Senior Project Designer - Aviation Planner

About This Role

This role involves applying complex aviation planning and design strategies to projects, leading the pursuit and delivery of aviation terminal projects, and ensuring efficient execution within budget and schedule. The Senior Project Designer will serve as a primary client liaison for projects, from concept development through completion.

Responsibilities

• Apply complex aviation planning and design strategies to projects
• Lead the pursuit and delivery of aviation terminal projects within HNTB’s architecture practice
• Contribute to strategic win plans for all pursuits
• Coordinate all project efforts, administrative and technical, for efficient and cost-effective execution
• Serve as primary liaison contact with clients to bring projects to completion
• Perform tasks for aviation projects including research, design studies, and data analysis
• Develop concepts and alternative drawings using AutoCAD and Revit
• Lead and mentor a team of terminal planning architects and junior/mid-level staff
• May serve as a Project Manager on a limited basis for select medium and large-scale projects
• Provide interpretation of client’s goals and programs and prepare design concepts

Requirements

• 8 years of relevant experience in Architecture or related field
• Directs and oversees technical work for a wide variety of airport planning, programming, and design projects
• Leads capacity analyses for airport facilities
• Leads 3D massing studies for conceptual aviation work
• Develops concepts and alternative drawings using AutoCAD and Revit
• Prepares technical reports for airport planning studies
• Highly responsive to client requests
• Prepares stakeholder and public presentations
• Assists with business development activities including proposal preparation and interviews
• Supports Aviation Architecture business development and planning pursuits
• Mentors junior and mid-level staff

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related field
• 8 years of relevant experience, with extensive airport planning and design experience at large hub airports preferred

Nice to Have

• RA (Registered Architect)
• Extensive airport planning and design experience at large hub airports

Skills

* Required skills