Project Manager, Tenant Alterations

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of airport tenant alteration projects through all phases of delivery.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between airport ownership, tenant representatives, design teams, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Coordinate planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout activities.
• Develop and manage project schedules, budgets, scopes, and risk management plans.
• Ensure tenant requirements are incorporated into project planning while maintaining compliance with airport standards and operational requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design consultants and construction teams.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and resolve technical, operational, and scheduling issues.
• Monitor project performance, budgets, schedules, quality, and safety objectives.
• Review design documents, technical submissions, change orders, and contractor deliverables.
• Support construction administration and field coordination within active airport facilities.
• Prepare executive reports and project updates for client leadership.
• Qualifications Required
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of project management experience, including significant experience delivering projects within airport environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing capital improvement or tenant alteration projects in active aviation facilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing stakeholder priorities.
• Strong understanding of design, construction, procurement, and project delivery processes.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultant and contractor teams.
• Preferred
• Experience delivering projects for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ).
• Experience managing tenant improvement projects for major airport operators or aviation clients.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience with Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, or Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) delivery methods.
• Experience Working with Airport Tenants
• The successful candidate will have experience managing projects involving a diverse range of airport tenants and stakeholders, including:
• Cargo and logistics operators (e.g., DHL, UPS, FedEx)
• Passenger airlines
• Airport concessions and retail operators
• Ground support service providers
• Federal agencies and regulatory stakeholders
• Commercial office and operational tenants
• You understand the importance of maintaining strong client relationships while balancing operational continuity, security requirements, construction activities, and project objectives within an active airport environment.
• Ideal Candidate
• You are an experienced aviation project manager who excels at navigating complex stakeholder environments. You are equally comfortable leading technical discussions with design consultants, negotiating project requirements with tenant representatives, and collaborating with airport owners to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Your ability to build trusted relationships, anticipate operational impacts, and manage competing priorities makes you an effective leader on airport capital programs.
• Why TYLin?
• At TYLin, we partner with airport owners across North America to deliver innovative infrastructure solutions that improve operations, enhance the passenger experience, and support long-term growth. As part of our Aviation practice, you'll collaborate with industry-leading professionals on some of the region's most significant airport development programs.
• We offer:
• Opportunities to work on high-profile airport capital improvement programs.
• A collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.
• Career growth within a globally recognized infrastructure consulting firm.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• The opportunity to help shape the future of aviation infrastructure.
• Join Us
• If you have the aviation project management expertise to successfully deliver tenant alteration projects while building strong relationships with airport tenants and stakeholders, we encourage you to apply.
• Join TYLin and help deliver the infrastructure that keeps airports, and the businesses that operate within them, moving forward.

Additional Information

Qualifications

• Required
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of project management experience, including significant experience delivering projects within airport environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing capital improvement or tenant alteration projects in active aviation facilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing stakeholder priorities.
• Strong understanding of design, construction, procurement, and project delivery processes.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultant and contractor teams.
• Preferred
• Experience delivering projects for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ).
• Experience managing tenant improvement projects for major airport operators or aviation clients.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience with Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, or Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) delivery methods.
• Working with Airport Tenants
• Cargo and logistics operators (e.g., DHL, UPS, FedEx)
• Passenger airlines
• Airport concessions and retail operators
• Ground support service providers
• Federal agencies and regulatory stakeholders
• Commercial office and operational tenants
• You understand the importance of maintaining strong client relationships while balancing operational continuity, security requirements, construction activities, and project objectives within an active airport environment.
• Ideal Candidate
• You are an experienced aviation project manager who excels at navigating complex stakeholder environments. You are equally comfortable leading technical discussions with design consultants, negotiating project requirements with tenant representatives, and collaborating with airport owners to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Your ability to build trusted relationships, anticipate operational impacts, and manage competing priorities makes you an effective leader on airport capital programs.
• Why TYLin?
• At TYLin, we partner with airport owners across North America to deliver innovative infrastructure solutions that improve operations, enhance the passenger experience, and support long-term growth. As part of our Aviation practice, you'll collaborate with industry-leading professionals on some of the region's most significant airport development programs.
• Opportunities to work on high-profile airport capital improvement programs.
• A collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.
• Career growth within a globally recognized infrastructure consulting firm.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• The opportunity to help shape the future of aviation infrastructure.
• Join Us
• If you have the aviation project management expertise to successfully deliver tenant alteration projects while building strong relationships with airport tenants and stakeholders, we encourage you to apply.
• Join TYLin and help deliver the infrastructure that keeps airports, and the businesses that operate within them, moving forward.
• Additional Information
• TYLin is committed to pay equity. As part of that commitment, we have provided the base compensation range of $153,600- $230,400 annually for this position and local market. We recognize that each candidate brings a unique set of skills, experience, education and competencies to the table that will be reflected in our offer. TYLin is proud to offer exciting career development opportunities.
• TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits may include extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.
• We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering.
• Collaboration, mission-driven focus, discipline, and leadership skills developed through military service benefit us all. Whether you are a Veteran, Guardsman or Reservist, a Military Spouse or you are planning to transition to civilian life in the near future, we welcome and value your application.
• TYLin is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The company and its employees are required to comply with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements.