Sacramento County · 11 hours ago
Assistant Director of Airports
Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expSacramento County is committed to enriching communities to thrive and is seeking an Assistant Director of Airports to oversee the Sacramento County Airport System. The role involves directing, managing, and coordinating various activities and operations related to airport management, development, and administration.
AssociationGovernmentNon Profit
Responsibilities
Direct, manage, supervise, and coordinate assigned activities and operations of the Sacramento County Airport System including the planning, development, management and administration of various sections, and coordinates with other divisions, departments, outside agencies, and the general public
Select, supervise, train, and evaluate staff
Plan, coordinate, assign, and review the work of subordinate staff
Investigate and resolve disciplinary issues
Work independently, prioritize work, coordinate activities and meet critical deadlines
Develop, monitor and interpret budgets and other financial documents
Plan, manage, and complete complex work assignments
Develop and maintain cooperative, effective working relationships with others
Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing
Interpret and apply applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations
Apply customer service skills, including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure customer commitments have been met
Influence and persuade others to take a desired action and/or direction
Interpret and summarize a variety of data and information
Exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality of information
Direct the operations and functions of a medium-hub airport
Plan, coordinate and administer comprehensive policies, projects and programs
Direct, supervise and evaluate the work of management and professional staff
Analyze problems, project consequences of proposed actions, identify alternative solutions, and implement recommendations in support of goals and objectives
Design and deliver effective presentations of airport plans, policies and objectives to public groups and civic organizations, tailoring the message for the target audience
Communicate in a clear, concise manner, both orally and in writing
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a large and diverse group of people from the community, government and business
Qualification
Required
Five (5) years of full-time paid, experience in airport management at a commercial aviation facility involving airport operations; planning and development; finance and administration; and/or marketing and air service development. Experience must have been at the managerial or supervisory level within the commercial airport facility and have included policy planning; program development; budget preparation and administration; and/or contract administration
Knowledge of principles and practices of management and organizational theory, including planning, organizational design, business finance, business development, project management, and organizational effectiveness
Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision, discipline, leadership, mentoring, and training
Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations
Knowledge of operational characteristics, services, and activities of assigned programs and functions
Knowledge of office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other specialized applications related to area of assignment
Knowledge of English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Knowledge of principles and practices of airport management
Knowledge of principles and practices of general accounting, finance, commercial fiscal management, governmental appropriations, and enterprise funds
Knowledge of federal, state and local agency responsibilities and regulations regarding airport development and operations
Knowledge of principles of airport administration and operations commonly used at both air carrier and general aviation airports
Knowledge of principles and practices of air service and air cargo development
Knowledge of principles of marketing, community and media relations
Knowledge of principles and practices of airport and land use planning, construction, and government planning in urban and metropolitan areas
Knowledge of federal aviation agency rules and regulations
Knowledge of principles of organization, supervision and personnel management
Ability to select, supervise, train, and evaluate staff
Ability to plan, coordinate, assign, and review the work of subordinate staff
Ability to investigate and resolve disciplinary issues
Ability to work independently, prioritize work, coordinate activities and meet critical deadlines
Ability to develop, monitor and interpret budgets and other financial documents
Ability to plan, manage, and complete complex work assignments
Ability to develop and maintain cooperative, effective working relationships with others
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing
Ability to interpret and apply applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations
Ability to apply customer service skills, including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure customer commitments have been met
Ability to influence and persuade others to take a desired action and/or direction
Ability to interpret and summarize a variety of data and information
Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality of information
Ability to direct the operations and functions of a medium-hub airport
Ability to plan, coordinate and administer comprehensive policies, projects and programs
Ability to direct, supervise and evaluate the work of management and professional staff
Ability to analyze problems, project consequences of proposed actions, identify alternative solutions, and implement recommendations in support of goals and objectives
Ability to design and deliver effective presentations of airport plans, policies and objectives to public groups and civic organizations, tailoring the message for the target audience
Ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner, both orally and in writing
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a large and diverse group of people from the community, government and business
Company
Sacramento County
Sacramento County is a government organization that focuses on economic growth, community planning, agriculture, and business assistance.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$35M2022-10-24Debt Financing· $35M
Leadership Team
Ellen Hildebrand
CEO Management Analyst II
Fabian Rodriguez
Lead CSO
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