Aviation Engineer

HDR•Denver, CO

3d•$106,870 - $163,163

About The Position

HDR’s Aviation Engineer will participate in the HDR Airfield Design Community of Practice (CoP), focusing on design and engineering for general aviation, commercial service, and military airfields. Duties include: assisting in the management of larger projects or managing smaller projects; preparing or reviewing scopes, budgets, and schedules; preparing or overseeing civil aviation related designs, studies, and technical reports per FAA standards, including airfield geometric layouts, airfield pavement sections design, basic airspace analysis, airfield pavement markings, airfield electrical layout, grading and drainage; making decisions on design and engineering procedures as needed; preparing or overseeing, and managing submittals for various sizes of contract plans, specifications, engineer’s report and engineer’s opinion of probable construction cost for different project milestones; performing or overseeing work in AutoCAD Civil 3D, FAARFIELD (FAA software for airfield pavement design) and AviPlan (a specialized aircraft movement visualization software); staying abreast of FAA Orders and Advisory Circulars (AC), local agency requirements, and client manuals; serving and/or growing as a technical expert in specialty elements such as airfield pavement design, phasing, airfield electrical, grading, and drainage; coordinating with subconsultants, contractors, and vendors; conducting verbal and written communication with clients and leading design review meetings; performing construction administration such as reviewing submittits, leading construction meetings, and responding to Requests for Information; compiling project records and maintaining SharePoint sites and project files; planning, organizing and supervising project work of other junior staff and technicians; mentoring junior engineers and technical staff, fostering professional growth and knowledge sharing; implementing and performing quality control on project deliverables; and providing marketing support to win aviation projects.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering field
3 years of experience in aviation engineering
Experience in airfield design
Experience in airfield safety areas and construction phasing
Experience in permitting for civil aviation projects
Experience in construction administration
Experience with FAA Advisory Circulars
Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D
Experience with AviPlan
Experience with FAARFIELD
Experience with Revu Bluebeam
Experience with Microsoft Office
Hold Engineer-in-Training certification or must have passed Fundamentals of Engineering examination

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

Responsibilities

Assisting in the management of larger projects or managing smaller projects
Preparing or reviewing scopes, budgets, and schedules
Preparing or overseeing civil aviation related designs, studies, and technical reports per FAA standards, including airfield geometric layouts, airfield pavement sections design, basic airspace analysis, airfield pavement markings, airfield electrical layout, grading and drainage
Making decisions on design and engineering procedures as needed
Preparing or overseeing, and managing submittals for various sizes of contract plans, specifications, engineer’s report and engineer’s opinion of probable construction cost for different project milestones
Performing or overseeing work in AutoCAD Civil 3D, FAARFIELD and AviPlan
Staying abreast of FAA Orders and Advisory Circulars (AC), local agency requirements, and client manuals
Serving and/or growing as a technical expert in specialty elements such as airfield pavement design, phasing, airfield electrical, grading, and drainage
Coordinating with subconsultants, contractors, and vendors
Conducting verbal and written communication with clients and leading design review meetings
Performing construction administration such as reviewing submittals, leading construction meetings, and responding to Requests for Information
Compiling project records and maintaining SharePoint sites and project files
Planning, organizing and supervising project work of other junior staff and technicians
Mentoring junior engineers and technical staff, fostering professional growth and knowledge sharing
Implementing and performing quality control on project deliverables
Providing marketing support to win aviation projects