Project Manager Engineering

Compensation Grade:

S21

Salary Range:

$104,178.00-$151,059.00

Opening Date:

June 13, 2025

Closing Date:

June 28, 2025

Please Note: All job announcements close at 11:59 p.m. of the day before the posted closing date.

As Project Manager Engineering, you will provide technical advice to management on multi-disciplined construction projects and issues.
Project Manager Engineering

Works under the general supervision of the Airport Engineering Division Manager.

Serves in the Airport Engineering Division at Ronald Reagan Washington National or Washington Dulles International Airport.
Manages major multi-discipline designs, projects, and studies under the Capital Construction Program (CCP), the Capital Operations Maintenance and Improvement Program (COMIP), the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) program, and the facilities improvement activities of IAD's airlines and other tenants. Performs related functions.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Serves as technical advisor to the Airport Manager, Department Managers, and others for multi-discipline CCP, COMIP, O&M, and tenant engineering projects.

Generates, reviews, and manages submissions for annual Capital and Non-Capital Facility projects and the COMIP and O&M budgets. 

Consults and provides technical advice on design revisions and processes permit packages.

Leads pre-bid, pre-construction, design, and construction progress meetings to resolve design incompatibilities, budget issues, scheduling conflicts, and related matters.

Prepares procurement and solicitation documents.

Coordinates all aspects of the planning and design phases for assigned Airports Authority CCP, COMIP, and O&M projects.

Serves as the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) on assigned projects.

Serves as the department’s point of contact for assigned tenant projects, assisting with coordination with airport infrastructure, airport stakeholders, and other Authority departments, and serves as liaison with the Code Department for obtaining construction permits.

Works with architects, engineers, engineering technicians, and construction inspectors regarding the customers’ operational objectives and needs, the design development and intent, and the construction and activation phases of the project.

Monitors work on site and the quality control work of others.

May serve on committees to select consulting architectural or engineering firms and to establish building policies and other engineering standards.

May act on behalf of the Airport Engineering Division Manager, during their absence.

Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Six years of progressively responsible experience in construction management and a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Engineering Technology, Architecture or Construction Management, or related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Knowledge of and ability to apply the concepts, principles, and practices of commercial-industrial construction management as well as architecture and engineering (e.g., civil, electrical, mechanical).

Knowledge of related engineering fields and common construction and environmental problems and ability to ensure proper sequencing of work and anticipate and minimize problems.

Knowledge of and ability to monitor construction, and environmental issues (e.g., stormwater management and asbestos abatement).

Knowledge of building trades methods, materials, practices, and costs and skill in estimating and monitoring work.

Knowledge of construction safety principles and regulations, and ability to apply them in the field.

Ability to identify the needs and priorities of facility tenants.

Ability to speak and write effectively.

Skill in managing multiple projects concurrently.

Proficiency in utilizing spreadsheet software for data analysis, including the ability to create and manipulate spreadsheets, perform calculations, and use advanced functions.

Skill in using computers and Office Suite software.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in managing design or construction projects as an owner or owner’s representative in any of the following areas: mechanical engineering, fire protection engineering, civil site engineering, structural engineering, or commercial architecture.

Experience in utilizing Project Management Information System (PMIS)