Salary offered will be based on market considerations, internal equity, budget, and candidate qualifications.
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree
Internal Number: 7531-00020 SEP 2023
Performs complex professional and administrative work overseeing the operations of the County Airport, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the general direction of the Assistant County Manager. Departmental supervision is exercised over all personnel within the department.
Oversees the operation of the County's Part 139 certified commercial airport, to include additional airline carriers, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations. Supervises the development, implementation, and management of the airport civil aviation security program in accordance with federal security regulations. Manages the planning, design, development, and construction of airport projects, including the selection and management of consultants and management of capital grants. Schedules, assigns, directs and supervises activities of airport personnel. Prepares emergency response plans; acts as incident commander during disasters and emergency situations at the airport; conducts emergency response exercises and tabletop drill rehearsals.
Education, Experience, and Special Requirements Bachelor's degree with coursework in aviation, business administration, or related field and at least six years of senior management experience at a commercial service airport, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Professional Accreditation (A.A.E.) or ability to obtain A.A.E. within 24 months of employment.
Attracted by the waterways and longleaf pine forests, the first European and English settlers arrived here in 1713 in what was originally part of the colonial precincts of Carteret and New Hanover. Onslow County was formed in 1734 and was named for the Honorable Arthur Onslow, Speaker of the British House of Commons. After a lethal 1752 hurricane, the county courthouse was relocated from Town Point to Wantland’s Ferry; this settlement was eventually incorporated in 1842 and named Jacksonville after President Andrew Jackson. Largely a collection of sparsely populated agrarian and maritime communities, Onslow County dramatically changed in the early 1940s with the establishment of the Army’s Camp Davis near Holly Ridge (now closed), and the creation of Camp Lejeune in 1941.
Onslow County’s flat, gently rolling terrain covers 767 square miles and is located in the southeastern coastal plain of North Carolina, approximately 120 miles east of Raleigh, and 50 miles north of Wilmington. The City of Jacksonville is the County seat, and the areas surrounding the City constitute the major population centers and growth areas in the County. Onslow County is home to more than 185,000 people... and includes the incorporated towns of Holly Ridge, Richlands, Swansboro, North Topsail Beach, part of Surf City, and unincorporated Sneads Ferry. Approximately 156,000 acres comprise the U.S. Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune and more than 43,000 marines and sailors are stationed there.
The structure of local government in Onslow County was established in the late 19th century and consists of a five-member Board of Commissioners, elected at large for four-year terms. The Board establishes policies and ordinances implemented by the County Manager and his staff.
Onslow County offers the ultimate in outdoor coastal recreation and sports with over 30 miles of beautiful beaches, rivers and ocean teeming with an abundance of marine life, and forests filled with diverse wildlife. The scenic 40 mile long New River is the only large river in the continental United States with headwaters and mouth in the same county. Onslow County also remains an important agricultural force, its rich farmland still yielding bountiful crops. Today the abundance and beauty found in scenic terrain, shoreline, and seascape continue to define Onslow County, attracting industry, tourism, and families to our distinctive community.
To learn more about the past and present-day Onslow County, be sure to visit our website at www.onslowcountync.gov
