Job Description

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

The Director, Airport Planning – Corporate Real Estate will be responsible for the planning, design, and construction oversight of complex corporate facilities in accordance with approved corporate space standards, schedules, budgets, and that meet all requirements of the airline.

What you'll do

This list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Manage ongoing or planned airport projects to develop master plans that satisfy the objectives and requirements of American Airlines.
  Develop long-term capital improvement plans for American Airlines facilities including facility condition assessments and maintenance planning.
• Develop project scope and definition documents in collaboration with multiple user groups, internal departments, and airport and business partners.
• Prepare internal alignment and funding documents to facilitate decision-making on facility investments and major airport capital programs.
• Oversee subject matter experts on baggage handling systems and facilitate broader engagement and use of these SMEs on long-range facilities planning efforts across the entire CRE airport folio
• Collaborate with American’s CRE Properties Representatives in evaluating Airport Capital Improvement projects and construction implementation plans.
• Liaise with other AA workgroups including the Commercial, Network Planning, Customer Experience, Operations, and Finance teams on overall strategy and specific airport facility issues.
• Oversee project managers and support other team members with the development of project plans, cost estimates, budgets, schedules, and bid/proposal documents for consultant, designer, and contractor support.
• Evaluate and select outside consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Develop and administer contract agreements in conjunction with internal procurement partners.
• Provide written and verbal airport facilities overviews and project status updates.
• Travel to airports and airline facilities to meet with local airport and airline stakeholders and supervise project implementation.

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience/training
• 7 years of progressive leadership experience
• 10 years of relevant work experience in planning, design, and construction
• Ability to travel

Preferred Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

• Prior experience in aviation facilities planning and development
• 15 years of demonstrated experience in planning, design, implementation and management of airport facility development projects

Skills, Licenses, and Certifications

• Demonstrates the highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Ability to understand the business objectives and develop facility requirements, planning alternatives, analytical evaluation tools, and capital project solutions based on the best results for the company
• Ability to anticipate upcoming problems and thereby mitigate them to preserve the project’s intent, schedule, and budget.
• Ability to think strategically, negotiate skillfully, digest complex details, and use sound judgment and initiative in making decisions
• Excellent project planning and organizational skills, with ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities while maintaining high attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to influence through outstanding interpersonal, collaboration, and negotiation skills
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with ability to handle complex topics comfortably and clearly communicate a strategic and tactical vision to all levels within the organization, as well as with external agencies and business partners
• Ability to educate and inform internal and external stakeholders on the implications of various planning approaches and alternatives and facilitate relationships at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.