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What We Offer The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $110,216-$168,000. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but is not limited to:
- Four (4) Medical Plans, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Pension Plan for Life (Employee contributes 8.45%, Employer matches at 17.95%) and 457 (b) Retirement Plan
- PTO (over 3 weeks in your first year) and 12 paid holidays
- Yearly Merit Increase
- STD, LTD, HSA, FSA, Life Insurance
- CARE Bank, Family Leave Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program, Employee Volunteer Program
- Tuition Reimbursement (up to $2000/year), We Qualify for Student Loan Forgiveness Program
- Learning and Development Opportunities; Courses and Career Development Resources
- EcoPass (unlimited free RTD bus/train rides)
Location: This position is hybrid with three days a week in person reporting to our Airport Office Building located at Denver International Airport.
What You'll Do: The position leads the management of DEN's Environmental and Sustainability Planning Programs including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental reviews that support implementation of DEN's $8B 2024-2035 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Job duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Leads the management and coordination of NEPA environmental reviews for DEN's largest and most complex, multi-disciplinary programs, including those for runways, aircraft gates, and regional transportation, from inception to completion. Management includes organizing, administering, and monitoring one or more NEPA environmental reviews conducted for different federal agencies, simultaneously. This requires a global, strategic understanding of the intersectionality of runway, aircraft gate, and regional transportation projects with potential environmental effects and sustainability principles
- Supports the development of NEPA roadmaps and manages their implementation, throughout all phases of a project life cycle including concept development, airport and regional planning, programming, initiation, project level planning, design, construction, and closeout. In particular, interfaces during the development of planning studies to inform how responses to transportation demand, project construction, and project phasing can set the stage for the scope of actions and underlying studies needed to transition to a NEPA environmental review
- Provides project management and technical leadership during the NEPA environmental review, including expertise and direction related to evaluation of resource categories that include biological and wetland surveys, air quality and climate analyses, aircraft and construction noise impact assessments, environmental justice reviews, and other resource-related studies across a wide range of disciplines
- Develops and implements other elements of DEN's sustainability and environmental programs for facility development projects to enable achievement of long-term strategic objectives, including the application of the LEED and Envision independent verification frameworks to build high performing green buildings and sustainable infrastructure. Assists DEN in formulating strategies and identifying project opportunities to achieve net zero construction
- Manages planning and permitting for special purpose laws including the development of general conformity reviews, wetlands permitting, and historical, cultural, and biological resource consultation. Identifies strategic opportunities to develop facility-wide inventories for emissions, wetlands, and biological and cultural resources to inform regional air quality planning and streamline permitting for future development projects. Serves as a subject matter expert on federal and state wetlands permitting and the relationships between maintenance of stormwater features, mitigation of potentially hazardous wildlife attractants, and wetland impacts associated with development
- Serves as the main point-of-contact for coordination with major stakeholders; i.e., federal agencies, regulatory agencies, political leaders, DEN divisions, and other City Departments, and serves as the process and technical expert for community and public involvement aspects of the NEPA process. Builds effective relationships and leverages those relationships to navigate challenging circumstances
- Coordinates and directs the work of aviation and transportation planners and contractors completing studies to prepare for NEPA reviews, engineers and architects developing conceptual design information needed to inform NEPA evaluation, environmental planners and specialists analyzing environmental effects, and consultant teams developing LEED and Envision documentation. Directs the development of project budgets, schedules, work plans, and cost estimates/projections in order to identify cost savings, administers and monitors contracts including contract negotiation and preparation of contract recommendations, and monitors projects for conformance to approved plans and contract specifications. Leads the development of a communication plan and related project status reports for key stakeholders and provides updates on project activities and information on risks and mitigation strategies
- Defines and manages the overall change control processes and quality assurance aspects of the NEPA evaluation to ensure program success. Supervises individual contributors
- Contributes expertise to DEN's sustainability and environmental programs including an Environmental Management System (EMS) that is certified to ISO Standard 14001:2015
What You'll Offer: We are looking for candidates with some or all the following skills and experience
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Environmental Planning, Natural/Biological Resource Management or a similar field
- Direct experience with NEPA evaluations for large, complex, and multi-disciplinary programs. Experience that necessitated an understanding of underlying drivers of transportation demand and various types of project purposes such as operational efficiency, safety improvement, transportation capacity, demand management, and infrastructure resiliency/reliability
- Working knowledge of CEQ Regulations, and FAA, FHWA and CDOT policies and implementation procedures including experience implementing projects during a time of regulatory and policy transition and navigating case-specific circumstances and process in times of change
- Direct experience and certification with other laws, regulations, procedures, and frameworks applicable to this position, such as LEED, Envision, net-zero construction, Denver Green Building Code, ISO Standard 12001:2015, the Endangered Species Act, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, and the general and transportation conformity requirements of the Clean Air Act
- Demonstrated ability to use scientific and theoretical skills to evaluate environmental issues and formulate and manage environmental programs
- Project and contract management experience with the ability to influence and resolve complex problems, identify and eliminate barriers, contribute creative solutions, and leverage support when needed to deliver exceptional results on time
- A proven ability to build and maintain effective high-stakes internal and external working relationships and function in various roles across large and diverse teams with unique reporting structures
- Supervisory experience
- A readiness to strengthen a positive and respectful organizational culture
Required Minimum Qualifications: - Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Planning, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
- Experience Requirement: Five (5) years of experience in Program Management managing multiple projects.
- Education/Experience Equivalency: Two (2) years of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.
- Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.
- License/Certifications: By position, requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.
- Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.
Application Deadline: This position is expected to stay open until 11/18/2024. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than 11:59pm on 11/17/2024 to ensure consideration.
About DEN Denver International Airport (DEN) is the third-busiest airport in the United States and one of the top ten busiest airports in the world, connecting our community globally through flight and business. DEN is the primary economic engine for the state of Colorado, generating more than $36.4 billion for the region annually and employing nearly 37,000 people. At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and uplift all races, ethnicities, gender identities, national origins, ages, abilities, religion, and LGBTQIA+ communities. We know that our diversity makes us stronger, and we strive to keep diversity, equity and inclusion at the center of all that we do.
FBI Background Check: FBI criminal background check is required for all positions at Denver International Airport (DEN). Employees are also required to report any felony convictions and/or moving violations to maintain this clearance and be eligible for continued employment. By position, a pre-employment physical/drug test may be required.
Snow / Emergency Duties: Denver International Airport is a 24/7/365 team operation. If weather conditions warrant or an emergency crisis occurs, all DEN employees can be required to work extended hours and/or shifts
About Everything ElseJob ProfileCE2950 Aviation Program Manager
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Position TypeUnlimited
Position Salary Range$110,216.00 - $187,367.00
Starting Pay$110,216-$168,000/Based on Education and Experience
AgencyDenver International Airport
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