Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Job Title: Senior Aviation Planner - Director

FLSA Status: Part-time and Full-time

Salary: Negotiable, Depending on Qualifications

Location: Remote

Position Description Summary:

Industry Expertise - Aviation Subject Matter Expert

Jacobsen|Daniels is seeking a motivated and self-reliant person with at least 20 years’ experience in planning and preliminary design of aviation/transportation projects including rental car facilities, passenger terminals, ground transportation, rail, bus, parking, and maintenance facilities. The executive will be responsible for providing technical and creative leadership and direction for a range of projects as determined by the Planning Division Leader. This position interfaces independently with the Division Leader, executive level management, and/or client personnel as needed. Hours are expected to be 10-30 hours each week depending on the assigned project.

Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Essential Functions of the Position:

1. Executes, manages, and delegates the workflow of multiple and/or complex projects for clients while driving results as defined by the Division Leader.
2. Provide oversight of professional design services being performed by J|D staff or outside resources.
3. Provide support in new business proposal development and interviews.
4. Help Division Leader work effectively and in the best interests of client(s); maximize firm’s network of resources to enhance client services.
5. Evaluate, assess, and provide regular feedback to the Division Leader the results of all assigned projects.
6. Assist in promoting corporate values and a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
7. Assist in successfully bringing together people from different disciplines, internal and external to achieve desired project outcomes.
8. Support in delivering technical and creative solutions, and the ability to align team members behind these solutions.

Education and Experience:

Four-year college degree in architecture, civil engineering, aviation management or like, with a minimum of 20 plus years of experience in aviation/transportation projects. Professional or Graduate degree highly desirable.

Licensing/Certifications:

Professional License/Technical Certifications in area of specialization is highly desirable.

Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Possess a thorough understanding of aviation/transportation projects with specific experience in rental car facilities, passenger terminals, ground transportation, rail, bus, parking, and maintenance facilities.
• Ability to produce AutoCAD drawings, diagrams, and 2D illustrations to support project efforts.
• Able to provide oversight of professional design services.
• Strategic thinking ability with balanced analytical and creative approach to problem solving.
• Efficient planning and project management ability.
• Written Communications; Able to effectively communicate with executive leadership, team members and clients.
• Client-Focus; Understands client needs and how to deliver desired objectives.
• Subject Matter Expert in the functional/technical skills needed for this position.
• A high level of integrity with the ability to invoke the trust of the project team and client.
• Above average time management skills.
• Able to travel up to 25%

Key Measures of Success:

The performance of the executive will be evaluated quarterly and annually by the Division Leader based on the outlined roles and responsibilities developed for the employee.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must be able to accomplish to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit for long periods of time, bend, use hands to manipulate (type), talk and hear; walk; sit, and lift or move no more than ten (10) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral visions, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands:

While performing the duties of this position, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information, and documents; analyze and solve problems, use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or new skills; work under deadlines with occasional interruptions, and interact with staff and other organizations.

Working Conditions:

Primarily in a remote office environment. May be required to travel to client sites from time to time.

Reporting Relationships:

Position reports to the Division Leader or other executive management as determined during the hiring process or periodic performance review process.

Supervisory Responsibility:

None.

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