Project Director, Aviation

Leo A Daly LLC•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Project Director, Aviation provides leadership for aviation projects, teams, client relationships, and business development. The role contributes design thinking and research to projects and market strategy, serves as a leading voice with clients in the region and within the firm, and acts as a client advocate. It develops and supports direct reports through supervision, coaching, communication, accountability, and growth planning, while providing project oversight to promote quality, efficient delivery, profitability, and responsive design. The position provides strategic direction and business planning for designated agencies, establishes annual goals and actionable strategies aligned with the firmwide business plan, and works with business development staff and sector leaders to strengthen client relationships and secure new work. It positions the firm for solicitations, builds teaming relationships, leads pursuit responses, proposals, and interviews, and works toward annual growth and profit goals. The Project Director also helps lead and manage the Aviation team, aligns personnel with marketing and project needs, recruits and retains staff, and mentors Institutional team personnel. The role supports project management through performance and technical-quality reviews and participation in contract, scope, and fee negotiations. The employer describes its design culture as collaborative and focused on creating spaces that serve people, communities, and institutions.

Requirements

15+ years of project management experience on architecture/engineering aviation projects.
Experience leading aviation projects and aviation capital-project programs or similar.
Business development experience and established 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 different stages.
Ability to collaborate across the organization with 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

Registered Architect, Interior Designer, or Professional Engineer credential preferred.
Proficiency with Deltek Vision, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project, preferred.

Responsibilities

Contribute innovative thinking to projects, the studio, and market delivery, and promote design research that advances market strategy.
Serve as a leading voice with clients in the region and within the firm; act as a client advocate and support client relationships.
Supervise, coach, develop, and communicate with direct reports, including accountability and growth planning.
Lead and oversee market-team projects to support quality, efficient delivery, profitable performance, and innovative, responsive design.
Monitor and review project performance and technical quality, and assist with 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 actionable 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.
Build market visibility through client engagement, industry events, thought leadership, writing, and speaking.
Position the firm for RFPs and solicitations; develop strategic teaming relationships, evaluate opportunities, participate in go/no-go decisions, and lead pursuit responses with marketing staff and project personnel.
Achieve annual growth and profit goals; lead proposal development and interviews to win work.
Assist with leadership and management of the Aviation team, set expectations, lead projects, and support project development and execution.
Manage personnel needs to meet marketing and project requirements, and recruit and retain staff.
Mentor Institutional team personnel and contribute actively to their development.
Develop services and implement operational processes to improve and expand delivery.