Wayfinding Designer Jobs in Manhattan, NY (NOW HIRING)

The Opportunity

As Project Manager - Wayfinding, you willbe responsible formanaging the planning, design, coordination, and implementation of airport wayfinding programs on complex terminal projects.

You will serve as the primary liaison between clients, technical teams, and specialty consultants, ensuring that signage, environmental graphics, digital information systems, and passenger navigation strategies are fully integrated into terminal design and construction.

This position offers the opportunity to work on some of the most significant aviation infrastructure investments in North America.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of airport wayfinding projects from planning through construction support.

• Manage multidisciplinary teams responsible for architectural coordination, environmental graphics, signage design, and passenger information systems.

• Coordinate wayfinding strategies with terminal architecture, passenger flow, accessibility, security, retail, and operational requirements.

• Develop project schedules, budgets, work plans, and resource allocations.

• Serve as the primary point of contact with airport clients and project stakeholders.

• Coordinate closely with architects, engineers, planners, specialty consultants, contractors, and airport operations staff.

• Oversee the preparation and review of design packages, construction documents, technical specifications, and design standards.

• Ensure compliance with airport design criteria, accessibility standards (ADA), life safety requirements, and applicable codes.

• Manage consultant performance, quality assurance, and project risk.

• Support procurement, construction administration, field coordination, and issue resolution during implementation.

• Present project updates and technical recommendations to clients and executive stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's orMaster's degree in Architecture.

• Registered Architect (RA) license preferred; candidates actively pursuing registration with significant relevant experience will also be considered.

• 10-15+ years of professional experience, includingsignificant experiencedelivering airport wayfinding or terminal architecture projects.

• Airport project experience isrequired.

• Demonstrated experience managing complex architectural or wayfinding projects within active airport environments.

• Strong understanding of passenger flow, terminal planning, environmental graphics, signage systems, and accessibility requirements.

• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary consultant teams.

• Excellent project management, communication, and client relationship skills.

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred

• Experience delivering projects for thePort Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ).

• Experience with major U.S. hub airport terminal redevelopment programs.

• Familiarity with PANYNJ Design Standards and airport design review processes.

• Experience coordinating digital signage, passenger information systems, and integrated wayfinding technologies.

• PMP certification is considered an asset.

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate is an Architect who combinesstrong designand technicalexpertisewith outstanding project management capabilities. You understand how wayfinding influences every aspect of the passenger experience and have successfully delivered projects within complex, operational airport environments.

You are comfortable working with airport authorities, airlines, specialty consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary design teams while balancing operational constraints, design excellence, schedule, and budget.

Experience working with thePort Authority of New York & New Jerseyand on large-scale terminal redevelopment projects will be highly valued.

Why TYLin?

At TYLin, we help shape the future of aviation through innovative planning, architecture, engineering, and program management. Joining our Aviation practice means collaborating with industry-leading professionals on some of the most complex and high-profile airport projects in North America.

You'llbenefitfrom:

• The opportunity to contribute to landmark airport terminal redevelopment programs.

• Collaboration with nationally recognized aviation architects, planners, and engineers.

• Exposure tocomplex, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

• A culture that values innovation, collaboration, technical excellence, and professional growth.

Join Us

Ifyou'rean Architect with a passion for creating intuitive, accessible, and memorable passenger experiences,and you have the airportexpertiseto deliver them,we invite you to join TYLin and help shape the future of aviation infrastructure.