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Airport Operations

The Airport Operations Manager oversees all operational, financial, and administrative aspects of the University Park Airport and Penn State Aviation Center. Responsibilities include ensuring a safe environment for personnel and aircraft operations; planning, forecasting and administering multiple operating budgets and cost centers; managing economic development of airport and aviation center property, facilities, and services; ensuring regulatory and policy requirement compliance; supervising and developing personnel.

• Oversee all airport and aviation center operations; ensure safe environment for personnel and aircraft operations; direct and coordinate runway, taxiway, aircraft, facility, and grounds maintenance, repair, construction, etc.; implement corrective action plans as needed
• Forecast, develop, and administer multiple operating budgets and cost centers; ensure fiscal responsibility; identify and implement cost containment; develop new and maximize existing revenue sources; monitor efficiency and productivity; manage financial reports
• Lead capital project initiatives; conduct studies; identify needs and requirements; pursue and administer grants
• Negotiate contracts and agreements; establish services, rates, and changes with airlines, charter operations, tenants, suppliers, etc.
• Liaise with airline representatives to enhance services such as new destinations, increased flight frequency, improved flight schedules
• Develop and maintain relationships with funding agencies, Centre County Airport Authority, local municipal leaders, community members; prepare and present airport information for municipal approvals or general public information
• Keep abreast of regulatory requirement changes; develop operational changes, policies, and procedures; manage compliance including licensing, certifications, training, airfield conditions, etc.
• Hire, train, coach, supervise, schedule, and evaluate employees; plan and coordinate professional development opportunities; adhere to Collective Bargaining Agreement provisions; participate in grievance/arbitration proceedings

Level:

– Principal Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates awareness of broad issues and management trends. Applies exemplary management principles. Evaluates impact of policy and adjusts accordingly. Ensures appropriate skills are developed and maintained within team/unit. Realigns staff responsibilities to meet desired changes. Provides administrative and policy direction. Develops and articulates broad goals. Fosters collaboration between units. Engages in written and verbal communications that reach a university-wide and/or broad external audience. Develops and implements solutions to highly complex and often controversial problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees teams of other supervisors/managers
– Leads a business unit

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Plans, forecasts, develops, and/or approves budgets
– Typically has final signature authority for business unit

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that may have a significant impact on multiple units and/or the University
– Regularly develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve the most difficult problems
– Creates an environment that encourages imaginative solutions to problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined and may be frequently changing
– Sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Oversees completed work of others and is accountable for unit results
– Delegates advanced tasks to others and provides guidance to team members

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– May represent the University externally
– Collaborates closely with team members and other leaders across the University
– Communicates a compelling vision that inspires and motivates others

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00