Senior Aviation Planner

Senior Aviation Planner

Join HNTB’s aviation planning practice! We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with excellent analytical and communication skills and a passion for aviation to help deliver our large portfolio of aviation planning projects at the nation’s largest and most exciting airports.

The successful candidate will have broad experience in one or more of the following aviation planning disciplines: landside, terminal, airside, economics, or environmental. This position can be located at a variety of HNTB office locations.

• Under minimal direction, perform a range of complex professional planning, environmental planning, landscape architecture, and urban design responsibilities, leading technical tasks.
• Write and/or review major sections of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents.
• Lead production of plans, studies, reports, graphics, and technical reports, preparing budgets, invoicing, and billing.
• Lead public and stakeholder engagement and present information to the community.
• Provide guidance and mentor staff.
• Coordinate with clients, sub‑consultants, and in‑house personnel to complete assigned tasks.
• Recommend process and system improvements to enhance efficiency and service delivery.
• Support department managers and office leadership with strategic planning, staffing/training, and special projects.
• May serve as project manager or task lead.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field and 10 years related experience; or
• Master’s Degree in the same fields and 9 years of relevant experience.

• Direct technical work for airport planning and preliminary design projects.
• Lead capacity analyses for airport facilities.
• Develop concepts and alternative drawings using AutoCAD, Revit, and ArcGIS.
• Prepare technical reports for airport planning studies.
• Interpret and oversee airport simulation models.
• Respond promptly to client requests.
• Prepare stakeholder and public presentations.
• Build client relationships.
• Assist with business development activities, including proposal preparation and interviews.
• Mentor junior and mid-level staff.

• Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Aviation Management, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Architecture or related field and 10 years experience.
• Extensive airport planning experience at large hub airports.
• Project management experience focusing on profitability.
• Strong understanding of the aviation industry.
• Excellent communication skills.

for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards.

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Arlington, VA (Alexandria), Boston, MA, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX (Fannin), Las Vegas, NV (Via Austin Parkway), Los Angeles, CA (Figueroa Street), New York, NY, Oakland, CA.

The approximate pay ranges vary by region. Contact hiring contact for details.

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Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full time

Job Category:
Planning Group

ReqID: R-27553