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Senior Program Manager

United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Aug 2026

About the role

Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and we’ll help you go all the way.

Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in office, three days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment.

Who are we looking for?

GHD is looking for a Senior Program Manager – Aviation to join our growing Dallas team! The Senior Program Manager will lead complex airport development and capital improvement programs across Texas, with a focus on the Dallas/Fort Worth market and broader Central Region growth. This role provides senior-level direction across the full program lifecycle, including planning, design, procurement, construction, activation, commissioning, and closeout, while ensuring programs are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and with minimal disruption to airport operations. Serving as a key liaison among airport authorities, regulatory agencies, consultants, contractors, and internal GHD teams, this leader will guide technical strategy, governance, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and executive reporting for major airside, landside, and terminal initiatives.

This position offers the opportunity to help strengthen and grow GHD’s aviation practice by building trusted client relationships, supporting strategic pursuits, mentoring multidisciplinary teams, and shaping delivery approaches for high-profile infrastructure programs. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience managing major airport capital programs, strong knowledge of FAA standards and airport operational requirements, and proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and engage clients at the executive level. A background in civil or mechanical engineering is required, with advanced education, PMP certification, commissioning/activation experience, and major hub airport program experience considered strong differentiators.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

Client & Customer Management (External): Manage key client and customer relationships. Likely to involve using account teams to maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Community of Practice Management: Contribute strongly on a strategically significant area to a community of practice in a defined area of expertise or consulting or lead on an area of expertise or consulting practice, to contribute to thought leadership and to develop innovative practice among colleagues.
Engineering Solutions Design: Design complex and/or innovative engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design brief (for example, in terms of functionality, performance, aesthetics, and cost) that conform to organizational and/or regulatory standards.
Engineering Standards Specification: Provide leadership on the design and development of engineering standards and specifications for a business-critical area that must be adhered to by the organization and/or its suppliers, contractors, and consultants to ensure engineering work of the required quality is delivered and to manage the risks associated with engineering programs.
Feasibility Studies: Conduct the most-complex feasibility studies from a technological and organizational perspective and document findings to complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products, or business unit structure.
Health, Safety, and Environment: Ensure that business activities and individuals (e.g., employees, contractors, and visitors) within the area of responsibility adhere to the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions, to safeguard the environment, protect the well-being of individuals, and minimize business risk.
Improvement/Innovation: Initiate, formulate, and implement new business practices within a specific discipline while managing the development and/or delivery of a significant element of the organization's change management program.
Knowledge Management: Manage the development of policies and processes for knowledge management to ensure the creation of best practices and the setup of case studies and internal knowledge-sharing sessions; manage, capture, and share knowledge among colleagues on project/program outcomes and innovative practices across a large a