Job Description

Salary : $49,120.00 - $76,180.00 Annually

Location : Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Job Type: Civil Service

Job Number: 14090-0824

Department: FINANCE AND ADMIN

Opening Date: 08/15/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

FLSA: Exempt

Requirements

MOS Code: 17C (Army), 632 (Navy), OS (Coast Guard), 7041 (Marine Corps)

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree or higher in Business or Public Administration, Aviation Administration, Aviation Management or a related field and two (2) years of professional or managerial Airport operations and administration experience at an F.A.A. certified civilian or comparable airport, or one (1) year experience in a comparable Assistant Airport Operations officer position at a similarly sized F.A.A. certificated airport.

Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose

Under direction, oversee and ensure the continuity of El Paso International Airport operations on assigned tour of duty, including the safe operation of air carrier aircraft on the airfield, public safety, airport security and ground transportation services.

Typical Duties

Oversee and ensure the continuity of airport operations including the safe operation of air carrier aircraft, public safety, security, communications and passenger services. Involves: Monitor airport operations and provide guidance and direction to ensure compliance with safety and security requirements set forth by existing City, State and Federal regulations and standards. Inspect airfield to include runways, ramps and taxiways to ensure compliance with FAR Part 139. Investigate safety hazards and initiate corrective action for airfield and terminal discrepancies. Coordinate with air traffic control (ATC) for closing and opening air traffic movement surfaces as necessary. Maintain all records required by FAA for airport operating certificate. Issue Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS), weather advisories, and maintain daily log used to document airport activity for critical decision making. Enforce FAR Part 139, Part 77 and the TSAR 1540 series regulations to comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requirements.

Perform related duties as required. Involves: Perform duties of immediate supervisor or coworkers as necessary to ensure continuity of operations during absences. Coordinate public safety response to emergencies including police, fire and emergency medical services, communications and dispatch and emergency rescue operations. Maintain records and prepare reports. Respond to and document airport emergencies and situations that may involve loss of human life or property in both airfield and terminal areas. Respond to and resolve inquiries, problems, complaints or unusual situations involving tenant, passengers or the media. Coordinate charter flight activities in terminal area. Assist airlines during irregular flight operations with gate assignments, passenger assistance, coordination of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and TSA activities. Escort contractors, dignitaries, and other personnel as necessary in terminal and airfield areas.

Monitor and inspect terminal building and other airport properties for safety, environmental and customer related issues. Involves: Conduct daily inspections of airport properties including industrial parks, parking lots, airfield perimeter areas, and report safety and maintenance issues as necessary. Coordinate with contract parking management to ensure efficient operations of parking areas during peak traveling periods. Interact with supervisors and employees in order to identify and correct unsafe conditions and promote the observation of safe work practices.

Update airport certification manual and emergency plan as necessary. Organize, coordinate and furnish airport operations safety training programs. Involves: Development and implementation of safety programs and training manuals specific to the Airport Air Operations Area (AOA), to include airfield electrical lighting systems; airfield self-inspection programs; movement and non-movement driver training; construction worker training for projects in the airfield movement area and airport terminal. Maintain training records and monitor effectiveness of training programs. Conduct and document airfield movement area practical training for FAA record keeping requirements.

Represent the City and department at various meetings and conferences and interact with a wide range of officials, regulatory agencies, airport tenants, department directors, coworkers, media representatives and the public. Maintain contact with outside organizations such as fire department and rescue teams to exchange information and provide mutual assistance

Supervise assigned personnel. Involves: Schedule, assign, instruct, guide and check work. Appraise employee performance. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Provide direction and oversee airport personnel after normal work hours.

General Information

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Note: This is a new recruitment for Airport Operations Supervisor. You must re-apply if you are still interested in this position.

I mportant Note: Required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.

Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions examination. Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions examination, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.

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 relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University, or Credentials Evaluation Services Department prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.

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 application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, 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.

BENEFITS

LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE

The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available.

Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date.

An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life's stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle.

The City's Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more!

Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.

ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE

All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.

Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee:

For 0 - 5 years of service (12 days):
40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period

For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days):
40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period

For >15 or more years of service (20 days):
40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period

SICK LEAVE WITH PAY

Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.

ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE

The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.

PREGNANCY LEAVE

A) Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability.

B) An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave.

C) An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability.

LEGAL HOLIDAYS

The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement: (Amended 10/03/95)

1. First day of January (New Year's Day)

2. Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Holiday)

3. Thirty-first day in March (Cesar Chavez Day)

4. Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)

5. June 19 (Juneteenth)

6. Fourth day of July (Independence Day)

7. First Monday in September (Labor Day)

8. Eleventh Day in November (Veteran's Day)

9. Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)

10. The Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Day after Thanksgiving)

11. Twenty-fifth Day in December (Christmas Day)

12. Employee's Birthday

In addition to the above days, the following days are also declared to be legal holidays: 1. Any day designated as a holiday by City Council. 2. When any legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered a legal holiday. 3. When any legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following business day shall be considered a legal holiday.

01


What best describes your highest level of education?

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
• Master's Degree or higher from an accredited college or university
• None of the above

02


Please select your level of experience in either a professional or managerial Airport operations and administration position at an F.A.A. certified civilian or comparable airport, or in a comparable Assistant Airport Operations officer position at a similarly sized F.A.A. certificated airport:

• No experience
• One to two years in a professional or managerial Airport operations and administration position.
• Two years or more in a professional or managerial Airport operations and administration position.
• Six months to one year in a comparable Assistant Airport Operations officer position
• One year or more in a comparable Assistant Airport Operations officer position.

03


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.

04


Select your knowledge of airport operations to include security, federal certification requirements, aircraft fire fighting and rescue policies, practices, and procedures.

• None
• Basic
• Intermediate
• Advanced

05


How many years of supervisory experience do you have?

• No experience
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years or more

06


How many years of experience do you have monitoring operational activities and providing written record of shift activities?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years or more

07


What best describes your level of proficiency with Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TEAMS, Outlook?

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• None of the above

08


Select any of the following shifts you are able and willing to work:

• Days
• Evenings
• Weekends
• Holidays
• After-hours
• Rotating/Alternating work schedules

09


How many years of experience do you have communicating with a 2-way Radio?

• None
• Less than one year
• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years or more

10


Select any of the following you have knowledge or experience with:

• Crowd control techniques and procedures
• Emergency procedures and methods
• Ability to act quickly and calmly
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• Patrolling assigned areas
• Monitoring stations
• Maintaining activity logs (paper and/or electronic)
• Securing buildings, facilities, and equipment
• None of the above

11


Provide a description of a time that you have encountered an upset customer providing details of the situation, actions taken, and the result. If you do not have related experience, enter "n/a".

12


Please describe a time you demonstrated leadership skills at work. If you do not have any, respond "N/A".

13


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 rsum.

• I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.

14


Required supplemental questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.

• I understand my answers to the supplemental questions will generate a score.

15


I understand that I am being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications. Note: Only applications that pass the Supplemental Questions exam will be reviewed.

• I understand that I am being tested on a conditional basis pending review of my minimum qualifications.

Required Question

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