Aviation Practice Leader

The Opportunity
RS&H seeks an Aviation Discipline Leader to join our Aviation Practice in Houston, TX

This vital role will provide leadership and direction for the Houston aviation team, reporting directly to our Texas State Leader. In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead, develop and deliver projects of varying sizes and complexity, manage the client relationship, grow your team, and assist the team in winning work.

As the Aviation Discipline Leader, you will be given the reigns to oversee all aspects of the successful delivery of projects, including contract management, managing production teams, quality assurances, and financial performance. Projects range from airside to landside, from small to large, and everything in between. Opportunities include the design of runways, taxiways, and aprons, bituminous and concrete pavement, stormwater and utility infrastructure; coordination with airports, airlines, FAA, and other tenants; construction administration/management; grant management; coordination and interaction with other RS&H and team member disciplines (Planning, Buildings, Environmental); and active industry involvement.

Your knowledge and skills will influence programs and projects from concept stage through design and construction. As a full-service A&E firm, there is nothing at an airport that RS&H cannot complete. Moreover, our approach to workload management encourages support across all regions to approach complex problems as a unified team.

This is an opportunity to build on the portfolio of our current work and expand into greater market growth. The successful candidate can anticipate quickly becoming an Owner in the firm, participating in bonus programs, coordinating with national resources, recruiting and mentoring, and working directly with RS&H's senior leadership to deploy strategic aviation initiatives .

Our ideal candidate is comfortable working in a highly flexible, team-oriented environment and has excellent communication, analysis, and documentation skills. We are looking for resourceful and innovative engineers that enjoy working in a collaborative environment. If you are ready to make an impact, we welcome you

Learn more about our Aviation practice here .

Goals And Objectives

• Lead the Houston Aviation team, including client management, project development, financial performance and revenue growth, backlog balancing through utilization and workshare, and associate mentorship and growth.
• Grow and lead high-performance teams in areas of: continuing a culture of excellence and innovative thinking; finding and vetting new talent who add value to project teams; overseeing technical training, mentoring, and learning.
• Lead business development in the Aviation market to provide growth and sustained backlog, including management of client relationships for loyalty, long-term engagement, and lifetime retention.
• Responsible for project performance and execution, including oversight of Design Teams through mentorship and project leadership.
• Work collaboratively with leadership to develop goals, growth plans, and implement strategic initiatives.

To Be Successful In This Role, You Must

• Have a degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program and 15 years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Texas PE licensure or ability to obtain within 6 months of starting.
• Effective team-focused associate that will foster teamwork, help set priorities, and define expectations
• Strong supervisory skills and record of leading design teams
• Good organization and motivation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to travel across the region to existing/potential Airport Clients
• Must have a Valid Driver's License with a good driving record
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) required for use in completing an assignment

If this sounds like the role for you and you're ready to join an amazing team, please apply.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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The Team
Joining our Aviation team means an opportunity to explore your potential and apply your diverse skills to serve the large and small airports of the aviation industry as a trusted advisor. You can do this in a collaborative and team-oriented environment among other driven professionals. Service areas include airfields, buildings, facility planning, environmental planning, and environmental stewardship & resiliency. Join RS&H to define and master challenges, advance professionally, and build strong and lasting relationships.

The Company
Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation's leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms, with associates who work hard every day to create tomorrow together. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to our unwavering commitment to our core values: integrity, accountability, curiosity, and teamwork.