Hdr
HDR provides architecture, engineering, environmental, and construction services for infrastructure projects.
South Florida Aviation Construction Services Manager
Lead aviation construction services, managing projects and client relations in South Florida.
Job Highlights
About the Role
Within HDR’s Transportation Business Group, teams of planners, engineers, architects, and specialists design and deliver resilient highways, bridges, transit, rail, aviation, ports, and marine infrastructure to support economic vitality, public safety, and sustainable, connected communities. • Serve as a seller‑doer for current and future airport projects in South Florida. • Develop and execute strategies to expand construction services capabilities and resources. • Lead staffing plans, recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, and performance management for construction and inspection teams. • Partner with area/regional leaders to align services with client needs and market opportunities. • Act as Lead Resident Project Representative on active projects, ensuring contract compliance, quality, safety, and documentation standards. • Administer daily coordination of construction and inspection activities with contractors and subcontractors. • Conduct constructability reviews and value engineering during design phase. • Coordinate local bidder interests and manage construction submittals, RFIs, pay applications, change orders, and field directives. • Oversee materials testing in collaboration with certified laboratories. • Develop scope, schedule, and budget for construction phase services; monitor performance and forecast outcomes. • Control budgets and schedules, preparing project schedules, pay requests, and progress reports. • Ensure compliance with FAA regulations, advisory circulars, safety standards, environmental requirements, and HDR’s Health & Safety Program. • Identify and mitigate risks to reduce delays or disruptions. • Monitor design progress relative to construction sequencing. • Serve as primary contact with airport authorities and aviation stakeholders, building and maintaining client relationships. • Lead pursuit strategies and proposal development for construction services work.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸construction coordination
- ▸cost control
- ▸risk management
- ▸client relations
- ▸proposal development
- ▸design review
What You Bring
• Obtain security badges for South Florida airports. • Professional Engineer (PE) license in Florida or ability to obtain it quickly. • 8+ years of aviation construction management experience delivering airside and/or landside projects. • Experience with both public and private aviation clients. • In‑depth knowledge of construction management standards, South Florida materials and methods, and FAA AC 150/5370‑10 specifications. • Strong communication, leadership, and client‑service skills. • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Construction Science, or related field (or equivalent experience). • Minimum 2 years of experience in construction planning and management, including field engineering, submittals, estimating, scheduling, and site safety. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and construction management software (e.g., Procore, Prolog, Primavera, Bluebeam). • No sponsorship for U.S. employment authorization is available now or in the future.
Requirements
- ▸pe license
- ▸8+ years
- ▸faa specs
- ▸procore
- ▸primavera
- ▸bachelor’s
Work Environment
Onsite