What are the responsibilities and job description for the Airport Leasing Specialist 3 position at State of Alaska?
ATTENTION ALL ALASKA RESIDENTS!
Join the Leasing team at Fairbanks International Airport! Manage leases, and keep us flying high with compliance and strategy. If you love contracts, organization, and making things happen, this role is for you!
What you will be doing:
As an Airport Leasing Specialist 3 at Fairbanks International Airport, you will be responsible for adhering to the Airline Operating Agreement and other relevant statutes. You will oversee an inventory of available land and terminal spaces, ensuring their availability and status are communicated effectively to the public and various agencies. Your role includes researching, negotiating, and drafting contractual agreements in compliance with State statutes, Alaska Administrative Code, Airport policies, and FAA regulations. You will process and review applications and contract amendments, prepare recommendations for the Lease Application and Review Committee (LARC), and manage contract administration tasks such as issuing notifications of compliance, renewals, cancellations, and addressing deficiencies. Additionally, you will act as the ACDBE Liaison, ensuring program compliance through outreach, education, and monitoring. Your expertise will support the airport’s strategic goals, maintaining a high level of accuracy and professionalism in all leasing activities.
Our organization, mission, and culture:
Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) is positioned 9.5 hours from 90% of the northern industrialized hemisphere. FAI boasts direct international passenger and cargo traffic, as well as a robust domestic market. With an 11,800-foot runway, international and domestic processing facilities and staff, and plenty of parking for all sizes of aircraft, we’re confident that if it flies, we can handle it safely and efficiently.
Our mission is Providing Interior Alaska’s Gateway to the World while keeping Alaska flying and thriving. Our core values include:
Integrity: Honesty, dependability, unity, and a high ethical standard
Enterprising: Innovative, proactive, pioneering, business-centric airport system
Excellence: Commitment to improve and a passion to provide superior service and infrastructure
Respect: Professional regard for colleagues and customers
The benefits of joining our team:
Joining the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) offers an array of benefits, with career growth opportunities at the forefront. As an integral part of Alaska's infrastructure development and maintenance, DOT&PF provides employees with a dynamic and diverse work environment where they can continually enhance their skills and climb the career ladder. The department values professional development, offering training programs and mentorship opportunities to help individuals expand their expertise and advance in their chosen fields. With the vast and unique challenges of Alaska's geography and climate, employees can work on groundbreaking projects that contribute to the state's growth, making the DOT&PF an ideal choice for those seeking a fulfilling and evolving career in transportation and public facilities.
The State of Alaska has a generous benefits package and an excellent retirement plan. Please see here for more information: https://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/benefits/.
The DOT&PF core values are integrity, excellence, and respect. We support an environment focused on teamwork and collaboration to achieve results. We succeed in achieving our transportation mission through building credibility with our customers, stakeholders, and the public. A successful candidate will have sound judgment, decision-making, and a strong ethical and professional conduct history.
The working environment you can expect:
Located at 5801 Airport Industrial Road near Fairbanks International Airport, our office offers an exciting and collaborative environment. Join a team of dedicated professionals committed to excellence in airport property management. We emphasize work-life balance and foster a positive atmosphere that encourages innovation and teamwork. Come be a part of our dynamic workplace, where every day presents new opportunities for growth and impactful contributions.
Who we are looking for:
To be successful in the position a candidate will need the following competencies, knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Compliance Inspection: Knowledge of the guidelines, regulations, and procedures associated with compliance inquiries, including the application of compliance rules and criteria and the ability to make appropriate decisions and issue citations, fines, or orders.
- Contracting/Procurement: Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques, or requirements (for example, Federal Acquisitions Regulations) for contracting or procurement, and contract negotiation and administration.
- Real Estate: Knowledge of real estate principles, practices, markets, and values.
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in
- Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
- Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
- Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
- Writing: Recognizes or uses correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a brief, clear, and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience.
- Organizational Awareness: Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.
equivalent to those typically gained by:
Progressively responsible professional experience in developing, negotiating, and administering leases and/or related legal agreements for airport property, commercial or industrial property.
Special Note:
“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.
“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.
“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.
“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.
Additional Required Information
At time of interview, applicants are requested to submit:
- Three (3) professional references with current contact information (phone number or email address)
- Copy of valid driver's license.
Candidates for this position must be eligible for an airport identification badge in accordance with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) regulations (49 CFR 1542) (Download PDF reader) which requires fingerprinting and a criminal background check. The successful applicant must pass a fingerprint-based criminal history record check as well as a comprehensive background investigation, along with a Transportation Security Administration Security Threat Assessment.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS
EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
EEO STATEMENT
Contact Information
For specific information about this position, please contact the hiring manager:
Name: Hailey Standish, Program Coordinator 2
Email: hailey.standish@alaska.gov
The following information describes typical benefits available to employees of the State of Alaska. Actual benefits received may differ by bargaining unit or branch of government, position type, or be prorated for other than full time work.
For a quick breakdown of the insurance, health, and retirement benefits available for State Employees you can view an orientation video from Division of Retirement and Benefits. (Please note this video is specifically designed for new State Employees.)
Insurance Benefits
- Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental
- The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See https://drb.alaska.gov/help/plans.html for additional information.
- AVTEC
- Confidential
- Correctional Officers
- Marine Engineers
- Mt. Edgecumbe Teachers
- Supervisory
- Unlicensed Vessel Personnel/Inland Boatman's Union
- Exempt employees (not covered by collective bargaining)
- The following employee groups are covered by Union health trusts. Contact the appropriate Union for additional information.
- General Government
- Labor, Trades and Crafts
- Public Safety Employees Association
- Masters, Mates & Pilots
- The following employee groups are under AlaskaCare Benefits administered by the State: See https://drb.alaska.gov/help/plans.html for additional information.
- Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available (amount depends on Bargaining Unit)
- Group-based insurance premiums for
- Term life (employee, spouse or qualified same sex partner, and dependents)
- Long-term and short-term disability
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Long-term care (self and eligible family members)
- Supplemental Survivor Benefits
- Employee-funded flexible spending accounts for tax savings on eligible health care or dependent care expenses
Retirement Benefits
- Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
- Matching employer contribution into a defined contribution program (new employees)
- Employer contribution into a defined benefit or defined contribution program (current employees)
- Contributions to the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan in lieu of contributions to Social Security
- Option to enroll in the Alaska Deferred Compensation Program
- Note: The Defined Contribution Plan, Supplemental Annuity Plan and Deferred Compensation Program offer a variety of investment options
- Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served
- Twelve (12) paid holidays a year
