Airport Assistant Director Of Planning & Development - Structural/Civil Engineering

Salary range: $129,296-$161,647

General Description and Classification Standards

The proponent will effectively manage a staff comprised of Department of Aviation and consultant personnel, whose primary objective is to plan, design, build, and maintain airport facilities in a safe and efficient manner. The Department's capital program has work divided into numerous areas, or types, of work.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Assistant Director of Structural Engineering to lead our engineering team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing all structural engineering projects, ensuring their successful completion within budget and on schedule. They will also play a key role in developing and implementing engineering standards, procedures, and best practices.

The Assistant Director's position will be responsible for managing, designing, and overseeing engineering designs and collaborating with other disciplines. Most designs will be produced by on-call design consultants under contract to the Department of Aviation.

Design management includes managing task orders, design budgets, technical details of design, and schedules. The designs include building, utilities, airfield, roadway, and other specialized designs. The proponent will also be responsible for supporting the Department's tenant review process, whereby the proponent will also be reviewing designs submitted by airport tenants. When workload allows, the proponent may be allowed to self-perform design.

The individual provides day-to-day guidance to staff members on project-related issues as well as ensures compliance with program processes and procedures including the monitoring and mitigation of risk to project execution. The proponent will also perform administrative management functions.

This is NOT a routine promotional level position and the specific justification for classification at this level must be documented.

Supervision Received

This position requires work to be completed independently with minimum supervision. Direction received is a function of the task, with direction focusing on strategic objectives as well as project detail and is typically collaborative in nature.