3C32
AIRPORT ENGINEERING MANAGER

This is administrative engineering work directing, through subordinate engineering managers, the design, renovation and construction of all engineering projects at the City's International and Northeast Airports. The employee in this class directs all capital and operating budget engineering projects for both Airside and Landside and directs the activities of an engineering, architectural and technical support staff engaged in performing and/or administering contractual agreements for feasibility studies, project design, and construction site inspection.

Work includes directing the review of designs for compliance with airport and engineering design standards and ensuring contractor compliance with approved plans and specifications. Directing the activities of design consultants and contractors, collaborating with a variety of governmental agencies and internal city departments to achieve the airports' operations and capital program objectives, and directing large, multi-year, multi-discipline engineering projects are significant aspects of the work.

Work is performed under the general direction of the Deputy Director of Aviation for Operations and Facilities.

• One position will be allocated to this class.
• The employee in this class must direct all engineering design and construction activities for the Division of Aviation.

• Directs, through subordinate engineering managers, the activities of a multi-discipline staff engaged in preparing and/or reviewing feasibility studies, cost estimates, plans, specifications and contract documents for the civil, electrical, mechanical, structural, and architectural aspects of construction and/or renovation projects for airport facilities including but not limited to roadways, runways, taxiways, ramps, and buildings; monitors, through subordinate engineering managers, the performance of consultants and contractors hired to design and build airport facilities; assigns, reviews and approves all airport design and construction projects for the division coordinated by subordinate engineering managers and contracted consultants; confers with subordinate engineering managers to ensure project conformance to conceptual design, engineering principles, and technical requirements; resolves the most complex engineering, architectural and programming problems.
• Establishes long and short term objectives for subordinate managers; reviews and revises goals and objectives developed by subordinate managers; analyzes and evaluates performance of division operations; develops and/or modifies division policies; establishes staff structure for division; reviews reports prepared by subordinate managers; confers with subordinate managers regarding current staffing levels; prepares periodic reports on engineering achievements and progress towards divisional goals.
• Directs the solicitation of design and construction consultants and contractors; directs, through subordinate managers, the administration of resultant contractual agreements between consultants and the City; negotiates contractual terms of projects; advises staff of policies and goals; directs subordinates to implement policies and procedures; evaluates recommendations submitted by subordinates; meets with subordinates to discuss status of projects and strategies for problem resolution; directs and participates in preconstruction meetings with consultants, contractors, and other parties participating in the construction of airport facilities; ensures that contractors are advised of schedules required to minimize impact on airport operations; interprets sections of plans and specifications that may present construction problems.
• Directs, through subordinate managers, the inspection and testing of civil, mechanical, electrical and structural elements of airport capital improvement projects; ensures that all division engineering projects conform to time schedules, cost estimates and airport construction standards; directs staff to administer changes in plans to compensate for unforeseen field conditions that do not affect engineering or project design integrity; administers the preparation and signs all change orders for modifications to construction project plans; issues stop orders if major design changes must be made by design engineers or consultants; notifies the FAA of work changes to ensure continued funding participation.
• Participates with other airport officials in the development of conceptual designs for capital and operating budget projects; ensures that conceptual designs are consistent with sound engineering principles and practices.
• Directs, through subordinate engineering managers, the on-site inspection of tenant construction and renovation work while in progress and upon completion to ensure adherence to airport engineering standards.
• Directs, through a subordinate engineering supervisor, the activities of electricians engaged in the alteration, installation, maintenance and repair of airport electrical systems and equipment. Prepares and approves expenditures from the capital and operating design and construction budgets; directs the preparation of monthly estimates of construction completed; reviews estimates and reports prior to authorizing payments; makes final decisions regarding contract disputes; negotiates and resolves payment claims with contractors.
• Represents the department at conferences, hearings, and meetings pertaining to engineering and construction projects.
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF:
• modern engineering principles, methods, techniques and practices used in the design, construction, and alteration of landside and airside facilities for a large hub airport
• the principles and practices of administrative organization and management as they apply to the direction of a comprehensive airport engineering program
• the principles, practices, and procedures of preparing capital program and operating budgets
• the principles, practices, techniques and methods used in planning, coordinating and directing the design and inspection program of operating and capital construction projects for a large hub airport
• design and construction economics, scheduling techniques, and the methods and requirements for controlling projects' costs
• the sources of engineering information and current developments in the field of design and construction
• federal, state and local laws and regulations as they relate to the construction of airport facilities
• municipal procurement and contracting practices
• supervisory methods and techniques
SKILL IN:
• making engineering computations
ABILITY TO:
• direct and coordinate, through subordinate managers, the design and construction activities of professional engineers, consultants, technicians, and inspectors involved in operating and capital improvement projects for a system of municipal airports
• apply engineering theories, principles and practices to the administration of design and construction projects
• interpret and apply federal, state and local regulations applicable to the construction and alteration of airport facilities
• apply engineering and administrative knowledge to the resolution of major technical construction problems
• prepare capital program and operating budgets
• communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, contractors, consultants, airport tenants, labor unions, government representatives, and other City departments

EDUCATION
• Completion of a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university, with major course work in engineering.
AND
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
• Four years of professional engineering experience.
AND
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
• Seven years of engineering project management experience, three years of which shall have been at the second supervisory level providing direction on major airside or landside design and construction programs for a large hub airport.

OR

Any equivalent combination of acceptable education and experience, which has included the completion of a bachelor's degree program in engineering at an accredited college or university as an educational minimum.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

• Registration as a professional engineer with the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers upon appointment and during tenure of employment as an Airport Engineering Manager. Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator's license as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to and during tenure of employment in this class.