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Senior Aviation Engineer/Project Manager

vienna, VA

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HDR lists this Senior Aviation Engineer/Project Manager opportunity in vienna, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Senior Aviation Engineer/Project Manager

In this role, you will lead technical design, project management, and business development for aviation projects, ensuring high-quality execution across all phases.

Responsibilities

Innovation

Prepare technical papers and presentations at national or regional aviation industry technical conferences discussing new or improved approaches to aviation-related challenges.

Technical Development

Become regionally (internally and externally) known as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in one or more aviation related specialty design criteria and serve as a senior aviation technical resource to Regional HDR offices.

Maintain intermediate knowledge of FAA, UFC, NFPA and applicable state and local requirements for multiple geographies / clients.

Prepare scopes of work, effort estimates, schedules and workload projections for aviation projects.

Maintain intermediate understanding of all phases of aviation project development.

Technical Talent Identification & Career Journey

Recognize peers in aviation fields in other organizations and identify potential talent to attract to the firm.

Actively identify and attract aviation talent to the firm from competitors, regulatory agencies, etc.

Have an active leadership/participatory role in aviation staff development or training activities via Aviation working groups.

Mentor junior staff on technical issues.

Process & Tool Application & Development

Lead project document production, including coordination with technical and production staff, including subconsultants.

Develop, maintain and implement new or improve existing methodologies or technical tools to improve technical design efficiency for use throughout the Aviation Market.

Lead staff (including subconsultants) conducting field reviews to determine construction compliance with contract documents.

Oversee QA/QC processes by applying QMP procedures.

Marketing Support

Assist in developing the technical strategy of the project pursuit.

Lead the proposal technical writing effort of project pursuits.

Oversee preparation of technical write-ups of completed projects.

Provide editing / tailoring of resumes for project pursuits.

Perform other duties as needed.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering.

Professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered (e.g., PE or P.Eng).

A minimum of 10 years' experience with airfield planning and design.

Develop, maintain and implement the use of new or improved existing methodologies or technical tools to improve technical design efficiency for use throughout the Aviation Market.

Overall strong understanding of airfield design.

Strong technical background and experience in designing several aspects of airfields.

Microsoft Office experience.

Project Management experience.

Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.

Demonstrated leadership skills.

Commitment to being an active participant of an employee-owned culture.

Compensation

Washington, DC: $143,304 - $204,720.

Baltimore, MD: $125,391 - $179,130.

Fulton, MD: $131,362 - $187,660.

Locations

Primary Location: United States-Maryland-Fulton

Other Locations: United States-District of Columbia-Washington DC, United States-Virginia-Glen Allen, United States-Virginia-Vienna, United States-Maryland-Baltimore, United States-Virginia-Arlington

Equal Employment Opportunity

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.

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Worksite address

vienna, VA, 22184, US

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