The Opportunity
As Project Manager – Wayfinding, you willbe responsible formanaging the planning, design, coordination, and implementation of airport wayfinding programs on complex terminal projects.
You will serve as the primary liaison between clients, technical teams, and specialty consultants, ensuring that signage, environmental graphics, digital information systems, and passenger navigation strategies are fully integrated into terminal design and construction.
This position offers the opportunity to work on some of the most significant aviation infrastructure investments in North America.
Responsibilities
Lead the delivery of airport wayfinding projects from planning through construction support.
Manage multidisciplinary teams responsible for architectural coordination, environmental graphics, signage design, and passenger information systems.
Coordinate wayfinding strategies with terminal architecture, passenger flow, accessibility, security, retail, and operational requirements.
Develop project schedules, budgets, work plans, and resource allocations.
Serve as the primary point of contact with airport clients and project stakeholders.
Coordinate closely with architects, engineers, planners, specialty consultants, contractors, and airport operations staff.
Oversee the preparation and review of design packages, construction documents, technical specifications, and design standards.
Ensure compliance with airport design criteria, accessibility standards (ADA), life safety requirements, and applicable codes.
Manage consultant performance, quality assurance, and project risk.
Support procurement, construction administration, field coordination, and issue resolution during implementation.
Present project updates and technical recommendations to clients and executive stakeholders.
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor's orMaster's degree in Architecture.
Registered Architect (RA) license preferred; candidates actively pursuing registration with significant relevant experience will also be considered.
10–15+ years of professional experience, includingsignificant experiencedelivering airport wayfinding or terminal architecture projects.
Airport project experience isrequired.
Demonstrated experience managing complex architectural or wayfinding projects within active airport environments.
Strong understanding of passenger flow, terminal planning, environmental graphics, signage systems, and accessibility requirements.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams.
Excellent project management, communication, and client relationship skills.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred
Experience delivering projects for thePort Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ).
Experience with major U.S. hub airport terminal redevelopment programs.
Familiarity with PANYNJ Design Standards and airport design review processes.
Experience coordinating digital signage, passenger information systems, and integrated wayfinding technologies.
PMP certification is considered an asset.
Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate is an Architect who combinesstrong designand technical expertisewith outstanding project management capabilities. You understand how wayfinding influences every aspect of the passenger experience and have successfully delivered projects within complex, operational airport environments.
You are comfortable working with airport authorities, airlines, specialty consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary design teams while balancing operational constraints, design excellence, schedule, and budget.
Experience working with thePort Authority of New York & New Jerseyand on large-scale terminal redevelopment projects will be highly valued.
Additional Information
TYLin is committed to pay equity. As part of that commitment, we have provided the base compensation range of $160,000 - $220,000 annually for this position and local market. We recognize that each candidate brings a unique set of skills, experience, education and competencies to the table that will be reflected in our offer. TYLin is proud to offer exciting career development opportunities.
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TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits may include extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.
We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering.
Collaboration, mission-driven focus, discipline, and leadership skills developed through military service benefit us all. Whether you are a Veteran, Guardsman or Reservist, a Military Spouse or you are planning to transition to civilian life in the near future, we welcome and value your application.
