Director, Construction

As infrastructure critical to the region’s growth and prosperity, BNA is a vital asset for Middle Tennessee and serves as a gateway to Music City and beyond. According to a recent State of Tennessee study, in 2019 alone, BNA generated more than $9.9 billion in total economic impact. BNA supported more than 76,000 jobs in the region and produced more than $443 million in state, local and federal taxes. BNA receives no local tax dollars. For more information, visit flynashville.com. Follow us on Facebook: @NashvilleInternationalAirport, Twitter: @Fly_Nashville and Instagram: @FlyNashville. Learn more about BNA® Vision, our growth and expansion plan for the airport, at BNAVision.com.

  Hiring Process:

• Apply online
• Interview(s)
• Offer
• Ten (10) year background check, including criminal history check, motor vehicle check, credit check, pre-employment drug screen and breath alcohol test
• Onboarding

 Benefits:  

• Deferred compensation plans
• Educational Assistance
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability Insurance
• Health Screenings
• Paid Holidays
• Annual/Bereavement/Military Leave

Accepting Applications until filled

Starting Salary Range $124,319- $169,142

Job Summary: The Director, Construction is responsible for implementation of the capital improvement program for Nashville International and John C. Tune Airports and Metropolitan Nashville Airport (MNAA) Properties Corporation (MPC).

Essential Job Duties: 

• Direct oversight and responsibility for design and construction project manager and delivering all construction projects including, but not limited to, civil, mechanical, electrical, low voltage, and architectural. Ensures construction is executed with minimum impact to Airport operations
• Direct and review, individually or through staff, preparation of plans and specifications of all projects to ensure compliance with MNAA and construction standards.
• Direct oversight and responsibility, ensuring the delivering capital program is executed within scope, schedule, budget, project teams, clients and stakeholders. Plan, prioritize, assign, supervise and ensure all projects are appropriately staffed.
• Responsible for procurement activities for professional services, construction and on-call service contracts including determination of solicitation type and project delivery method, development of solicitation package (specs, bid/proposal form, evaluation criteria, etc.).
• Ability to evaluate, review and provide recommendations/guidance on plans, cost estimates/studies, specifications, designs and related documents, technical reports and letters, proposals, reports and studies.
• Responsible for assessment of status of funds and for coordinating funding and fund change requirements with Finance and Strategic Planning Departments. Provides cashflow for every project in capital plan.
• Responsible for maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Design and Construction.
• Provides leadership in resolving disputes with consultants, contractors, authorities having jurisdictions other departments, end users, etc.
• Develops and maintains a Master Schedule of key milestones for all active CIP projects. Maintain an understanding of the status, weekly and monthly, of all active projects and report regularly to the Vice President, Airport Capital Development.
• Ensures conformance to state, county and agency regulations and policies and compliance with all federal and state requirements on all projects.
• Ensures correct project delivery methods are used for successful completion of Capital Improvement Program, existing resources and contracts are utilized, and projects are appropriately sequenced and phases to ensure short and long term continuity of services.
• Ensures solicitations and bidding for procurement of design and construction services is clear, timely and accurate.
• Ensures design development aligns with programming intent and is inclusive of end user expectations, and design results in maximum value and return on allocated funds.
• In conjunction with Legal Department, maintains all standard procurement and contract templates.
• Ensures D&E project delivery team is driven and trained for excellence. Fosters teamw