Airport Planning Engineer

• Develops concept drawings for future airport development, including airfield layouts, roadways, hangars, and other facilities, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and consistency with the Airport Master Plan.
• Develops capital project scopes of work for bidding or assignment to consultants.
• Develops Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and/or Requests for Quotes (RFQs) for architectural, engineering, design, and construction services.
• Develops specifications for procuring equipment, materials, services, and supplies.
• Assists with developing the airport’s annual capital budget, the ten (10) year capital program, and developing construction/maintenance/repair cost estimates.
• Reviews RFPs and RFQs, serving as a selection committee member for contract award(s),
• Reviews consultant fee proposals to ensure they are complete, reasonable, and consistent with current engineering best practices.
• Oversees and supervises the preparation of design drawings and specifications for construction projects by consulting engineers and architects.
• Oversees capital projects ensuring they are being constructed to specification/design.
• Provides periodic status updates on capital projects for dissemination to stakeholders.
• Provides engineering advice and support to airport leadership and tenants as assigned.
• Provides reviews and coordination of construction undertaken by outside agencies and organizations at or near the airport, ensuring no impacts to current or future airport development or that impacts are appropriately mitigated. 
• Maintains airport standard specifications and drawings, ensuring compliance with the latest federal, state, and local guidelines (i.e., fence specifications, landscape selection guidelines, and the airport’s Construction Safety Phasing Plan (CSPP) template for tenant-sponsored capital projects).   
• Maintains airport environmental programs required by federal, state, and local agencies including but not limited to the airport’s Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) permitting, the airport’s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), the airport’s Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan (SPCC), the airport’s air permit (via the U.S. EPA and FDEP), the airport’s storage tank facility registration/permitting (via the FDEP and/or FDOH), and the airport’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit ensuring the airport remains in compliance at all times.
• Ensures compliance with applicable laws, environmental regulations, and building codes in construction projects through necessary coordination with federal, state, and local agencies.
• May be required to work alternate hours as necessary for the efficient operation of the airport.
• Position is designated Mission Critical.
  
  

• Performs related work as required.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Five (5) years of project and/or construction management experience, including airport/airfield design and construction experience.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license (any state).

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Must maintain a valid telephone number.
• Must pass a ten-year fingerprint-based criminal history records check (CHRC) and security threat assessment (STA) ongoing.
• May be required to pass an elevated background check provided by the City of Lakeland Police Department upon hire.

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of engineering principles and practices.
• Thorough knowledge of federal rules and regulations relating to airport design and construction, including but not limited to CFR Part 139, Title XXV F.S. 330.30, CFR Part 77, TSR 1542, FAA Advisory Circulars, FAA Engineering Briefs, and FAA Orders.
• Thorough knowledge and experience to oversee the work of architects and engineers contracted by the airport.
• Knowledge and experience to adequately review consultant fee proposals for adequacy and reasonableness.
• Knowledge of the FAA and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) grant processes.
• Knowledge of alternative project delivery methods such as Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, and Construction Manager (CM) at Risk.
• Ability to understand requirements and prepare comprehensive and economical construction contract documents for various projects.
• Ability to work with minimal direction and supervision.
• Ability to coordinate the work of contractors and consultants.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and written.
• Ability to write reports and provide documented recommendations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with airport users, tenants, contractors, government agencies, City employees, and the public.
• Skilled in using computer-based applications, including but not limited to the operation of CAD software, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and other typical software applications used in an office and engineering environment.
  
  

• Requires light manual work that involves walking or standing some of the time, sedentary work that involves routine keyboard operations, and the ability to exert up to ten (10) pounds of force regularly.
• The work is performed primarily in an office environment but is occasionally performed in a field setting involving exposure to hot/cold temperatures, adverse weather, and wet/humid conditions.
• The job requires normal visual acuity, field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of smell, depth perception, and texture perception.

Salary : $87,584 - $131,376