Airport Planner
Listed on 2026-06-02
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Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Environmental Compliance -
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Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
The Airport Planner will, under direction from the Director of Airport Planning, develop airport planning documents and programs for the Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and the six Reliever Airports. The position is responsible for the planning and coordination of long-term plans/master plans and airport layout plans, building relationships with other MAC departments, airport tenants and with other governmental jurisdictions, and the Federal Aviation Administration, MnDOT Aeronautics, and the Metropolitan Council.
Other responsibilities will include managing airport zoning and variance processes, environmental review processes for facility development, managing gate plots and simulations for aircraft movements and passenger flows. This position will help the Director of Planning with budgeting and project programming for the Planning business unit. The successful candidate will have an interest and passion for aviation, have vision, excellent critical thinking skills, and the ability to self-start planning projects with minimal guidance from the Director of Planning.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Planning or Airport Planning and Management, Urban, Regional or City Planning, Engineering, Environmental Planning, Architecture or a related field
- 3 or more years of airport planning experience
- Knowledge and application of planning project workflows
- Ability to execute projects in a timely manner
- Ability to create relationships with agencies to effectively communicate messaging
- Experience with general aviation comprehensive plans as well as Airport Layout Plans (ALPs)
- Experience with project budgets, timelines, and execution of planning projects
- Comprehensive knowledge of FAA rules, regulations, guidelines, advisory circulars
- Ability to oversee multiple projects at once, while ensuring the highest quality of planning is achieved
- Ability to prepare, execute, and facilitate stakeholder outreach efforts with minimal supervision
- Familiar with state and federal airport programs, criteria and standards to planning projects
- Experience with airport planning and environmental document processes
- Experience with reviewing and developing approvable FAA forecast documents
- Intermediate skill level using Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
- Excellent written and oral communication skills including experience with effective presentations to large groups
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