Veteran Fellowship - Airfield Operations Duty Manager

5d5 days ago

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

San Diego, US · Full-time · $75,000 – $100,000

About this role

The Veterans Fellowship Program fosters a seamless transition for veterans from active duty to the civilian work environment. It provides practical work experience in an integrated aviation environment, with duties varying by department needs. This one-year fellowship targets veterans with great initiative.

Maintain safety and security integrity of the airfield, taxiways, and airside in line with mandates, policies, and procedures. Manage FAR Part 139 programs including airfield safety inspections, reporting, signs, markings, lighting, pavement management, driver training, ARFF contract, wildlife management, and disabled aircraft recovery.

Serve as liaison with contractors on construction and maintenance projects for runways, taxiways, aprons, and terminals. Issue NOTAMs and communicate operational advisories to tenants, air traffic control, agencies, and the public. Coordinate responses to airport emergencies with first responders including law enforcement, medical, HAZMAT, TSA, ARFF, and customs.

Manage airfield escort activities, aircraft gate schedules, overnight parking, and schedule changes. Strengthen partnerships with stakeholders, interpret regulations, and deliver effective customer service. Gain hands-on experience, industry understanding, workshops with experts, networking, and insights from transitioned military team members.

Requirements

Demonstrates broad understanding of departments’ functions and supporting work activities across the organization (Business Acumen)
Ability to consult and provide advice at all levels of the organization; resolve conflict, establish trust, credibility and respect (Relationship Management)
Maintains safety and security integrity consistently with mandates, policies and procedures
Represents all aspects of airport emergencies and operational activities
Interprets mandates and regulations to stakeholders; works collaboratively on programs and initiatives
Ensures delivery of effective customer service; develops resolution to conflicts

Responsibilities

Maintain safety and security integrity of airfield with standards on the airfield, taxiways and airside
Manage FAR Part 139 programs including airfield safety inspection and reporting, signs, markings and lighting, pavement management, driver training program, ARFF contract, wildlife management, disabled aircraft recovery
Serve as liaison with contractors during construction and maintenance projects on runways, taxiways, aprons and terminal facilities; issue NOTAMs and communicate advisories
Coordinate, respond and participate in airport emergencies with first responder agencies including law enforcement, medical, HAZMAT, TSA, ARFF, customs and border protection
Manage airfield escort activities in compliance with mandates and regulations; manage aircraft gate schedule, remain-overnight parking and schedule changes
Maintain records, operational log and correspondence; develop reports; oversee service provider contracts
Serve as subject matter expert for airfield and airport infrastructure; keep up-to-date on industry and regulatory trends

Benefits

Hands-on work experience
Heighten understanding of the aviation industry's diverse facets
Workshops with subject matter experts on resume writing and interviewing skills, networking and building relationships, corporate business practices
Networking with the leadership team and fellow employees
Gaining perspective from team members who successfully transitioned from the military to the civilian workforce