work as needed to resolve urgent problems 24/7/365.