PapeDawson Engineers Inc

Project Manager, Aviation

PapeDawson Engineers Inc$80K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field from an ABET-accredited program.
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.).
  • Minimum 5 years of project management experience, ideally 6 years.
  • Proven ability to handle project scope, budgets, schedules, and client expectations effectively.
  • Strong leadership, mentorship, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

  • Lead project teams to ensure high-quality deliverables meet set scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Manage all aspects of project execution including scopes, budgets, schedules, and risk.
  • Provide technical leadership and ensure quality for project deliverables such as plans and reports.
  • Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to resolve issues and facilitate project delivery.
  • Build and maintain trusted client relationships through effective communication and problem-solving.
  • Support business development and client engagement efforts, including proposals and interviews.
  • Mentor engineers and technical staff through guidance and professional development.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
  • Engagement with a variety of engineering projects across disciplines.
  • A collaborative work environment that emphasizes teamwork.
  • Access to experienced mentors and leadership training.
Full Job Description

Job Description:

Overview:

The Project Manager leads the planning, coordination, and successful delivery of engineering projects while balancing technical quality with project and people leadership. This role manages project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations; coordinates multidisciplinary teams; develops strong client and agency relationships; and supports the growth and development of team members. The Project Manager is accountable for responsive, high-quality project execution and financial stewardship and demonstrates leadership consistent with Pape-Dawson's Excellence in Action Leadership Principles.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and coordinate project teams to deliver high-quality work in accordance with agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.

  • Manage project execution, including scopes, budgets, schedules, risks, deliverables, and resource coordination across concurrent assignments.

  • Provide technical leadership and quality oversight for project deliverables, including plans, reports, calculations, specifications, estimates, and other technical documentation as applicable.

  • Coordinate multidisciplinary team members, subconsultants, clients, agencies, and other stakeholders to resolve issues, maintain alignment, and support timely project delivery.

  • Build and maintain trusted client and stakeholder relationships through responsive communication, sound judgment, and solution-oriented problem solving.

  • Support business development and pursuit activities, including scope development, proposals, qualifications, interviews, teaming, and other client development efforts as applicable.

  • Mentor and develop engineers, designers, analysts, and other technical staff through day-to-day direction, feedback, and professional development support.

  • Demonstrate accountability for recurring responsibilities, deadlines, team productivity, responsiveness, quality, and financial stewardship while fostering strong working relationships.

  • Lead the planning and design of airfield improvements, including runways, taxiways, aprons, grading and drainage, airfield lighting and signage, and NAVAIDs coordination.

  • Oversee preparation of aviation plans, specifications, estimates, technical reports, and design calculations in accordance with applicable FAA standards and advisory circulars.

  • Direct airfield geometry, pavement, stormwater, utility coordination, and related technical design activities.

  • Guide construction phasing and safety planning for operating airports and support bid- and construction-phase services.

  • Coordinate with airport sponsors, FAA representatives, and other aviation stakeholders to obtain approvals and address review comments.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an ABET-accredited program.

  • Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.).

  • Requires a minimum of 5 years (6 preferred) managing projects from conception through completion.

  • Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, budgets, schedules, teams, deliverables, and client expectations.

  • Strong leadership, mentorship, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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About PapeDawson Engineers Inc

Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. is a civil and environmental engineering consulting firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The company was founded in 1965 by Gene Dawson and Bill Pape. The firm provides services in the areas of transportation, water resources, land development, environmental, surveying, and construction management. Pape-Dawson has additional offices in Austin, Houston, Fort Worth, and Dallas. The company has been recognized as one of the best places to work in San Antonio and Austin.
Learn more about PapeDawson Engineers Inc
Size
1,100 employees
Industry
Net Income
$10 million
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$100 million

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