Project Director, Aviation

Leo A Daly LLC•Los Angeles, CA

2h•$165,000 - $225,000

About The Position

The Project Director, Aviation provides project, team, and business leadership for aviation work. The role serves as a client advocate and relationship partner, advances design research and market strategy, and provides leadership and oversight to help ensure quality, efficient, profitable project delivery and responsive, innovative design. It supports project management through performance and technical-quality reviews and participation in contract, scope, and fee negotiations with strategic partners. The position establishes vision, strategy, and annual business goals for designated agencies, works with business development staff and sector leaders to build client relationships and secure new business, and leads pursuit strategy, proposal development, and interviews. The Project Director is expected to contribute as a visible thought leader in the aviation market, achieve annual growth and profit goals, and develop strategic teaming relationships and responses to RFPs and solicitations. The role also assists with leadership and management of the Aviation team, including staffing, recruiting, retention, coaching, mentoring, and personnel development. The successful candidate brings extensive architecture/engineering aviation project-management experience, aviation-market business-development capabilities, and strong client, leadership, communication, and organizational skills. LEO A DALY offers a competitive benefits package intended to support health, financial stability, and work-life balance. The stated base salary range is $165,000–$225,000, depending on applicable experience.

Requirements

15+ years of project-management experience on architecture/engineering aviation projects.
Experience leading aviation projects and aviation capital-project programs or similar work.
Business-development experience and proven connections within the aviation industry or marketplace.
Experience leading large and small user groups through the design process for large projects.
Working knowledge of current construction materials and methods and a variety of project-delivery and contracting processes.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture, engineering, or interior design from an accredited college or university.
Excellent time-management and organizational skills, including the ability to stay current on issues across several concurrent projects at various stages.
Ability to collaborate with people throughout the organization and maintain a strong team-oriented approach.
Exceptional client-management, customer-service, writing, and presentation skills.
Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Nice To Haves

Registration as an Architect, Interior Designer, or Professional Engineer is preferred.
Proficiency with Deltek Vision, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Act as a collaborative partner and contribute innovative thinking to projects, the studio, and market delivery; promote design research that advances market strategy.
Serve as a leading voice with clients in the region and within the firm, and act as a client advocate by supporting client relationships.
Develop and lead direct reports through supervision, coaching, communication, accountability, and growth planning.
Provide project leadership and oversight to the market team, supporting quality, efficient delivery, profitable performance, and innovative, responsive design.
Assist project management by monitoring project performance and technical quality and participating in contract, scope, and fee negotiations with strategic partners.
Provide vision, strategic direction, planning, and thought leadership for designated agencies.
Establish annual business goals, strategies, and tactics aligned with the national firmwide P+I business plan.
Work with business-development staff and sector leaders to nurture client relationships, develop business, and secure new clients.
Represent the aviation market through client-facing thought leadership, industry events, writing, and speaking.
Develop and position the firm for RFPs and solicitations, including strategic teaming, opportunity evaluation, go/no-go decisions, and leading active pursuits with marketing staff and project personnel.
Achieve annual growth and profit goals.
Lead proposal development and interviews to win work.
Communicate and present effectively to industry audiences, clients, and internal staff.
Assist with leadership and management of the Aviation team, set expectations, and support project development and execution.
Manage personnel needs to meet marketing and project requirements; recruit and retain staff.
Mentor the Institutional team and actively support department personnel development.
Develop services and build and implement operational processes to improve and expand delivery.