Project Manager - Airport Planning & Coordination

PMA Consultants Careers•San Francisco, CA

3d•$149,833 - $212,719•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to provide owner-representative planning and coordination for airport-led capital projects at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The role will focus on aligning construction activities with operational requirements, schedules, stakeholder decisions, and mitigation plans. Initial assignments may include passenger boarding bridge and gate-related improvements, with the opportunity to transition into related terminal interior or owner-led scopes as project needs evolve. This opportunity is available at multiple levels. Final placement will be determined based on the selected candidate’s experience, skills, and alignment with business needs. We are committed to providing fair and equitable consideration for all applicants.

Requirements

10+ years of relevant project management experience supporting active-airport construction, aviation, terminal, or comparable capital projects.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related technical discipline required.
Demonstrated owner-representative experience coordinating airport authorities, airline stakeholders, designers, contractors, and operational teams.
Strong experience integrating operational requirements with construction planning, phasing, logistics, schedules, and project controls while independently managing multiple priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication, meeting facilitation, issue-resolution, and project-reporting skills.

Nice To Haves

Direct SFO or airline project experience preferred.
Passenger boarding bridge, gate, apron, or terminal project experience preferred.
Experience coordinating airport-led projects with airline-funded or airline-impacted improvements, as well as interior renovation or tenant-improvement work, preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary day-to-day owner-side contact for assigned airport-led projects and coordinate requirements among airport representatives, airline stakeholders, operations, facilities, design teams, and contractors.
Review project scope, design, phasing, logistics, and schedules to identify conflicts and impacts to gates, aircraft operations, passenger processing, airline facilities, and adjacent work.
Coordinate gate closures, passenger boarding bridge outages, temporary operating conditions, construction access, security requirements, shutdowns, and related operational mitigations.
Track stakeholder requirements, comments, approvals, decisions, actions, schedules, risks, issues, and decision deadlines needed to maintain project progress.
Prepare regular project reporting and escalate significant risks, conflicts, or decisions requiring leadership involvement.
Support transition into related owner-led interior renovation, tenant improvement, or capital project assignments as project needs evolve.
Other duties as assigned.