# Lead Aviation Project Manager

**Company**: WSP
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking an experienced Lead Aviation Project Manager to support anticipated airport and airline opportunities, primarily in Texas and Louisiana.

The successful candidate will have significant experience leading complex capital projects, multidisciplinary teams, and client relationships, with the flexibility to support assignments in different locations across the United States.

Key responsibilities include:

- Serving in lead project management roles on airport and airline assignments

- Establishing project delivery strategies and leading multidisciplinary teams

- Managing project performance, scopes, schedules, budgets, and risk strategies

- Coordinating with airport authorities, airlines, contractors, and regulatory agencies

- Facilitating project meetings and maintaining effective communication with clients and stakeholders

- Managing project financial performance, resource utilization, and contracts

- Identifying project risks and leading resolution of technical and stakeholder issues

- Supporting aviation pursuits, proposals, and development of project delivery approaches

- Building and maintaining strong client relationships and contributing to the growth of WSP's Aviation practice

- Mentoring project managers and supporting development of high-performing project teams

Requirements include:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Aviation Management, or a related field

- 15+ years of professional experience managing complex infrastructure, transportation, aviation, or capital improvement projects

- Demonstrated experience serving in lead project management roles on significant capital projects

- Experience leading multidisciplinary projects and managing scope, schedule, budget, contracts, and client relationships

- Strong understanding of project controls, risk management, and stakeholder coordination

- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills

- Ability to travel extensively and support project assignments in different locations

Preferred qualifications include:

- Professional Engineer (PE) license

- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

- Aviation or airport capital project experience

- Experience with airport program management, project management, and construction management

- Knowledge of FAA requirements and aviation project delivery processes

## Skills

### Required
- project management
- multidisciplinary teams
- client relationships
- risk management
- stakeholder coordination

### Nice to have
- aviation experience
- airport capital projects
- FAA requirements
- program management
- construction management

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