Aviation Design Manager

For the last six decades, Garver has been designing projects for more than 250 aviation clients. Through this experience, Garver understands the complexities of airport systems held together by runways, roadways, facilities, and electrical systems that need to work in tandem to accommodate daily needs for travel and transport. As part of Garver’s commitment to continued innovation in airport design, our Aviation team maintains a diverse, skilled design team dedicated to providing the expertise and leadership to assist our clients in meeting both current and future needs.

Do you enjoy creating innovative, creative, and forward-thinking conceptual designs for airport improvements? Do you enjoy positively impacting public works through civil infrastructure projects? Do you enjoy making complex design ideas accessible to the public? Our Aviation team is looking for a Aviation Design Manager to help create design solutions for our aviation clients.

As part of the Aviation team for Garver, this Aviation Design Manager will have an opportunity to develop and edit conceptual design deliverables in support of various projects across the United States. Diversity in high-volume, large scale aviation projects will allow the candidate to be directly engaged in the production of marketing and design phase deliverables including detailed project approaches, technical reports, specifications or narratives, and document assembly.

Generally, the responsibilities of this role will entail working with several different teams of mostly engineers to develop conceptual designs for marketing pursuits collaborate with a multi-disciplined staff in the creation of marketing materials, and technical reports for various types of projects including terminal programs, airfield pavements, hangar facilities, electrical NAVAIDs, and aviation planning. The ideal candidate would experience with aviation design for both commercial and general aviation airports, as well as the ability to provide outstanding service to internal clients.

Some occasional travel may be required for industry related conference attendance or project specific meetings. Due to the collaborative nature of coordination for large infrastructure projects, candidates must have the ability to seek out and resolve issues through close interaction with other project team members. In addition, the candidate should be able to maintain a positive team attitude and interpersonal effectiveness to work within a team environment.

Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.

Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,400 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at .