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Senior Aviation Planner

HNTB

New York, NYFull-time$159–248K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago

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Compensation
$159–248K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

HNTB seeks a Senior Aviation Planner for its National Aviation Planning and Environmental Planning Practice. The role leads complex planning and environmental project tasks, produces plans and reports, coordinates multidisciplinary contributions, and engages clients, stakeholders, and communities. Work spans airport planning disciplines including landside, terminal, airside, airspace, environmental, land use, and financial/advisory analyses. Positions are available in HNTB offices nationwide.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Aviation PlanningClient RelationshipsIndustry AdvocacyInnovationCritical ThinkingMentoringProject ManagementAirport PlanningAutoCADRhinocerosRevitAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignPythonRCommunication

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's in Related Field10+ Years Related Experience9+ Years Relevant Experience

Full job description

What We're Looking For

HNTB’s National Aviation Planning + Environmental Planning Practice is currently seeking exceptionally qualified candidates for a Senior Aviation Planner position. Successful candidate(s) will demonstrate a record of achievement in aviation planning consulting services, an enthusiasm for aviation, solid critical thinking skills, and a desire to explore the multi-disciplinary workstreams that shape the airports of tomorrow. Positions are available in any of our nationwide HNTB offices.

What is aviation planning to us? We are critical-thinking problem-solvers who tackle any question that comes our way and continually build trust through our exceptional client service. On our team, we serve airport owners and airline clients to carry out a wide variety of analyses spanning multiple disciplines: landside, terminal, airside, airspace, environmental, land use, and financial/advisory. On any given day, we’re delivering on master plans, environmental permitting, gate layouts, curbside studies, terminal modernizations, and so much more. This team is comprised of doers of the highest order, and we’re excited for you to bring your abilities to join the team.

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

What You’ll Do:

  • Under minimal direction, performs a variety of more highly complex professional planning, environmental planning, landscape architecture and urban design project responsibilities, and leads technical tasks.

  • Writes and/or reviews major sections of and leads production of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents for projects. Coordinates and synthesizes the contributions of others.

  • Leads, prepares, and reviews graphics, technical reports, work plans, scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to Request for Proposals for projects. Prepares and reviews budgets, invoicing, and billing.

  • Leads public and stakeholder engagement and presents information to the community.

  • Provides guidance and mentors staff.

  • Leads coordination with clients, sub-consultants, and in-house personnel on a regular basis to complete assigned tasks.

  • Recommends process and system improvements that result in greater efficiencies, enhanced capacities, and improved service delivery.

  • Supports department managers and office leadership with strategic planning, staffing/training, and other special projects.

  • May serve as project manager or task lead.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field and 10 years related experience, or

  • Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field and 9 yrs of relevant experience

What You’ll Bring:

  • Strong track record of delivering aviation planning services with quality work, on time, on budget, and to the client's satisfaction (4for4).

  • Industry relationships with clients and consultant partners.

  • Active participation in one or more of the aviation industry advocacy organizations.

  • Desire to innovate and bring a critical eye to solving the industry's most complex problems.

  • Interest in mentoring the next generation of aviation talent.

What We Prefer:

  • Prior experience as a project manager or task manager on complex large- and medium-hub airport planning studies.

  • Expert level knowledge of one or more of the aviation planning disciplines.

  • Excellent communication and critical thinking skills.

  • Strong preference for competency with AutoCAD, design programs such as Rhinoceros, Revit, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, or data analysis languages such as Python or R.

  • Please include a compelling cover letter.

Additional Information

Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards

Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Bellevue, WA (Seattle), Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Denver, CO, Houston, TX (Fannin), Los Angeles, CA (LA International Airport), New York, NY, San Francisco, CA

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The approximate pay range for Los Angeles Metro Area and Orange County, CA is $145,993.46 - $228,348.77. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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The approximate pay range for the California San Francisco Bay Area is $158,688.55 - $248,205.18. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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The approximate pay range for Washington is $152,341.01 - $238,276.98. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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The approximate pay range for Colorado is $139,645.93 - $218,420.56. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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The anticipated last day to apply is 05/23/2027. Please note that the job may be unposted prior to this date if the job is filled or no longer a need.

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The approximate pay range for New York is $158,688.55 - $248,205.18. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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The approximate pay range for Massachusetts is $152,341.01 - $238,276.98. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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The approximate pay range for Illinois is $139,645.93 - $218,420.56. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position based on all selected locations within the state at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:

HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Planning Group

ReqID: R-31987

How this job compares

Set against the 22,993 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$159–248K/yr
  • New York median$110–159K/yr879 salary ranges
  • US median$111–178K/yr14,446 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $203K, is 50% above the New York median midpoint ($136K) — in the top quarter of Project Manager salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,220 open Project Manager jobs in New York and 22,993 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 9 years of experience; Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (19,950 postings).
Education
12,857 of the 22,993 open Project Manager jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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