Senior Project Manager – Aviation

STV

Senior Project Manager overseeing airport terminal improvements for national aviation team. Requires significant aviation experience and leadership for capital projects.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $179,925 - $205,628 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide project management, technical oversight and leadership for all phases of aviation projects associated with a capital improvement, including, but not limited to; business case development, stakeholder engagement, design management, design and construction procurement, permitting and federal/state approvals, scheduling, project delivery, cost and change management safety, quality control, and ORAT
Provide guidance to discipline managers and contractors to address key program challenges, risk management, innovation, schedule and budget performance
Provide leadership to ensure that responsibilities are accomplished to a high degree of quality which exceeds the expectation of the client
Develop project level process and procedures, project controls, and governances, that align to and drive overall project goals
Manage and oversee all aspects of project planning and development, including engineering and pre-construction/construction; bidding strategy; schedules; cost estimating; budget oversight; systems and facility integration; and commissioning/activation
Facilitates coordination with stakeholders; airport operating divisions, airline operations, regulatory agencies and other delivery partners and oversight entities, as required
Facilitates the development of the overall program schedule and oversees the integration of project level schedules
Utilization of earned value management to track and manage the program and associated projects
Schedule and conduct design and/or construction progress meetings
Drive the planning, design, and construction deliverables to successfully meeting the deliverable dates
Present progress to stakeholders and project delivery partners
Use electronic tools including Primavera P6, Project Management Information Systems (PMIS), and other related software systems
Coordinate maintenance of traffic and phasing plans, utility shutdown requests, impact notices, disruption notices, contingency planning and other tasks as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 12 years of experience in preconstruction or project management within large-scale airport projects.
Experience in successful management of capital projects/programs of over $10M
Knowledge of airport operations, design, and construction of airport facilities is required
Experience in overseeing multiple construction activities concurrently as part of a complex capital infrastructure project is preferred
Achieved a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management
Candidates may substitute comparable experience for educational requirements

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
Disability insurance
Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
401(k) Plan
Retirement Counseling
Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
Paid Holidays (9 days)
Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
Continuing Education Program
Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementrisk managementearned value managementcost estimatingbudget oversightdesign managementconstruction procurementschedulingquality controlprocess development

Soft Skills

leadershipstakeholder engagementcommunicationinnovationcoordinationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsteam collaborationclient relationship managementperformance management