Design Manager, Airports/Aviation
Company websiteparsons.com (Parsons, opens in new tab)
Base salary $128,700 to $231,700
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Florida
You apply on the employer's own site. Six Figure Work does not handle applications.
- LocationFlorida
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (25 min ago) · observed since
About this job
Job Description:
Parsons is looking for a talented Design Manager - Airports/Aviation - to join our team! In this role you will get to work at large US airports in Florida.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Monitor Design Consultant contract requirements against deliverables.
- Coordinate project governance design presentations and input.
- Manage scope of each design submittal package.
- Develop and recommend cost reduction initiatives when necessary to stay in budget.
- Facilitate responses to RFI’s between the project team and Design Consultant
- Coordinate and schedule design workshops between Design Consultant, Client and other stakeholders.
- Support the design to budget process including evaluation of technical design alternatives.
- Support the Project Manager to coordinate, schedule, and assist with constructability reviews during all phases of design.
- Document design-related issues, decisions, and actions within Client Document Control System and manage to resolution.
- Coordinate and schedule design review meetings and consolidate input from stakeholders, including any third-party reviewers. Coordinate design feedback to Design Consultant(s).
- Conduct design review sessions with stakeholders and oversee design feedback input.
- Work with the Client Sustainability Manager to Monitor and track sustainability plan development and LEED component tracking in coordination with Design Consultant.
- Confirm all resolved design issues have been incorporated into design submittal packages.
- Coordinate reviews of submittals/ shop drawings from client project stakeholders, including subject matter experts, airport operations, and project team.
- Work with the Client Commissioning Manager to support start-up and commissioning efforts as necessary including witnessing performance testing.
- Support project close-out activities related to Design Consultant obligations and deliverables.
- Develop the scope for design consultants.
- Verify all project level designs follow codes and standards.
- Verify all project level designs follow regulatory and environmental requirements.
- Enforce client’s CADD and BIM framework, environment, policy and procedures.
Qualifications:
- Must have a bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Architecture or Engineering.
- Overall working knowledge of the architectural, engineering, and systems elements of airports infrastructure and supporting facilities.
- Demonstrable establishment of collaborative relationships with stakeholders involved in planning, design, and construction of airport facilities (airport, community and government).
- Minimum 15 years of experience in the management of project design including significant time at airports.
- Experience in the design development of new/expanded facilities while maintaining operations.
- Professional registration is required at this level. Must be licensed in the State of Florida or must be able to acquire license within six (6) months.
Security Clearance Requirement:
NoneThis position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!Salary Range: $128,700.00 - $231,700.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Source: Parsons on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($128,700) is above 20% of the 966 Design roles nationwide listed on this site; 1 other lists the same floor. Their median floor is $157,210; the middle half runs from $132,025 to $183,938.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
This listingDesign Manager, Airports/Aviation$128,700 to $231,700
Construction Manager - Rail and Transit$128,700 to $231,700
Deputy Design Manager - Hudson Tunnel Project$128,700 to $231,700
Lead Design/Build Engineer - Rail and Transit$128,700 to $231,700
PNT/Space Integration Engineer$134,100 to $241,400
Space Situational Awareness SME$134,100 to $241,400
CSfC Principal SME & Lead Systems Architect$134,100 to $241,400
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Design Manager, Airports/Aviation (this listing) | $128,700 - $231,700 |
| Construction Manager - Rail and Transit | $128,700 - $231,700 |
| Deputy Design Manager - Hudson Tunnel Project | $128,700 - $231,700 |
| Lead Design/Build Engineer - Rail and Transit | $128,700 - $231,700 |
| PNT/Space Integration Engineer | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| Space Situational Awareness SME | $134,100 - $241,400 |
| CSfC Principal SME & Lead Systems Architect | $134,100 - $241,400 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-01-15
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: US - FL (Field Location)
Salary Range: $128,700.00 - $231,700.00
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
