Discipline Lead / Group Manager, Project Delivery - Airfield Construction & Engineering
About The Position
Our employee-owned and multi-disciplined team of engineering, design, and planning professionals is looking for an aviation engineer with engaging leadership skills, a demonstrated ability to cultivate and enhance relationships with prospective and current employees and clients, along with an unwavering passion for delivering design and construction projects. If this is you, please join our team as the Aviation Project Delivery Group Manager. As the Aviation Project Delivery Group Manager, you will lead a talented team of engineers and technicians to deliver design and construction projects for general aviation and commercial airports, along with airline clients throughout Minnesota. You will also be responsible for the overall growth, vision, and financial performance of the Aviation Project Delivery team and therefore will collaborate with the Vice President of Aviation and other Group Managers to assess and outline annual and strategic business objectives, develop and implement marketing plans, track prospective business opportunities, make decisions on strategic project pursuits based on team capabilities, lead proposal development efforts, cultivate and maintain relations with current and prospective clients, represent TKDA at project interviews, and attend local / regional conferences. As a Group Manager, you will be responsible for managing, recognizing, and developing the talents of your team members while encouraging and coaching your team to take on progressive and more autonomous responsibilities in alignment with their professional aspirations and annual / strategic business objectives of the Aviation team. Furthermore, you will frequently serve as a Project Manager for the design and construction of multi-discipline projects and be responsible for evaluating the scope, complexity, and scheduling / deliverable requirements along with managing overall project budgets, quality control, and contract execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related program from an accredited college/university.
- Registered professional engineer in Minnesota.
- Fifteen or more years of progressive experience developing, managing, and delivering an extensive portfolio of design and construction projects for general aviation and commercial service airports.
- Prior experience managing multi-disciplined airport engineering projects with a track record of profitability and satisfaction or repeat business.
- Prior business development experience demonstrated by an ability to cultivate, maintain, or deepen client relations and an ability to identify new business / contract opportunities.
- Prior experience pursuing and securing airport project opportunities in multiple locations.
- Prior experience coaching, developing, and leading a team of engineering professionals with varying years of experience and diverse collection of competencies and talents.
- Prior experience designing and overseeing airfield construction projects.
- Extensive knowledge of FAA airport planning, design and construction regulations.
- Demonstrated ability to apply effective written, verbal, and visual communication and presentation skills when managing project teams, coordinating deliverables, facilitating team meetings, developing proposals, preparing reports, engaging in business planning discussions, leading construction meetings, and representing the firm at regional and national conferences.
- Ability to travel locally and overnight up to 10% as needed for project meetings, construction observation, on-site client consultations, or conference attendance.
- Resides within a regular commuting distance of our MSP / Bloomington, MN location.
- Authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future visa sponsorship needs or requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Member of American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE).
- Previous experience contributing to or developing annual business plans and multi-year strategic plans to meet team, division, and corporate operational and financial goals.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, AviPLAN, 3-D rendering software, and various aviation simulation tools.
- Licensed pilot.
Responsibilities
- Lead a talented team of engineers and technicians to deliver design and construction projects for general aviation and commercial airports, along with airline clients throughout Minnesota.
- Responsible for the overall growth, vision, and financial performance of the Aviation Project Delivery team.
- Collaborate with the Vice President of Aviation and other Group Managers to assess and outline annual and strategic business objectives.
- Develop and implement marketing plans.
- Track prospective business opportunities.
- Make decisions on strategic project pursuits based on team capabilities.
- Lead proposal development efforts.
- Cultivate and maintain relations with current and prospective clients.
- Represent TKDA at project interviews.
- Attend local / regional conferences.
- Manage, recognize, and develop the talents of team members.
- Encourage and coach the team to take on progressive and more autonomous responsibilities.
- Serve as a Project Manager for the design and construction of multi-discipline projects.
- Evaluate the scope, complexity, and scheduling / deliverable requirements of projects.
- Manage overall project budgets, quality control, and contract execution.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Annual Incentive Plan (discretionary bonuses)
- HSA Contributions (monthly employer contributions if HSA-eligible plan is chosen)
- 401(k) Match
- ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
- Paid Time Off (accrued based on professional experience)
- Eight paid holidays per year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
