Project Manager IV

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Project Manager IV for our Los Angeles, CA office.  Be involved in projects with our LAX Construction Management Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact

• The Project Manager IV (Terminal Delivery Director) reports to the TDIP Deputy Program Executive and is ultimately responsible for managing the scope, schedule and operational interfaces of all design & construction related activities for a given Terminal Modernization project.
• This role shall control and monitor the overall macro picture of all design & construction and logistics activities, while the project managers with their respective teams manage the day-to-day project activities.
• The Project Manager IV (Terminal Delivery Director) role is for a major renovation of an entire terminal that is LAWA-managed.
• Monitoring of all the construction activities of the TDIP Airline Tenant Improvements program to ensure that work is completed on time and on budget and meets all applicable codes and standards
• Ensuring implementation of a quality assurance plan and monitoring of all construction activities with a robust quality control process for all construction phases of the projects
• Overseeing, managing, and mitigating risks of technical construction interfaces between projects, contractors, and third parties
• Supervising and guiding the project teams in conjunction with the TDIP leadership and project managers of the Airline Terminal Improvements program
• Implementing, supervising, guiding, and monitoring of the logistics activities during all construction phases of all projects of the Tenant-Focused program, both with reference to construction, operations, and maintenance aspects
• Overseeing, implementing, supervising, and monitoring testing and commissioning
• Monitoring dispute resolution for all LAWA inspection deviations
• Facilitating the flow of information between the Airline Terminal Improvements program and the other various LAWA projects (currently ongoing and those in the planning phase) and the various divisions/groups within LAWA (TDG, CDD, CALM, etc.). i.e.: technical liaison with and between all TDIP project teams
• Identifying and resolving potential problems related to design and construction activities between the various TDIP Airline Terminal Improvements leases and contracts and other LAWA projects
• Reviewing and commenting on design plans and technical documents related to constructability and logistics
• Assisting in risk management and mitigation for the Tenant-Focused program to facilitate the schedule and support cost containment
• Evaluating activities affecting traffic both within the CTA and regionally around the airport in support of the CALM group, including coordinating traffic analysis for temporary and permanent configurations. Supporting scheduling activities, including the coordination of the Airline Terminal Improvements program schedule with the schedules of other LAWA projects affecting the program
• Facilitating interface coordination meetings among the project teams
• Working with the project teams to verify that all interface elements and the integrated system are functioning as expected
• Monitoring schedule progress and anticipating potential issues that may affect key milestones
• Developing, tracking, and managing the sequence of work for the various Airline Terminal Improvements projects
• Coordinating quality and safety requirements with LAWA Inspection
• Estimating (supported by the TDG estimating team) : Coordinating review of design-builder estimates on LAWA-managed projects for contractual compliance and, where required, alignment with fair market value; Overseeing review of change proposals for contractual compliance and where required, alignment with fair market value; Coordinating the provision of conceptual estimates for new scopes of work; Coordinating assistance to project managers with change order negotiation and preparation of records of negotiation; Ensuring citation and record of pricing sources used in preparing estimates

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Avation, Planning, Business or other related technical field
• Minimum of 12 years or more experience, preferably on airport projects
• Has