AECOM

Project Manager IV

AECOM • $90K — $130K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • BA/BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline
  • 6 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Experience managing aviation projects from design to commissioning
  • Proven ability to serve as an owner's representative on major airport projects
  • Strong organizational and technical judgment skills
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, project management software, and technical documentation

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the client representative throughout all project phases of baggage handling system installations
  • Manage daily activities and coordinate with various airport stakeholders and project teams
  • Monitor project scope, schedule, and budget, addressing risks effectively
  • Lead project meetings, prepare minutes, and track action items for issue resolution
  • Review engineering submissions for compliance with project specifications
  • Conduct site inspections to ensure quality and specification adherence
  • Coordinate testing and commissioning activities, ensuring project closeout documentation is completed

Benefits

  • Flexible work location from Austin, Denver, or Seattle
  • Opportunity to work on large-scale projects in the aviation sector
  • Collaborative environment promoting professional growth
  • Access to multidisciplinary teams and expertise
  • Comprehensive onboarding process for new hires
Full Job Description
Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced BHS Project Consultant to support major aviation infrastructure programs across the western United States. The role can be based in Austin, Denver, or Seattle.

This role serves as the owner's representative, providing technical leadership and project management oversight for the planning, design, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of baggage handling system (BHS) projects at commercial airports.

The successful candidate will work closely with airport owners, airlines, baggage handling system vendors, designers, contractors and program management teams to help deliver complex capital improvement projects from concept through construction and operational turnover. This position requires a strong understanding of baggage handling system design, airport operations, project delivery methodologies and construction coordination within active airport environments.

This role is highly collaborative and requires excellent communication, technical judgment and organizational skills. The Project Manager will lead coordination efforts, monitor project performance, identify and resolve technical issues, and ensure projects are delivered in accordance with client objectives, contract requirements, safety standards and project schedules.

Key responsibilities
  • Serve as the client's representative throughout the planning, design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning phases of baggage handling system projects.
  • Manage day-to-day project activities while coordinating with airport stakeholders, consultants, contractors, equipment manufacturers and internal project teams.
  • Monitor project scope, schedule, budget and technical performance, identify risks and implement solutions to maintain project objectives.
  • Lead project coordination meetings, prepare meeting minutes, track action items and ensure timely resolution of outstanding issues.
  • Review engineering submittals, requests for information (RFIs), change requests, shop drawings and technical documentation for compliance with project requirements.
  • Conduct field observations and site inspections to verify construction quality, specification compliance and installation progress.
  • Coordinate functional testing, integrated system testing, commissioning activities and project closeout documentation.
  • Support development and implementation of project execution plans, logistics strategies and construction phasing within active airport environments.
  • Collaborate with Program Managers and multidisciplinary teams to resolve technical challenges and maintain project delivery milestones.
  • Prepare weekly and monthly project reports summarizing schedule status, project risks, field activities and overall project performance.
  • Foster strong working relationships with clients through proactive communication and responsive project leadership.


Qualifications

Minimum requirements
  • BA/BS + 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Construction Management or a related engineering discipline.

Preferred qualifications
  • Experience managing or supporting aviation projects through design, construction and commissioning.
  • Experience serving as an owner's representative on major airport capital improvement programs.
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary project teams, contractors and client stakeholders.
  • Prior mechanical/electrical experience in the installation of Baggage handling systems
  • Ability to travel as required to support project delivery.
  • Experience delivering baggage handling system installation, modernization, commissioning or testing projects at Category X commercial airports.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Adobe Acrobat or Bluebeam and project management platforms such as Procore, Prolog, Aconex or Newforma.
  • Experience with Tote-based Carrier type system installations Is a plus


Additional Information
  • Sponsorship for U.S. employment authorization is not available for this position.
  • Successful candidates must be able to complete a TSA background investigation and obtain and maintain airport security badge access.


At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. With approximately 45,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world's built, natural, and social environments. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM serves clients in more than 150 countries and had revenue of $8.0 billion during the 12 months ended March 31, 2014.

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Learn more about AECOM
Size
51,000 employees
Market Cap
$11.8 billion
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Net Income
-$200.8 million
Founded
1990
5 Year Trend
-6.3%
Revenue
$13.3 billion
NASDAQ
ACM
* Ladders Estimates

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