Job Description
The Group Manager, Aviation Planning, leads a team of professionals in delivering comprehensive airport planning projects, overseeing business growth, client relationships, and project management to support various aviation clients nationwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a team of planning professionals to deliver airport master plans, layout plans, site selection studies, obstruction analysis, activity forecasts, environmental and land use evaluations.
- Manage the growth, vision, and financial performance of the Aviation Planning team.
- Collaborate on setting strategic business objectives, develop marketing plans, and pursue new business opportunities.
- Lead proposal development efforts and represent the company at project interviews and regional conferences.
- Manage, develop, and coach team members to take on increasing responsibilities aligned with their professional goals.
- Serve as a Project Manager for planning and multi-discipline projects, overseeing scope, schedule, budgets, quality, and contract execution.
Requirements
- Reside within a regular commuting distance of the MSP Bloomington, MN location.
- Ability to work a flexible hybrid schedule with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote work.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing and developing a team of planning professionals.
- Experience leading the delivery of airport master plans, airport layout plans, site selection studies, obstruction analysis, activity forecasts, environmental evaluations, and land use compatibility evaluations for airport projects.
- Experience serving as a Project Manager for planning and multi-discipline projects, including evaluating scope, complexity, scheduling deliverables, managing project budgets, quality control, and contract execution.
- Ability to develop and implement marketing plans, track prospective business opportunities, and make strategic decisions on project pursuits based on team capabilities.
- Experience cultivating and maintaining relationships with current and prospective clients, representing the company at project interviews, and attending regional conferences.
- Experience managing, recognizing, and developing team members, encouraging autonomous responsibilities, and aligning team efforts with strategic business objectives.
- Ability to assess and outline annual and strategic business objectives in collaboration with senior leadership.
- Standard pre-employment background screening including Social Security verification, educational verification, review of criminal convictions, and driving history.
Benefits & Perks
Flexible hybrid work arrangement: 3 days in office, 2 days remote
Health benefits: medical, dental, vision, and life insurance from day one
Annual discretionary bonuses
Monthly employer HSA contributions (if enrolled in HSA-eligible plan)
Employer matching on 401(k) deferrals
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Paid Time Off (PTO) based on professional experience
Eight paid holidays per year
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