Project Manager - Aviation

STV • Chicago, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

STV is seeking a Project Manager - Aviation to join its national Aviation team. This role involves overseeing and directing airport terminal improvements onsite for a client in Chicago, IL. The successful candidate must possess significant aviation experience and have previously managed design or construction within an active airport environment. STV is a leading infrastructure-focused professional services firm in North America, founded in 1912, with over 65 offices and 3,300 employees. The company specializes in advising, planning, designing, engineering, and delivering infrastructure for transportation systems, buildings, water, and other facilities. STV is committed to investing in its employees, fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, and making communities better through innovative solutions, volunteering, philanthropic activities, scholarships, and sustainability projects.

Requirements

• Achieved a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management (Candidates may substitute comparable experience for educational requirements)
• Minimum 10 years' experience, preferably on airport projects
• Experience in successful management of capital projects/programs of over $10M
• Knowledge of airport operations, design, and construction of airport facilities is required

Nice To Haves

• Experience in overseeing multiple construction activities concurrently as part of a complex capital infrastructure project is preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide project management, technical oversight and leadership for all phases of aviation projects associated with a capital improvement, including, but not limited to; business case development, stakeholder engagement, design management, design and construction procurement, permitting and federal/state approvals, scheduling, project delivery, cost and change management safety, quality control, and ORAT
• Provide guidance to discipline managers and contractors to address key program challenges, risk management, innovation, schedule and budget performance
• Provide leadership to ensure that responsibilities are accomplished to a high degree of quality which exceeds the expectation of the client
• Develop project level process and procedures, project controls, and governances, that align to and drive overall project goals
• Manage and oversee all aspects of project planning and development, including engineering and pre-construction/construction; bidding strategy; schedules; cost estimating; budget oversight; systems and facility integration; and commissioning/activation
• Facilitates coordination with stakeholders; airport operating divisions, airline operations, regulatory agencies and other delivery partners and oversight entities, as required
• Facilitates the development of the overall program schedule and oversees the integration of project level schedules
• Utilization of earned value management to track and manage the program and associated projects
• Schedule and conduct design and/or construction progress meetings
• Drive the planning, design, and construction deliverables to successfully meeting the deliverable dates
• Present progress to stakeholders and project delivery partners
• Use electronic tools including Primavera P6, Project Management Information Systems (PMIS), and other related software systems
• Coordinate maintenance of traffic and phasing plans, utility shutdown requests, impact notices, disruption notices, contingency planning and other tasks as needed

Benefits

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
• Paid Holidays (9 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees