Program Director - Aviation Market

Gresham Smith • Ft. Lauderdale, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Program Director is ultimately responsible for overall project delivery and reports directly to the client on-site. The role is intended to operate much like a client employee serving as the Project Manager for a task. It may require travel and/or relocation to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Knoxville, Tennessee; Dallas, Texas; Tampa, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Charlotte, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; or Chicago, Illinois.

The Program Director leads aviation-market projects, manages client relationships, monitors contractor performance, and oversees project scope, budget, schedule, risk, change management, safety, security, quality, and staffing. The role also prepares and presents monthly executive summaries and supporting project performance reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Project or Program Management, Architecture, or Engineering.
• 15 or more years of job-related experience.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to lead, develop, and deliver persuasive presentations that build client confidence and help secure design contracts.
• Successful project management experience managing multidisciplinary projects with highly satisfied clients.
• Evidence of strong team leadership, consistently high-quality deliverables, and routinely strong financial outcomes.
• Ability to develop new client relationships and maintain healthy relationships with existing clients.
• Solid operational insight and commitment to quality in driving projects and executing deliverables.
• Curiosity, creativity, and a collaborative spirit.

Nice To Haves

• 10 or more years serving aviation clients in a construction management, consulting, or direct managerial capacity, with routine involvement in capital project delivery (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Manage and interface regularly with clients.
• Provide overall project leadership, evaluate project progress, and ensure the contractor stays within scope, budget, and schedule.
• Implement and oversee a change management system, risk identification, and mitigation plans.
• Review and approve contractor payment applications.
• Review and oversee compliance with the contractor’s safety plan, MOT plan, security plan, and quality plan.
• Plan and forecast staffing needs.
• Prepare, provide, and lead a monthly executive summary presentation to the client.
• Prepare project performance reports supporting monthly executive summaries, including project progress to date and forecasts, project photographs, schedule milestone tracking, earned-value financial reporting and budget review, and a project risk and mitigation inventory.

Benefits

• In-house learning, tuition reimbursement, licensure support, and professional organization engagement.
• Flexible schedules and generous paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision healthcare coverage and wellness programs.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance, paid life and AD&D insurance.
• Supplemental, critical care, pet, legal, and ID theft insurance.
• Family planning and parental leave.
• Mass/public transit program.
• Telemedicine and employee assistance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director