What are the responsibilities and job description for the Aviation Operations and Security Assistant Director position at El Paso Water?
Salary
$96,680.00 - $168,330.00 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Unclassified
Job Number
U5515-0325
Department
FINANCE AND ADMIN
Opening Date
03/27/2025
Closing Date
4/26/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Exempt
MOS CODE: NONE
The City of El Paso is recruiting for a highly qualified, experienced, and innovative professional to join the Airport Department as the Aviation Operations and Security Assistant Director. This is an executive-level position requiring potential candidates to possess exceptional interpersonal and community relations skills along with the ability to easily adapt to various situations within a challenging political environment, develop good team dynamics, and promote internal staff development.
The successful candidate would manage and direct El Paso International Airport security and safety operations. In addition, the candidate would serve as a liaison between the El Paso International Airport and the FAA, TSA, and national, regional, and local law enforcement agencies to ensure effective security and safety operations.
The candidate must have a Bachelor's degree or higher 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.
General Purpose
Under general direction, as assistant department head, manage and direct El Paso International Airport security and safety operations.
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.
General Information
For complete job specification, click here.
Note: This is an unclassified position.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
A resume and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See resume" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your resume will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Determined by agreement
01
Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher in business, public or aviation administration, engineering or a related field?
Do you have a minimum of six (6) years airport operations and maintenance experience, including four (4) years in a supervisory capacity?
Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your degree translated and evaluated by an agencey of NACES?
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone 915-212-0045
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov
$96,680.00 - $168,330.00 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Unclassified
Job Number
U5515-0325
Department
FINANCE AND ADMIN
Opening Date
03/27/2025
Closing Date
4/26/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Exempt
- Description
- Benefits
- Questions
MOS CODE: NONE
The City of El Paso is recruiting for a highly qualified, experienced, and innovative professional to join the Airport Department as the Aviation Operations and Security Assistant Director. This is an executive-level position requiring potential candidates to possess exceptional interpersonal and community relations skills along with the ability to easily adapt to various situations within a challenging political environment, develop good team dynamics, and promote internal staff development.
The successful candidate would manage and direct El Paso International Airport security and safety operations. In addition, the candidate would serve as a liaison between the El Paso International Airport and the FAA, TSA, and national, regional, and local law enforcement agencies to ensure effective security and safety operations.
The candidate must have a Bachelor's degree or higher 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.
General Purpose
Under general direction, as assistant department head, manage and direct El Paso International Airport security and safety operations.
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.
General Information
For complete job specification, click here.
Note: This is an unclassified position.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
A resume and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See resume" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your resume will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Determined by agreement
01
Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher in business, public or aviation administration, engineering or a related field?
- Yes
- No
Do you have a minimum of six (6) years airport operations and maintenance experience, including four (4) years in a supervisory capacity?
- Yes
- No
Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
- Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
- Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.
- Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
- No, I do not have a valid driver's license.
Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your degree translated and evaluated by an agencey of NACES?
- Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
- No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
- N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
- I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone 915-212-0045
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov
Salary : $96,680 - $168,330
