Airport Director

Job Description

Job Description

Department: Airport

Pay Grade: A24

FLSA Status: Exempt

JOB SUMMARY

Performs highly responsible professional, administrative, and supervisory work planning, organizing, and directing the operation, construction, and maintenance of Page Municipal Airport; oversees air terminal facilities, runways, and surrounding grounds and the leasing of airport property; plans, directs, and supervises staff to ensure compliance with highest industry standards and prescribed rules and regulations governing the operation of the airport; represents the airport to the public and airport tenants and visitors.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Formulates plans, assigns, directs, and supervises all of the activities and personnel of the airport and administers safe operation, construction, maintenance, and protection of the operation.
• Makes periodic inspections of airport facilities to determine maintenance requirements and adherence to rules and regulations;
• Maintains close liaison with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which governs aviation safety and airport grants, and with other federal, state, and local representatives on airport matters;
• Directs tenants and employees engaged in fueling and parking incoming aircraft, registration of aircraft movements, and collection of aircraft operational fees, in the cleanliness and maintenance of the runways and the air terminal facilities, and in providing information to the public;
• Directs the negotiations of leases for building rentals, ground space, and concessions for board approval;
• Consults with administrative personnel, contractors, engineers, and airport tenants on proposed construction, repair, and new installations and makes recommendations for modifications or additions to existing installations or facilities and plans long-term development;
• Directs and coordinates with law enforcement, airline security, and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting activities in accordance with airport ordinances and federal, state, and County laws and regulations;
• Conducts correspondence with tenants pertaining to maintenance of facilities, questions about leases, and other matters, interprets lease agreements, or refers more difficult problems to an attorney for interpretation;
• Directs and participates in the development and administration of the departmental budget and prepares reports and recommendations concerning budgetary, staffing requirements, proposed policies, and projects;
• Manages airport properties and develops long-range recommendations regarding proposed development and property utilization;
• Directs the preparation of applications for federal and state grants and administers and evaluates grant programs;
• Proposes rules, fees, and policies pertaining to the airport;
• Effectively presents in writing and orally, airport procedures and issues with clarity and diplomacy to the City Council and community groups;
• Interviews, selects, and develops both management and professional staff involved in airport administration, operations, property management, and aviation planning;
• Prepares and publishes monthly airport board agenda; attends monthly airport board meetings.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

Degree in airport management, business administration, management, public administration, aviation or airport management, or a related field and five (5) years of professional experience in the management and operations of civil aviation facilities with the proven ability to lead and mentor staff; accredited certification through the American Association of Airport Executives is preferred; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.

Licenses or Certifications:

• None.

Special Requirements:

• Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Must possess a valid Arizona Driver’s License by hire date.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws that govern commercial airport activities;
• Knowledge of property management policies and regulations, lease negotiations, and compliance;
• Knowledge of federal and state grant programs related to the development of aviation and transportation facilities;
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of professional airport operations and its facilities management;
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures of public and business administration as applied in a large organization;
• Ability to develop and establish procedures associated with operating an international airport facility, including administration, operations, business development for commercial air service, property management, and economic development;
• Ability to maintain working relationships with industry leaders, including commercial airline and corporate aviation executives, private business operators, real estate developers, and others;
• Ability to set goals and objectives for management and professional staff, direct their activities, and monitor progress within their respective areas;
• Ability to implement capital improvement plans and major construction projects.

The duties listed above are intended only as general illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. Specific statements of duties not included do not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Job descriptions are subject to change by the City as the needs of the City and requirements of the job change.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. The following physical abilities are required: feeling, fingering, handling, hearing, mental acuity, speaking, talking, and visual acuity.

Page has the right to revise this job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.