Design Manager, Aviation/Airports

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Job Description:

When details make the difference, the difference is having you

We value people who appreciate what others may dismiss as “the small stuff.” If there’s a way to fine tune to improve accuracy, you’ll find it. Your keen observational skills and extraordinary work ethic are what make you such a valuable employee to us. When you’re responsible for the job, nothing slips through your fingers. Please don’t slip through ours.

Parsons is the premier choice for world-class aviation design, engineering, and construction services. More than 450 airports in 40 countries have counted on us to plan, construct, enhance, and sustain their landside and airside infrastructure—totaling more than $175 billion in construction value. We have worked on some of the largest International airports around the world! 

Parsons is now hiring an experienced Airport Design Manager to support our client at IAH Houston International Airport.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor Design Consultant contract requirements against deliverables.
• Coordinate project governance design presentations and input.
• Manage scope of each design submittal package.
• Develop and recommending cost reduction initiatives when necessary to stay in budget.
• Facilitate responses to RFI’s between the project team and Design Consultant
• Coordinate and schedule design workshops between Design Consultant, HAS and other stakeholders.
• Support the design to budget process including evaluation of technical design alternatives.
• Support the Project Manager to coordinate, schedule, and assist with constructability reviews during all phases of design.
• Document design-related issues, decisions, and actions within HAS Document Control System and manage to resolution.
• Coordinate and schedule design review meetings and consolidate input from stakeholders, including any third-party reviewers. Coordinate design feedback to Design Consultant.
• Conduct design review sessions with stakeholders and oversee design feedback input.
• Work with the HAS Sustainability Manager to Monitor and track sustainability plan development and LEED component tracking in coordination with Design Consultant.
• Confirm all resolved design issues have been incorporated into design submittal packages.
• Coordinate reviews of submittals/ shop drawings from HAS project stakeholders, including subject matter experts, airport operations, and project team.
• Work with the HAS Commissioning Manager to support start-up and commissioning efforts as necessary including witnessing performance testing.
• Support project close-out activities related to Design Consultant obligations and deliverables.
• Support HAS on the implementation of the procurement strategy and plan.
• Support HAS on the implementation of the contract strategy.
• Develop the scope and selection criteria. Support Houston Airport System procurement as required.
• Verify all project level designs follow codes and standards.
• Verify all project level designs follow regulatory and environmental requirements.
• Establish, implement, and maintain the CADD and BIM framework, environment, policy, and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in architecture.
• Overall working knowledge of the architectural, engineering, and systems elements of airports infrastructure and supporting facilities.
• Demonstrable establishment of collaborative relationships with stakeholders involved in planning, design, and construction of airport facilities (airport, community, and government).
• Minimum 15 years of experience in the management of project design including significant time at large airports.
• Experience in the design development of new/expanded facilities while maintaining operations.
• Professional registration is required at this level.  Must be licensed in the State of Texas or must be able to acquire license within six (6) months.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the