Airport Planning Engineer

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CLASS:

This is professional work in designing, constructing, and inspecting Lakeland Linder International Airport facilities. The work requires thorough knowledge and understanding of airport design, engineering principles and practices, applicable laws, environmental regulations, and building codes. Proficient performance of job duties requires experience with design, construction, inspection, and management of construction projects, and the ability to represent the airport well in coordinating engineering functions with tenants, users, and other departments. The work is performed under administrative direction subject to operating plans and functional policies, and is reviewed in terms of feasibility, compatibility, and effectiveness in meeting objectives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• 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.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs related work as required.

QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE):

• 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).

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• 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.