Aviation Architect / Project Manager – Orlando, FL

We are seeking a talented Aviation Architect / Project Manager to join our team in Orlando, Florida, supporting high-profile projects at Orlando International Airport and across RS&H’s growing national aviation portfolio.

In this role, you’ll help lead the design and delivery of impactful aviation projects ranging from terminal renovations and expansions to complex airport support facilities. You’ll play a key role in balancing technical design, project management, client collaboration, and multidisciplinary coordination while helping bring innovative aviation environments to life.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys both the creative and operational side of architecture and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment focused on delivering on a full range of aviation projects. Working alongside one of the industry’s leading aviation architecture and engineering practices, you’ll collaborate with planners, engineers, and technical specialists to create forward-thinking spaces that enhance both airport operations and passenger experience.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with airport clients and multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative design solutions
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, and coordination efforts across project phases
• Prepare and review studies, assessments, construction documents, drawings, and technical specifications
• Mentor junior team members and support a collaborative team environment
• Coordinate with planners, engineers, and consultants to deliver integrated project solutions
• Conduct quality reviews, site visits, and field coordination activities
• Support client presentations, pursuits, and business development initiatives
• Help drive design excellence, technical quality, and successful project outcomes

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a collaborative architect and project leader who brings strong technical capabilities, communication skills, and a passion for aviation and complex project delivery.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of architectural design and project experience
• Registered Architect in good standing
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams
• Strong understanding of architectural design, construction documentation, and building systems
• Proficiency in Revit BIM production and coordination
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture from an accredited program
• Previous aviation or transportation project experience
• NCARB certification
• Project management experience on complex building programs
• Experience with visualization and graphic tools including SketchUp, Enscape, Rhino, Twinmotion, or Adobe Creative Suite
• Cross-disciplinary coordination experience within large project teams

If you’re looking for the opportunity to work on transformative aviation projects while growing your career with a nationally respected, employee-owned firm, we’d love to connect.

Why Join RS&H?

At RS&H, we’re shaping the future of aviation through innovative, people-centered design. Our Aviation Buildings team delivers award-winning terminals, concourses, hangars, cargo facilities, and support spaces that enhance the traveler experience while helping airports operate more efficiently and sustainably.

Learn more about our aviation practice and impactful airport projects here: Airport Architecture & Aviation Planning Services | RS&H

As a 100% employee-owned architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with more than 80 years of history, RS&H offers the opportunity to do meaningful work alongside some of the industry’s most respected aviation professionals and be part of a culture where employee ownership is broadly shared across the organization.

What Sets RS&H Apart

• Work on nationally significant aviation and airport development programs
• Join a nationally recognized aviation architecture and engineering practice
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and leading airport clients across the country
• Lead and mentor talented designers and emerging professionals
• Be part of an employee-owned culture where your voice and impact matter
• Thrive in a collaborative environment focused on innovation, technical excellence, and career growth

Industry Recognition

• ENR Top 500 Design Firm
• ENR Top 25 Airport Design Firm
• Recognized among Architectural Record’s Top Architecture Firms
• Award-winning aviation infrastructure and terminal projects
• National recognition for sustainability and innovative aviation design

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here.

Please note: no agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy. Candidates should apply directly to this role to be considered. It is the responsibility of all third-party recruiting and employment agencies to know and adhere to our recruiting policy.

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Joining our Aviation team means an opportunity to explore your potential and apply your diverse skills to serve the large and small airports of the aviation industry as a trusted advisor.  You can do this in a collaborative and team-oriented environment among other driven professionals. Service areas include buildings and facility planning. Join RS&H to define and master challenges, advance professionally, and build strong and lasting relationships. 

Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms, with associates who work hard every day to create tomorrow together. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to our unwavering commitment to our core values: integrity, accountability, curiosity, and teamwork.