Aviation Operations and Security Assistant Director
City of El Paso - El Paso International Airport
Application
Details
Posted: 27-Mar-25
Location: El Paso, Texas
Type: Full Time
Salary: $96,680.00 - $168,330.00
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
Internal Number: U5515-0325
Under general direction, as assistant department head, manage and direct El Paso International Airport security and safety operations.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience: A Bachelor's degree in business, public or aviation administration, engineering or a related field, and six (6) years airport operations and maintenance experience, including four (4) years in a supervisory capacity.
Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.
Typical Duties
Plan, organize implement, direct and review security and safety programs. Involves: Inspect air operations area to ensure conformance with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations and certificated air carrier requirements. Inspect public use areas and employee work areas to ensure conformance with national, state and local safety and environmental standards. Ensure timely preparation of Notices To Airmen (NOTAMS). Close and open aircraft movement areas as conditions warrant. Oversee aircraft refueling procedures and emergency response operations. Ensure availability, monitor quality control, and review records of purchases, receipts, sales and inventories of fuel for aircraft. Supervise crash rescue operations. Ensure that damaged aircrafts and debris are promptly and safely removed from landing, taxiways and ramp areas. Oversee airport security activities to ensure conformance with FAA and TSA regulations. Collaborate with national, regional, and local law enforcement agencies to ensure effective public safety programs. Inform and advise Director, as needed, of necessary airport security program improvements and changes, and of unsafe conditions and initiate corrective actions when required. Plan, organize, implement, direct and review airport parking, ground transportation including fleet services, communications, and radio dispatching and other support facilities operations. Develop, administer and revise standard policies and procedures and allied changes to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local rules and regulations and federally mandated security requirements. Develop and establish ground safety and driver training programs for vehicles being used in air operations area. Administer FAA compliant crash rescue certification training program in collaboration with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF).
Participate in department administration. Involves: Conduct cost-benefit, statistical or other analyses for safety, security, quality assurance and related capital expenditures in preparation of consolidated annual budget. Oversee procurement procedures, including pricing, requisitioning and storing of safety, security and quality assurance materials. Monitor organization performance and effectiveness of revenue and expenditure control procedures. Prepare financial, statistical and operating reports or briefings and correspondence. Analyze departmental costs related to personnel, equipment, and supplies to justify variations from estimates as prescribed by City financial policies and procedures.
Supervise assigned personnel. Involves: Schedule, assign and check work. Appraise employee performance and review evaluations by subordinate supervisors. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, and merit pay or other employee status changes.
Perform related duties as required. Involves: Perform duties of department director, coworkers or subordinates if necessary to ensure continuity of operations during absences. Respond to airport emergencies and situations that may involve loss of human life.
About City of El Paso - El Paso International Airport
El Paso International Airport (ELP) is the gateway to West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Northern Mexico. It provides airline passenger services, air cargo, and general aviation services.The airport is a small HUB airport serviced by five legacy airlines and two low cost airlines, with 55 daily flights and provides service to 15 destinations. The airport provides service to over 3,200,000 passengers annually.El Paso International Airport has two air carrier runways and one general aviation runway. Precision and non-precision instrument approaches are available at El Paso.The airport is favored with abundant land (nearly 7,100 acres) with two developed industrial parks containing 800 acres and beautiful weather. The ariport is located 6 miles east of downtown El Paso and 1.7 miles north of Interstate 10 Exit 25 (Airway Blvd.)http://www.elpasointernationalairport.com/