Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority is hiring: Project Manager - Architectural in R

About Us:

Welcome aboard the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority team, where our work environment resembles a well-oiled aviation crew. As operators of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, we connect central and eastern North Carolina to people and places that matter the most, serving 14.5 million passengers in 2023 and supporting over 85,000 local and regional jobs with a $17 billion annual economic impact. Here, accountability and collaboration are our navigational beacons, guiding us through every task with precision and teamwork. Picture yourself as a vital member of our crew, each role crucial to ensuring smooth operations and safe passage for all. Like a pre-flight checklist, we take workplace safety seriously, conducting thorough pre-hire drug, background, and fingerprint checks to ensure a secure environment for every team member. Whether you're stationed indoors, orchestrating behind the scenes, or outdoors, feeling the rush of the runway, you'll find a supportive atmosphere where your contributions make a real difference. We are committed to delivering excellent airport services, state-of-the-art facilities, and unparalleled customer service, earning a Top Five ranking in passenger satisfaction among large North American Airports in a 2023 J.D. Power survey. At RDU, we believe in investing in our people with a comprehensive benefits package for full-time positions, including professional growth and development opportunities. Join us in this high-flying adventure where accountability, collaboration, and safety are the wings that propel us toward success—watch your career soar with RDU!

About You:

You embody core values that will play a pivotal role in connecting our community to places and the people who matter most. Your commitment to continuous learning will drive innovation and growth, while your unwavering integrity ensures that our brand remains trustworthy and reputable. Your respect for colleagues and clients alike fosters a collaborative and positive environment. Your dedication to excellence in every task you undertake will elevate our brand’s standards. Lastly, your team spirit will unite our efforts and amplify our collective success.

About the Role:

Ready to take your career to new heights? As a Project Manager who's main focus is Architectural, you will be integral in design review for facility projects at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and assist senior staff with asset management including identifying renewal and replacement projects and design standards development. Scope includes architecture, asset management, facility planning, and landscape architecture. Ready to fly high with us? Let’s land this opportunity together!

About The Ideal Candidate:

• Experienced – You have five (5) years of experience in project management including design document reviews, cost estimating, specification reviews and construction administration, or 10 years of field experience specific to the architectural discipline.
• Collaborative – You can work collaboratively and effectively with diverse groups and individuals internally and externally. You can convey complex and technical details to individuals with varying degrees of technical knowledge.
• Adaptable – You can manage multiple moderately-complex projects simultaneously and prioritize work between multiple projects and meet deadlines.
  Innovative – You can conduct research in emerging technologies, products, trends, and standards to make recommendations for improvements for alternative materials, equipment, or methods/processes.
• Knowledgeable – You can develop system models for calculation and analysis or total cost of ownership comparison of options. You can develop original concepts for internal design projects, considering compliance with standards, regulations, and alignment with discipline-specific vision.

Compensation:

Maximum – Based on experience

Minimum - $82,662.23

What You’ll Do:

• You will coordinate, plan, and implement facility wide systems at the infrastructure level and support development of information through research and collecting data.
• You will conduct asset management functions such as inventory, condition assessment, and capacity for discipline specific assets, and develop renewal and replacement projects for discipline specific systems.
• You will implement aviation infrastructure/facility system plan and long-term vision at small to medium project levels to meet aviation growth, institutional initiatives, and regulatory requirements.
• You will perform appropriate risk analysis and develop contingency plans for unexpected problems that can have a significant impact on assigned projects.
• You will prepare presentations and memos for leadership to explain architectural planning initiatives.
• You will lead development of preventative maintenance programs for operations and maintenance of discipline specific infrastructure and small to medium systems to maintain aviation operations and maximize life cycle of systems.
• You will develop, maintain, and govern discipline-specific aviation design guidelines and standards for facility and infrastructure.
• You will conduct integration of new methods, systems, technologies, materials, programs or processes including research of discipline-specific innovative or specialized solutions.
• You will coordinate with planning and capital development departments to ensure program schedule aligns with available life cycle expectancy of systems, century agenda and sustainability goals, regulatory and aviation growth requirements.
• You will evaluate project design drawings for moderate-sized capital and expense projects for conformance to standards and specifications and coordination with other capital projects and expansion of existing infrastructure.
• You will conduct construction administration for moderate-sized capital projects including submittals, Request for Information (RFI), site observation, construction meetings, and punch walks.

What You Need:

Education:

Required:
• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or closely related field OR equivalent related work experience

Experience:

Required:
• 5 years of project management experience including design document reviews, cost estimating, specification reviews and construction administration, or 10 years of field experience specific to the architectural discipline.

Preferred:
• 10 or more years of experience in project management.
• 5 years of building technical experience
• Facilities related project management including experience with building systems (MEP, Low voltage electrical, construction and building trades general knowledge)
• Experience in all aspects of design and construction, renovation, and repairs to mid-sized commercial construction projects, preferably at airports or intermodal transportation hubs.
• Experience in working with multi-building institutions or campus environments.

Licenses or Certifications:

Preferred:
• NC-licensed Professional Architect (AIA)

RDU Benefits:

At the Authority, we appreciate you and care about your health, happiness, and future. Our benefits start on day one, including medical, dental, vision, tuition assistance, employee discounts, and perks like an on-site gym, a dedicated wellness team, and frequent company and team outings. For a full list of benefit offerings, check out the RDU.com Careers Page.

A detailed job description will be provided during the recruitment screening process.