What are the responsibilities and job description for the Airport Operations Officer position at Sacramento County, CA?
The Position
This is a limited continuous filing exam. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:
12/27/24, 1/17/25 (final)
Under direction, the Airport Operations Officer supervises, assigns, reviews, and participates in the work of staff responsible for airport operational, safety and security functions on a 24-hour basis; enforces all applicable federal, state and local safety and security rules, regulations, and procedures; represents airport management as required and ensures work quality and adherence to established policies and procedures; and performs the more technical and complex tasks relative to the assigned area of responsibility.
Examples of Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of
- Principles and practices of supervision, discipline, leadership, mentoring, and training
- Team dynamics and team building
- Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations regarding landside and airside aviation operations; airport security and emergency response requirements; passenger, general aviation, and cargo operations
- Operational characteristics, services, and activities of assigned programs and functions
- Principles and practices of public sector budget development and administration
- Principles and practices of business accounting and purchasing
- Management and administration of retail and service tenant leases and rental agreements
- Community relations and customer service delivery standards
- Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other specialized applications related to area of assignment
- English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
- Aviation radio procedures and phonetic alphabet, movement/non-movement areas, sterile areas, secured areas, security identification display area (SIDA) and aircraft operating area (AOA)
Ability to
- Select, supervise, train, and evaluate staff
- Plan, coordinate, assign, and review the work of subordinate staff
- Investigate and resolve disciplinary issues
- Work independently, prioritize work, coordinate activities and meet critical deadlines
- Monitor and interpret budgets and other financial documents
- Develop and maintain cooperative, effective working relationships with others
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing
- Interpret and apply applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations regarding aviation operations
- Apply customer service skills, including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure customer commitments have been met
- Collect and compile a variety of data and information
- Research, analyze and evaluate operations and procedural practices, policies, and rules affecting airport operations, security, contracts, personnel, and other administrative matters; identify improvement opportunities and implement recommendations
- Operate a variety of airport vehicles, automobiles and trucks
- Operate company and aviation radios
- Represent the SCDOA to other departments, agencies, and the public
- Represent management up to and including the Director of Airports in their absence
Employment Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Either: 1a. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business Administration, Public Administration, or other field closely related to the intent of the class;
And
1b. Two years of full-time paid lead and/or supervisory experience in airport operations or airport administration involving developing, and/or monitoring and enforcing airport or airline programs, policies or procedures.
Or: 2a.Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate’s Degree in Aeronautics, Aviation, Business Administration, or other field closely related to the intent of the class;
And
2b. Four years of full-time paid experience in airport operations or airport administration involving developing, and/or monitoring and enforcing airport or airline programs, policies or procedures, two years must have been at a lead and/or supervisory level.
Note: Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on a year for year basis (1 year experience = 30 semester units or 45 quarter units).
Note: If the word "experience" is referenced in the minimum qualifications, it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.
Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements, please click here (Download PDF reader) or speak to someone in our office before the cut-off date listed in this notice.
General Qualifications
Criminal History and Background Checks: The County may access criminal history information on candidates who have accepted a conditional offer of appointment for this class consistent with the provisions of Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 82-602, Personnel Policies and Procedures, and applicable federal and state laws. The County shall not consider for employment any candidate who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that relates to or impacts the candidate’s ability to perform the job duties of this class unless it is determined that mitigating circumstances exist. For purposes of accessing Attachment A 4 criminal history information, the candidate will be fingerprinted. A subsequent arrest notification may be obtained.
The County may also conduct a background check on the candidate prior to appointment to a position within this class. The background check may include personal and professional reference checks, credit history checks where authorized by Labor Code section 1024.5, Social Security Number verification, professional license/registration verification, military service information and driving history. Information obtained in the course of this back-ground check will be considered by the appointing authority in the selection process. In obtaining such information, the County will comply with applicable consent and disclosure practices in the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act.
License Requirement: A valid California Driver License, Class C or higher, is required at the time of appointment. Failure to obtain or maintain the appropriate California Driver License may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Special Access: Incumbents in this class must acquire, prior to appointment, and maintain a SCDOA security badge allowing access to secure County airport locations. Failure to maintain an airport security badge may constitute cause for personnel action in accordance with Civil Service Rules or applicable bargaining agreement.
Physical Requirements:Some positions in this class require the incumbents to be able to:
- Stand, walk, bend, and stoop for long periods of time.
- Move with agility around areas congested with traffic and people.
- Lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
Working Conditions:Some positions in this class require the incumbents to:
- Work irregular hours and be subject to “on-call” status 24 hours a day.
- Work outdoors in all types of weather conditions.
- Work at various locations within Sacramento County.
Probationary Period
The probationary period for this classification is twelve (12) months.
Application and Testing Information
APPLICATION
Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date.
County of Sacramento
Department of Personnel Services
Employment Services Division
700 H Street, Room 4667
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (916) 874-5593; 7-1-1 California Relay Service
Email EmployOffice@Saccounty.net
Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667
www.SacCountyJobs.net
- Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
- Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
- Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date.
- Application information must be current, concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
- A resume may be included with your application, however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked "Supplemental Questions". Please be descriptive in your response.
Note: Responses of "See Resume" or "See Application", or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.
- Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
- The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidate's experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
- Please provide place of employment, pertinent dates, and concise, descriptive and detailed information for each question.
- If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
- Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
- If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question.
- For many individuals, it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
- If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam, failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire, the candidate's application and/or attachments will not be reviewed, therefore, a candidate's responses to the questions should be accurate, thorough, detailed, and complete.
FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)
All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.
This examination will evaluate the relevance, level, recency, progression and quality of candidate's education, training and experience. The candidate's application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore, the candidate's responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough, detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.
All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their governmentjobs.com inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.
