Senior Project Manager - Aviation

STV • Newark, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

STV is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join its national Aviation team and oversee and direct airport terminal improvements onsite for a client in New York, NY or Newark, NJ. The successful candidate will have significant aviation experience and prior experience managing design or construction within an active airport environment. The role provides project management, technical oversight, and leadership across all phases of aviation capital improvement projects, from business case development and stakeholder engagement through design, procurement, approvals, delivery, and commissioning or activation. It also involves coordinating airport operating divisions, airline operations, regulatory agencies, delivery partners, and oversight entities, while managing schedules, budgets, risk, quality, safety, and project controls.

Requirements

• Significant aviation experience, including prior management of design or construction within an active airport environment.
• At least 12 years of experience, preferably on airport projects.
• Knowledge of airport operations and the design and construction of airport facilities.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management; comparable experience may be substituted for educational requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in successful management of capital projects or programs valued at over $10 million.
• Experience overseeing multiple construction activities concurrently as part of a complex capital infrastructure project.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management, technical oversight, and leadership for all phases of aviation capital improvement projects, including business case development, stakeholder engagement, design management, design and construction procurement, permitting and federal and state approvals, scheduling, project delivery, cost and change management, safety, quality control, and ORAT.
• Guide discipline managers and contractors in addressing program challenges, risk management, innovation, schedule performance, and budget performance.
• Lead project responsibilities to a high degree of quality that exceeds client expectations.
• Develop project-level processes, procedures, project controls, and governance that align with and drive overall project goals.
• Manage and oversee project planning and development, including engineering, pre-construction and construction, bidding strategy, schedules, cost estimating, budget oversight, systems and facility integration, and commissioning and activation.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, including airport operating divisions, airline operations, regulatory agencies, delivery partners, and oversight entities.
• Facilitate development of the overall program schedule and oversee integration of project-level schedules.
• Use earned value management to track and manage the program and associated projects.
• Schedule and conduct design and/or construction progress meetings.
• Drive planning, design, and construction deliverables to meet deliverable dates.
• Present progress to stakeholders and project delivery partners.
• Use 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 for 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
• Paid Holidays
• Back-Up Dependent Care
• Parental Leave
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior