Senior Aviation Planner

HNTB Corporation•San Francisco, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

HNTB's National Aviation Planning + Environmental Planning Practice is seeking exceptionally qualified candidates for a Senior Aviation Planner position. Successful candidates will demonstrate a record of achievement in aviation planning consulting services, an enthusiasm for aviation, solid critical thinking skills, and a desire to explore the multi-disciplinary workstreams that shape the airports of tomorrow. Positions are available in any of our nationwide HNTB offices. Aviation planning involves critical-thinking problem-solvers who tackle any question that comes their way and continually build trust through exceptional client service. The team serves airport owners and airline clients to carry out a wide variety of analyses spanning multiple disciplines: landside, terminal, airside, airspace, environmental, land use, and financial/advisory. Daily tasks include delivering on master plans, environmental permitting, gate layouts, curbside studies, terminal modernizations, and more. This team is comprised of doers of the highest order. At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, HNTB has been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field and 10 years related experience, or Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field and 9 yrs of relevant experience

Nice To Haves

Strong track record of delivering aviation planning services with quality work, on time, on budget, and to the client's satisfaction (4for4).
Industry relationships with clients and consultant partners.
Active participation in one or more of the aviation industry advocacy organizations.
Desire to innovate and bring a critical eye to solving the industry's most complex problems.
Interest in mentoring the next generation of aviation talent.
Prior experience as a project manager or task manager on complex large- and medium-hub airport planning studies.
Expert level knowledge of one or more of the aviation planning disciplines.
Excellent communication and critical thinking skills.
Strong preference for competency with AutoCAD, design programs such as Rhinoceros, Revit, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, or data analysis languages such as Python or R.

Responsibilities

Under minimal direction, performs a variety of more highly complex professional planning, environmental planning, landscape architecture and urban design project responsibilities, and leads technical tasks.
Writes and/or reviews major sections of and leads production of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents for projects.
Coordinates and synthesizes the contributions of others.
Leads, prepares, and reviews graphics, technical reports, work plans, scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to Request for Proposals for projects.
Prepares and reviews budgets, invoicing, and billing.
Leads public and stakeholder engagement and presents information to the community.
Provides guidance and mentors staff.
Leads coordination with clients, sub-consultants, and in-house personnel on a regular basis to complete assigned tasks.
Recommends process and system improvements that result in greater efficiencies, enhanced capacities, and improved service delivery.
Supports department managers and office leadership with strategic planning, staffing/training, and other special projects.
May serve as project manager or task lead.
Performs other duties as assigned.