Aviation Project Engineer
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.•Pittsburgh, PA
•Hybrid
About The Position
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is seeking an Aviation Project Engineer to contribute to the planning, design, and delivery of aviation infrastructure projects. This role involves working collaboratively with project managers, technical staff, clients, agencies, and subconsultants to deliver high-quality engineering solutions. The position offers opportunities for career growth, leadership development, and technical expertise expansion within JMT's growing aviation practice. The successful candidate will support a diverse portfolio of airport development projects, ranging from airfield improvements and terminal facilities to landside infrastructure and program management. JMT is an employee-owned firm committed to a collaborative culture and flexible work environment.
Requirements
- Ability to commute to the Pittsburgh, PA office and/or client sites within the Pittsburgh, PA area, 3 days a week.
- Experience in aviation infrastructure projects.
- Proficiency in preparing engineering calculations, plans, specifications, reports, cost estimates, and bid documents.
- Experience coordinating with project team members, clients, agencies, and subconsultants.
- Familiarity with FAA standards, client requirements, and industry best practices.
- Ability to manage assigned tasks and support project delivery within established schedules, budgets, and quality requirements.
- Experience attending client meetings and collaborating with stakeholders.
- Ability to assist with scope, schedule, staffing, and workload planning.
- Experience supporting proposal preparation and project interview activities.
- Willingness to participate in aviation or engineering industry organizations and professional-development activities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in leading technical design efforts.
- Experience in providing technical oversight and quality reviews.
- Experience in coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and subconsultants.
- Experience in mentoring developing engineers and support staff development.
- Experience in leading or contributing to scope development, staffing plans, level-of-effort estimates, project schedules, and budget monitoring.
- Experience serving as a technical resource and point of contact for clients and project teams.
- Experience in business-development activities.
- Experience contributing to discipline standards, process improvements, knowledge sharing, and innovative project-delivery practices.
- Experience representing the company through industry organizations, committee involvement, conference presentations, or technical publications.
Responsibilities
- Support or lead the design of aviation infrastructure projects, including airfield, landside, utility, and site development improvements, based on experience and assignment.
- Prepare engineering calculations, plans, specifications, reports, cost estimates, and bid documents.
- Coordinate with project team members, clients, agencies, and subconsultants.
- Participate in project planning, design development, interdisciplinary coordination, constructability reviews, and quality-control activities.
- Assist with evaluating alternatives and developing practical engineering solutions.
- Manage assigned tasks and support delivery of projects in accordance with established schedules, budgets, and quality requirements.
- Attend client meetings and collaborate with stakeholders throughout project development.
- Apply FAA standards, client requirements, and industry best practices in project design.
- Assist with scope, schedule, staffing, and workload planning.
- Support proposal preparation and project interview activities, as appropriate.
- Participate in aviation or engineering industry organizations and professional-development activities.
- Lead technical design efforts for selected aviation projects and task assignments.
- Provide technical oversight and quality reviews for project deliverables.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and subconsultants.
- Mentor developing engineers and support staff development.
- Lead or contribute to scope development, staffing plans, level-of-effort estimates, project schedules, and budget monitoring.
- Serve as a technical resource and point of contact for clients and project teams.
- Participate in proposal development, project interviews, and business-development activities.
- Contribute to discipline standards, process improvements, knowledge sharing, and innovative project-delivery practices.
- Represent JMT through industry organizations, committee involvement, conference presentations, or technical publications.
Benefits
- 100% employee-owned
- Collaborative culture
- Flexible work environment
- Opportunities to expand technical expertise
- Opportunities to build client relationships
- Opportunities to advance within the aviation practice
- Opportunities for professional growth
- Opportunities for progressively assume greater responsibility for technical oversight, project management, staff mentoring, business development, and client relationships.
- Hands-on leadership experience
- Mentorship
- Knowledge sharing
- Progressively responsible assignments
- Opportunities to help shape the future of JMT’s aviation practice
- Potential advancement into regional and practice leadership roles
- Long-term succession planning
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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