Engineer III

Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation; healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.

Under direction of the Planning & Design Division's (PDD) Operational Planning Section, this position supports operational business units in documenting, analyzing, and recommending solutions/improvements to current and future operational challenges within the organization. Serves as a technical resource within an airport/aviation planning area - Landside, Terminal, or Airside. Conducts and manages technical studies, data analysis, and simulation of airport business/operations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Supports process improvement by coordinating with operational business units, identifying and documenting inefficiencies around airside and terminal components, and providing improvement opportunities.
• Data collection and analysis of various aviation operational data such as:
  • Historic and upcoming flight schedules
  • Aerobahn - Airfield operations tracking (airfield and gate/stand monitoring)
  • TSA and CBP
  • Staffing, processing equipment usage, and utilization
  • Baggage handling
  • Space occupancy
• Develop gated flight schedules for upcoming seasons
• Develop baseline gate/counter assignment/allocation for common-use facilities
• Prepare/Review/Lead studies and analysis on:
  • Improving operational efficiency and capability
  • Increasing operational capacity for the airport
  • Managing and reducing delays
  • Operational changes due to construction, policy, safety, or other technical requirements that affect airport operations and business.
• Simulation and modeling.
  • Working knowledge of CAST Gate/Stand Allocation and familiarity with Simio
  • Run gate utilization analysis and queueing analysis on passenger processing
  • Review other modeling/simulation work done by other entities or projects.
• Field observations for data collection and information gathering on airport operations
• Reviews various studies' modeling methodology, assumptions, parameters, and sources.
• Review functionality and operations of massing, stacking, conceptual layout plans.
  • Review and preliminary concept drawings from an operational and functional perspective.
    
  • Provide recommendations on improvements and layouts on use of space on airside and in terminals
    
  • Provide sketches on layout or space allocation improvements for further analysis.
• Coordinates with commercial, operations, maintenance, and other stakeholders as needed to provide input, review results, or modify assumptions.
  
• Develops reports and presentations to stakeholders and airport management, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in industrial engineering, civil engineering, transportation planning, city/urban planning, architecture, aviation, business, operations research, or related technical field
• 5-12 years of experience in airport planning, operations, simulation, and data analysis
• Proficient with MS Office and MS 365 products
• Experience in CAST or aircraft gate/stand allocation
• Experience with Simio or processing/flow simulation software
• Preferred experience with data and statistical software such as Python, R, SAS, etc.
• Preferred experience with analytical software such as Excel, PowerBI, Tableau, GIS
• Preferred experience with AutoCAD, Revit, BIM, GIS, etc.
• May assume other duties as required/needed
• Maybe required to work beyond regular shift hours as needed
• Maybe required to work various shifts as needed

Benefits

Vanir offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions, life, AD&D and disability benefits, flexible spending account (FSA), voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, paid time off, national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.

If you're interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at www.vanir.com.

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Contact Email: careers@vanir.com

Persons with medical limitations may, with reasonable accommodations, be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the person's limitations, the requirements of the position, and the company's ability to make reasonable accommodations to the person's limitations.

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