Airport Operations Specialist (Safety Management System Manager, PCN 253838)

ATTENTION ALL ALASKA RESIDENTS! 

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, is seeking an Airport Operations Specialist to join our team and help us Keep Alaska Moving! 

What you will be doing: 

The Airport Safety Management System (SMS) Manager works closely with airport sections, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airport tenants, airlines, contractors and the public to instill a positive safety culture at the airport. The incumbent is expected to analyze hazards and propose mitigations for a variety of safety issues and is responsible for coordinating mitigation strategies across numerous disciplines. This position helps increase airport staff awareness of all aspects of safety preparation to include responses to natural disasters. 

Our organization, mission, and culture: 

The unit mission is to Operate, Develop, and Maintain Anchorage International Airport.  This position contributes directly to the safe and efficient operation of the airport by identifying hazards at the airport and tracking mitigations to ensure risks remain at a safe level.  Ensuring conformance with FAA safety guidelines is a core task of this job, which not only helps keep the traveling public safe, but also ensures federal grants in the sum of tens of millions of dollars per year continue to flow to the airport.  These federal dollars are key to the continued development and maintenance of the airport infrastructure. 

The benefits of joining our team: 

Anchorage International Airport is the primary transportation hub for Alaska.  The great benefit of joining the airport operations team is not just to have a great job with good benefits, but the satisfaction of knowing that your daily efforts keep Alaska flying and thriving.  This position will need to engage at times with day shift staff, but the airport operates 24/7/365, so flexible work hours are a possibility.  Many of the executive level staff at the airport got their start in operations, there are many career paths to choose at the airport and with other state agencies. 

The working environment you can expect: 

The job is physically located at Anchorage International Airport with offices in the North Terminal.  Work is primarily conducted by driving or walking around the airport doing visual inspections or attending to operations issues. Some work is done in an office setting at a computer or collaborating with others in their work centers or during conferences and work groups.  Work groups often involve airport tenants, airline representatives and functional representatives from federal and state agencies. 

Who we are looking for: 

To be successful in the position a candidate will need the following competencies, knowledge, skills, and abilities: 

• Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance 

• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. 
• Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.