Competitive salary/benefits: for Full-Time Employees: 401(k), Paid PTO and holidays, and health (medical, dental and vision) insurance; for Part-Time employees: 401(k).
LAWA Engineer III - Sr. Planner/Analyst
Full Time • Hybrid - US
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Pacific Pros is seeking Engineer III for Construction Projects to be a representative for Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA).
Region: Los Angeles, CA
Status: Full-time - Hybrid.
Opening: March 2026, Immediate
Working Hours: TBD, typical dayshift is 6:00am – 2:30pm or 5:00am – 1:30pm M-F; night shift is 10:00pm – 6:30am Sun
Working Hours: TBD, typical dayshift is 6:00am – 2:30pm or 5:00am – 1:30pm M-F; night shift is 10:00pm – 6:30am Sun
Position Description Summary
Serve as Owner's representative.
Under direction of LAWA’s Planning & Design Division’s (PDD) Operational Planning Section, supports LAWA’s 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.
Serve as Owner's representative.
Under direction of LAWA’s Planning & Design Division’s (PDD) Operational Planning Section, supports LAWA’s 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 Job Duties
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Supports process improvement by coordinating with operational business units, identifying and documenting inefficiencies around LAWA’s 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.
Professional Experience Level/Minimum Qualifications
- 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.
- Degree in industrial engineering, civil engineering, transportation planning, city/urban planning, architecture, aviation, business, operations research, or related technical field
Professional Licenses & Certifications:
- N/A
Element-Specific Requirements/Notes
- May assume other duties as required/needed.
- May be required to work various shifts, including day, swing, and night.
- Shall be open to work modified schedules, including nights and weekends, as dictated by the contractors' work activities and accelerated project schedules.
- Availability to work overtime as required to meet project deadlines and ensure timely completion of tasks is preferred.
Compensation
- As described.
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $87.00 - $100.00 per hour
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