Aviation Project Manager

Goodwyn Mills and Cawood, Inc. (GMC) is one of the region's largest privately-held architecture and engineering firms, with more than 700 employees. We are a regional firm with national experience located in eighteen offices throughout the Southeastern United States. We believe in community, collaboration, and using the power of creativity and hard work to make a difference.

We’re looking for the best and brightest to help us reach and exceed our aggressive goals. We place a high value in being part of our communities and giving back throughout the year supporting various charities and local events. We value employee feedback and use that to shape our annual strategic plans. We offer all of this and more because we are only as strong as our people. Our mission is to create opportunities for our people and the people we serve to create communities that thrive.

Recent accolades include ENR Southeast 2024 Design Firm of the Year

GMC has an opening for Aviation Project Manager to support Aviation Projects in our Atlanta or Savannah, GA office. At GMC, we are about Building Communities and being committed to our team members and partners. With our team members, our work environment fosters personal growth, resourcefulness, and the ability to solve complex problems through experience, innovation, and creativity. The primary responsibility of the Aviation Project Manager is to manage aviation engineering projects, including the scoping, design, schedule, budgets, resources, quality control, and client relations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform engineering calculations and analysis for aviation and civil designs at general and regional aviation facilities utilizing Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) design specifications.
• Serve as the primary point-of-contact for clients, including project planning, scoping, scheduling, and funding coordination; facility and project planning; subcontracting, funding application; and coordination with GDOT.
• Lead the project team to provide deliverables and services on-time, within budget, and to the client’s satisfaction.
• Prepare design documents, exhibits, and report appendices utilizing MicroStation and Open-Road’s design software.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and associated design software is also considered a beneficial resource for design/production platforms corporate-wide.
• Maintain quality control and assurance measures per GMC’s standards and requirements and provide oversight in development and production of project drawings, specifications, documents, and reports.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or an engineering-related field preferred
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration in Georgia is required
• 6 to 10 years of experience with:
  • Aviation or civil engineering
  • FAA/GDOT aviation related projects
• Strong MicroStation production skills preferred - AutoCAD skills acceptable
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Outlook Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to communicate effectively with others and work in a team environment
• Ability to prepare and maintain records, prepare reports, documents and correspondence related to the work
• Valid driver's license as occasional travel is required, often driving to project sites located outdoors in a variety of weather conditions

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with company match
• Professional development support
• Flexible work schedule
• Competitive paid time off and holidays
• Bonus pay opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About GMC

We believe in community, collaboration, and using the power of creativity and hard work to make a difference. Whether designing schools, parks, hospitals and other commercial developments, or providing clean water, safe streets and restoring resilient environments, GMC takes great pride in serving our communities through the transformative work we do. Every project is guided by the foundational concept that communities are built by people, not companies, and we strive to serve our communities with quality, integrity, creativity and care. One of the Southeast’s most comprehensive multi-disciplined firms, GMC is equipped to provide all of the services associated with architecture, interior design, civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, planning, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, electrical engineering, surveying and disaster recovery.