Lamar Advertising Company

Director of Airport Projects

Lamar Advertising Company • $125K — $150K *
Las Vegas, NV 89110In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, project management, business, or related discipline
  • 12+ years in project development, construction, engineering, capital planning, or program management
  • Experience managing multi-million dollar capital programs in commercial airports
  • Strong background in overseeing technology installations like digital signage and audiovisual systems
  • Advanced leadership and financial management skills

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and mentor 2-3 direct reports in project management roles
  • Lead all airport capital development and project delivery functions nationally
  • Establish and enforce nationwide project estimation and management standards
  • Oversee capital budgets and ensure effective cost controls
  • Report on project status, risks, and capital requirements to senior leadership

Benefits

  • Remote work schedule with paid holidays
  • Comprehensive training program and professional development opportunities
  • Multiple medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 401(k) with company match
  • 120 hours of paid time off that increases with tenure
Full Job Description
Are you an experienced leader interested in shaping large-scale airport infrastructure and capital improvement projects? If so, we'd love to have you join our team. The Director of Airport Projects provides national executive leadership for the planning, design, engineering, procurement, construction, and deployment of Lamar Airports' capital improvement programs. This role establishes national project-delivery standards, oversees capital planning and budgeting, and leads complex technology and infrastructure installations across Lamar's nationwide airport portfolio, ensuring projects are completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in full compliance with airport authority and contractual requirements.

What's in it for you?

  • A Monday-Friday remote schedule with paid holidays. (Frequent domestic travel)


What can you expect from us?

  • Comprehensive 6 week training program with opportunities to participate in our corporate-hosted Lamar Sales School
  • Multiple medical plan options and health savings account
  • Hospital, Accident, and Critical Illness coverage
  • Dental and vision insurance
  • Short and long-term disability and paid parental leave
  • 120 hours of paid time off (PTO) that increases with tenure
  • 12 paid company holidays including Presidents Day and Juneteenth
  • Employee Stock purchase plan
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Wellness program incentives such as medical plan premium holidays and HSA contributions
  • Ongoing professional development and internal leadership programs to maximize your career potential
  • Advancement opportunities, as our goal is to promote all Sales Managers from within!


What we're looking for in YOU:

  • Comprehensive knowledge of capital construction, engineering, project development, and program management within active commercial airports.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of construction documentation, cost estimating, procurement, permitting, scheduling, project controls, change management, and contractor oversight.
  • General knowledge of digital signage, LED displays, LCD networks, audiovisual systems, electrical infrastructure, data networks, and structural supports.
  • Advanced leadership, negotiation, communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong financial judgment and demonstrated experience managing capital budgets, forecasts, commitments, and cost controls.
  • Advanced skill in managing multiple complex projects, budgets, contractors, and stakeholder groups simultaneously.
  • Communicate effectively across all levels, serving as a senior contact for airport authorities, airlines, concessionaires, and internal leadership.
  • Evaluate project risks, schedules, and capital requirements to drive operational consistency and performance.
  • Build strong relationships with airport authorities, government agencies, technology providers, and construction teams.
  • Lead and mentor direct reports and project teams with transparency and accountability.
  • Develop scalable processes and project controls across the national airport portfolio.
  • Negotiate technical scopes, vendor agreements, and change orders with contractors and airport representatives.


Education and experience:

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, project management, business, or a related discipline (or equivalent relevant experience).
  • Minimum of 12 years of progressively responsible experience in project development, construction, engineering, capital planning, or program management.
  • Significant experience managing capital construction or technology installations within active commercial airports.
  • Demonstrated experience overseeing complex, multi-million-dollar capital programs from planning through commissioning.
  • Experience managing digital signage, LED displays, LCD networks, audiovisual systems, electrical infrastructure, data networks, structural supports, or comparable technology installations.


Preferred

  • Master's degree in Business, Construction Management, or Engineering.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or Professional Engineer (PE) license


Please note: Upon submitting your application, you will be asked to complete an 8-15 minute personality assessment. This assessment compares your professional soft skills to the skills required for success in this role. Please answer honestly; this is not a test! Not completing this assessment could result in disqualification from consideration for this position.

Candidates with a disability in need of an accommodation to fulfill our application requirements should email [redacted]

A day in the life:

  • Supervise 2-3 direct reports, providing leadership and management to the airport area project managers
  • Lead the national airport capital-development and project-delivery function across Lamar Airports' portfolio.
  • Assign projects and balance workloads across regional managers and coordinate crossfunctional resources.
  • Establish national standards for estimating, design, procurement, construction, documentation, commissioning, and closeout.
  • Oversee capital budgets, forecasts, commitments, and project pipelines, ensuring effective cost controls and capital management.
  • Develop scalable processes and project controls that improve consistency, accountability, and capital performance.
  • Report project status, risks, budgets, and capital requirements to Lamar Airports leadership.
  • Review and approve project scopes, budgets, schedules, contractor recommendations, and major change orders.
  • Provide direct executive oversight of major, complex, high-risk, or strategically important airport projects and technology installations.
  • Support airport RFPs, renewals, transitions, site assessments, capital plans, and technical proposal development.
  • Serve as the senior escalation point for airport representatives, contractors, manufacturers, engineers, and internal departments.
  • Develop national contractor, engineering, manufacturing, and technology subcontractor networks, including local certified business partners.
  • Ensure consistent compliance with airport security, permitting, safety, operational, and contractual requirements.


Physical demands and work environment:

  • The primary work environment is an office.
  • Physical demands include seeing (reading and color distinction), sitting, standing, walking, reaching, talking, and turning.
  • Other physical demands include lifting, moving, pulling, and pushing loads of up to 10 pounds.
  • Ability to work outside standard business hours when required by airport operating restrictions or construction schedules.
  • The typical time spent traveling is more than 50%, requiring frequent air travel to airports and project sites nationwide.

About Lamar Advertising Company

Lamar Advertising is an outdoor advertising company which operates billboards, logo signs, and transit displays in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1902 by Charles W. Lamar and J.M. Coe, and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The company has over 200 locations in the United States and Canada. They have reportedly more than 325,000 displays across the USA. Lamar Advertising Company became a real estate investment trust in 2014. Lamar Advertising Company was founded in 1902 by J.M. Coe and Charles W. Lamar. The Company became independent under its current name in 1908 in Pensacola, Florida, when Charles W. Lamar, Sr. and J.M. Coe decided to dissolve their three-year partnership using a coin toss to divide their assets. The Pensacola Opera House and the Pensacola Advertising Company that was created to promote it were to be divided between the two men. Charles W. Lamar lost the toss and was left with the less-lucrative poster company, which he renamed the Lamar Outdoor Advertising Company. The Pensacola Opera House was destroyed during Hurricane Four of the 1917 Atlantic Hurricane season, with the Saenger Theatre later built on the site. In 2004, Lamar acquired Obie Media Corporation of Eugene, Oregon, adding 250 faces to its Washington and Idaho regions.
Learn more about Lamar Advertising Company
Size
3,350 employees
Market Cap
$9.4 billion
Industry
Business Services
Net Income
$243.3 million
Founded
1902
5 Year Trend
+3.6%
Revenue
$1.5 billion
NASDAQ
LAMR
* Ladders Estimates

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