Supports facility relocation projects at San Francisco International Airport by coordinating scope definition, design, permitting, construction, procurement, equipment moves, schedules, budgets, stakeholders, operational cutovers, site readiness, turnover, and closeout. The role maintains project controls, tracks risks and dependencies, facilitates cross-functional coordination, monitors progress, and helps minimize disruption during transitions in complex operational facilities.
Position Summary
We are seeking an Assistant Project Manager to support multiple facility relocation projects at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). This role will assist with project definition, design and permitting, construction, equipment and asset moves, schedule and budget tracking, and stakeholder coordination. The successful candidate will help integrate design, construction, procurement, and move activities so operational groups can transition into new or modified spaces with minimal disruption.
Note: This opportunity is available at multiple levels. Final placement will be determined based on the selected candidate’s experience, skills, and alignment with business needs. We are committed to providing fair and equitable consideration for all applicants.
Organizational Responsibilities
- Assist with defining relocation scope by documenting existing conditions, operational needs, space requirements, equipment, assets, and other move-related requirements.
- Maintain project controls for stakeholder requirements, actions, decisions, risks, dependencies, budgets, forecasts, commitments, and changes.
- Support programming, design reviews, permitting, and resolution of comments and approvals required to advance project delivery.
- Coordinate integrated milestones across design, construction, procurement, equipment delivery, relocation, and operational cutover activities.
- Track utility, IT, security, equipment, and facility-support requirements and facilitate coordination among operational groups, designers, contractors, and other project stakeholders.
- Participate in site walks, monitor construction and readiness activities, and maintain progress documentation.
- Support move planning, cutover coordination, turnover, closeout, and resolution of outstanding readiness items.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of relevant project management or project coordination experience supporting relocation, renovation, facility, aviation, or similar capital projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related technical discipline required.
- Experience coordinating projects with multiple stakeholders, concurrent activities, and interdependent schedules across design, permitting, construction, procurement, relocation, and closeout.
- Experience working in an active airport or similarly complex operational environment.
- Strong organizational, communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
- Airline provisioning, inflight, maintenance, warehouse, or support-facility project experience preferred.
- Prior SFO or airline project experience preferred.
- Experience delivering relocations within occupied facilities, including equipment moves, cutovers, or transition planning, preferred.
Location and Commitments
- Overtime work may be required occasionally to ensure certain deliverables are completed on time
- Weekend work is rare but occasionally may be necessary
An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Please note that physical requirements may vary based on client needs.
- Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office environment including the use of stairs.
- Ability to adjust focus, especially due to concentration on a computer screen.
- Must communicate frequently with other departments and employees both verbally and in writing.
- May need to lift and carry up to 15 pounds and/or position the body to reach items on the floor/below knee level or overhead.
Additional Requirements
Physical: Standing or sitting for long periods; must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times and spend extended hours in front of a computer screen.
Cognitive: Problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills; computer and software skills; and ability to read and interpret text online or in printed form.
About PMA
At PMA, employee well-being is a daily priority. We offer a combination of workplace options that include a PMA office location; work-from-home; or a client site. Wherever we work, we openly share knowledge as we believe that collaboration with peers improves our work product and that pursuing subject matter expertise is a lifelong endeavor.
We are committed to a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion. We affirm and respect diverse backgrounds and opinions because we believe they yield the best solutions for our clients. We promote emotional intelligence and trust by nurturing these values within our new hires.
We encourage staff to develop rewarding, long-term careers at PMA, and we implement formal leadership development programs that help you attain your goals. At PMA, shared success is a core value. Every employee who contributes is recognized, celebrated, and rewarded. We look for self-driven candidates eager to assume responsibility and join a community of respect founded on collaboration and accountability, not titles. If you aim to transform the project management practice toward continuous improvement of project outcomes, the profession, and yourself, PMA looks forward to warmly welcoming you to our team.
We offer competitive pay and benefits, wellness programs for you and your family, and career development opportunities to advance your professional goals.
As a PMA professional, you will be empowered to make timely and effective decisions and significant daily contributions to complex facets of project delivery. Join a team that has achieved a world-class reputation in the construction industry and has been voted a “Best Place to Work.”
PMA offers competitive wages and comprehensive benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, time off with pay, 401(k) with company match, life, disability, and professional development reimbursement for qualifying employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), disability, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. Qualified female and minority applicants are encouraged to apply.
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