Senior Project Manager - Aviation
Posted Apr 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a terminal project you managed inside an active airport. How did you keep operations running?
What they are checking: Whether they have the required experience managing design or construction in a live airport.
Tell me about a time you set up project controls and governance that kept a project on track.
What they are checking: Whether they can build processes that drive results, not just follow existing ones.
Tell me about a client relationship where you exceeded expectations. What did you do differently?
What they are checking: Whether they understand what a high degree of quality means to an airport client.
What would you do
Halfway through design, the airline tenant asks for a major change. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they manage change with clear cost and schedule impacts and proper approvals.
A discipline manager keeps missing deadlines that affect others. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can hold leaders accountable while solving the underlying problem.
About the work
How do FAA and state approvals affect your planning on an airport capital improvement?
What they are checking: Whether they understand federal and state approval paths that can drive schedule and scope.
Walk me through how you would choose a delivery method and procurement strategy for a terminal renovation.
What they are checking: Whether they can weigh delivery options against the client's risk, schedule and budget.
How do you build ORAT into a terminal project from the start rather than at the end?
What they are checking: Whether they see operational readiness as part of project delivery, which the posting lists.
How do you develop a business case for an airport capital project?
What they are checking: Whether they can support early phases like business case and stakeholder engagement.
How do you manage safety and security for construction crews airside?
What they are checking: Whether they know airside safety, escort and security rules that apply in active airports.
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