Airport Director

Job Title

Under the City Manager's direction, manages and directs the operations of The City of Sebastian Municipal Airport including safety and security, business/financial operations, airfield and building maintenance, capital improvement programs, and leased properties; and performs related duties as assigned.

Essential Job Functions

• Consults with federal, state, and local agencies and officials on matters pertaining to the long-term goals and plans for the airport set forth by its elected leaders and the City Manager.
• Provides leadership and overall direction of airport airfield and business operations including safety and security issues associated with and required by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations; manages aviation and non-aviation leasehold, reviews and oversees business and real estate matters, reviews overall operations.
• Develops and recommends a five-year capital development program for both the airfield and non-aviation facilities based on public input and direction from elected officials and the City Manager.
• Directs and oversees aviation and non-aviation maintenance issues and programs, and promotes the observation of safe work practices.
• Reviews and evaluates service delivery methods and systems including administrative, control and security systems and internal relationships. Identifies opportunities for improvement and recommends improvement to systems and standard operating procedures to enhance operations and customer service.
• Responds to and resolves sensitive and complex inquiries and complaints including requests of the City Manager and elected officials for information and interpretation.
• Represents the City at various meetings and conferences and interacts with a wide range of officials, regulatory agencies, airport tenancies, department directors, coworkers and the public.
• Establishes work priorities, monitors work progress, develops and monitors departmental operating and capital improvement budgets, approves purchases and expenditures.
• Develops and shapes an appropriate organization structure to support current and future department objectives.
• Provides administrative direction and supervises professional, support and bargaining unit employees. Assigns, schedules, guides and monitors employee work. Appraises employee performance and reviews subordinate supervisors' appraisals. Identifies and resolves staff differences, conflicts and deficiencies. Interviews applicants and recommends hiring, discipline, termination, promotion or other employee status changes. Enforces personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.
• May operate an airport assigned agency vehicle.

Additional Functions

• Performs other related job duties as assigned.
• On-call twenty-four (24) hours for emergencies.
• May work extended hours including nights and weekends as an executive reporting to the City Manager.

Qualifications Education and Experience Guidelines

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Aviation Management, Aviation Science, Airport Management, Business Management, or related field; and five (5) years of experience in Airport management, operations, and maintenance or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Special Qualifications:

• Possession of Pilot License preferred.
• Possession of a valid, State of Florida driver's license to operate a motor vehicle. Requirement exists at the time of hire and as a condition of continued employment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Considerable knowledge of airport operations, budgeting, fiscal administration, management and long-range planning policies, practices and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations and statutes concerning aviation and airport operations/maintenance.
• Thorough knowledge of the rules and regulations required for securing federal and state funding assistance for airport improvements.
• Knowledge of permit procedures and requirements from federal, state, and other regulatory agencies for airport construction projects.
• Knowledge of organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of aviation programs, policies, and operational needs.
• Knowledge of contract service for the aviation planning, bidding, negotiation, administration, and performance evaluation.
• Knowledge of computer hardware and software pertinent to financial and airport operations.
• Ability to use various office machines including operating personal computers and Microsoft office applications.
• Ability to interpret oral, written, technical information and data dealing with complex variables to identify, analyze and solve management problems of considerable difficulty.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with officials, tenants, department directors, regulatory agencies, employees, and the general public.
• Ability to express ideas clearly when providing oral and written reports and recommendations on administrative, financial, and technical issues.
• Skill in effective communication, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, projecting consequences of proposed actions, and implementing recommendations in support of goals.
• Skill in researching, evaluating, and using new methods and techniques for operational improvements.
• Skill in planning, organizing, assigning and coordinating the activities of professional, technical and hourly staff.
• Skill in dealing constructively with conflict and responding with tact, composure and courtesy when dealing with individuals who may be experiencing significant stress.
• Skill in applying appropriate public relations techniques as situations warrant and in forming cooperative relationships with others whom do not have a direct report relationship.

Supplemental Information & ADA Items

The work is sedentary to light work which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Manual Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Standing or Sitting: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Visual Acuity: Including color, depth perception, and field vision.

Work Environment Tasks are regularly performed with exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.