Aviation Senior Project Design Manager

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Aviation Senior Project Design Manager for our Northeast/New England region, with a focus on projects in New York, Connecticut, Boston and Rhode Island. In this role, you will lead high-profile aviation design projects across the country while driving business development efforts to expand WSP’s presence in the aviation sector. This is an opportunity to work with a dynamic team on transformative aviation infrastructure projects while engaging with clients, pursuing new opportunities, and shaping the future of aviation design.

Your Impact

• Manage the design process to ensure adherence with all codes, stakeholder requirements, and project-specific design standards.
• Consult with clients on the implementation of on-call designer's project task orders.
• Provide and coordinate technical responses to inquiries from contractors, tenants, consultants, and other regulatory agencies.
• Proactively collaborate with multiple design teams to ensure alignment with program requirements and communicate potential project risks.
• Lead the early identification of project design goals and work with Project Managers to guide design to meet those goals.
• Organize and oversee design and constructability reviews of several concurrent projects.
• Assist with evaluation of change order requests, requests for information, and other change issues.
• Support construction administration tasks, including review of submittals, RFIs, and field changes to ensure compliance with design intent and project requirements.
• Coordinate with construction teams to provide technical guidance, address design-related issues, and facilitate smooth project execution.
• Ensure final project deliverables (As-Builts & O&M Manuals) are delivered in a timely manner and meet project governance requirements.
• Provide risk management feedback on all assigned projects during design and into construction.
• Assist in the permitting and planning of design processes to support AHJ review schedules.
• Support business development efforts, including pursuits, proposal writing, and client engagement.
• Collaborate with marketing and technical teams to develop winning proposals, presentations, and qualifications packages.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Knowledge and familiarity with FAA design standards and aviation-specific criteria (e.g., FAA Advisory Circulars, Engineering Briefs, and airfield design best practices).
• 12+ years of relevant post-education experience in civil engineering, with a focus on aviation or transportation infrastructure.
• Proven ability to manage complex design processes and coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Maturity in interaction and ability to operate self-sufficiently in the field.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledgeable of current technology with the ability to utilize it effectively on projects.
• Ability to manage concurrent design processes and identify impacts projects may have on each other.
• Experience supporting or leading business development activities, including proposal writing and pursuit strategy.
• Experience in construction administration tasks, including reviewing submittals, RFIs, and change orders.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with the design and construction of airport facilities, including runways, taxiways, aprons, roadways, and terminal infrastructure.
• Familiarity with permitting processes and regulatory agencies at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Experience working with local municipalities and agencies in the Northeast/New England region (New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island).

 WSP Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, a