Job SummaryTYLin is seeking an experienced Project Manager – Tenant Alterations to oversee the planning, design, coordination, and delivery of tenant improvement projects within active airport environments. This role will support major capital programs across airport terminals, cargo facilities, operational buildings, and other tenant-occupied spaces, ensuring projects are delivered with minimal disruption to airport operations.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled project manager with aviation experience who thrives in a fast-paced, stakeholder-intensive environment. The successful candidate will work closely with airport authorities, tenant representatives, design consultants, contractors, and operations teams to deliver a diverse portfolio of tenant alteration projects. Experience working with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) is highly desirable.
Responsibilities & QualificationsThe Opportunity
As Project Manager – Tenant Alterations, you will be responsible for managing multiple tenant improvement projects from project initiation through design, construction, and closeout.
A key aspect of this role is building and maintaining strong relationships with airport tenants while balancing their operational needs with the requirements of the airport owner and capital program. You will coordinate closely with major commercial, cargo, logistics, airline, and concession tenants to ensure projects are successfully planned and executed within active operational environments.
Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of airport tenant alteration projects through all phases of delivery.
- Serve as the primary point of contact between airport ownership, tenant representatives, design teams, contractors, and project stakeholders.
- Coordinate planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout activities.
- Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, scopes, and risk management plans.
- Ensure tenant requirements are incorporated into project planning while maintaining compliance with airport standards and operational requirements.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary design consultants and construction teams.
- Facilitate stakeholder meetings and resolve technical, operational, and scheduling issues.
- Monitor project performance, budgets, schedules, quality, and safety objectives.
- Review design documents, technical submissions, change orders, and contractor deliverables.
- Support construction administration and field coordination within active airport facilities.
- Prepare executive reports and project updates for client leadership.
Qualifications Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of project management experience, including significant experience delivering projects within airport environments.
- Demonstrated experience managing capital improvement or tenant alteration projects in active aviation facilities.
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing stakeholder priorities.
- Strong understanding of design, construction, procurement, and project delivery processes.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultant and contractor teams.
Preferred
- Experience delivering projects for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ).
- Experience managing tenant improvement projects for major airport operators or aviation clients.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Experience with Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, or Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) delivery methods.
Experience Working with Airport Tenants
The successful candidate will have experience managing projects involving a diverse range of airport tenants and stakeholders, including:
- Cargo and logistics operators (e.g., DHL, UPS, FedEx)
- Passenger airlines
- Airport concessions and retail operators
- Ground support service providers
- Federal agencies and regulatory stakeholders
- Commercial office and operational tenants
You understand the importance of maintaining strong client relationships while balancing operational continuity, security requirements, construction activities, and project objectives within an active airport environment.
Ideal Candidate
You are an experienced aviation project manager who excels at navigating complex stakeholder environments. You are equally comfortable leading technical discussions with design consultants, negotiating project requirements with tenant representatives, and collaborating with airport owners to ensure successful project outcomes.
Your ability to build trusted relationships, anticipate operational impacts, and manage competing priorities makes you an effective leader on airport capital programs.
Join Us
If you have the aviation project management expertise to successfully deliver tenant alteration projects while building strong relationships with airport tenants and stakeholders, we encourage you to apply.
Join TYLin and help deliver the infrastructure that keeps airports, and the businesses that operate within them, moving forward.
Additional InformationTYLin is committed to pay equity. As part of that commitment, we have provided the base compensation range of$153,600- $230,400 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. #LI-DNP
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.
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