Airport Assistant General Manager II - Maintenance Airside

City of Atlanta, GA; College Park (GA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Atlanta, GA seeks an Airport Assistant General Manager II GE21 to lead the Airfield Maintenance group at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, overseeing facilities, grounds, fleet, custodial services, training and asset management.

This senior leadership role directs strategic and day-to-day operations, manages a large staff, allocates resources, and ensures compliance with enterprise maintenance management systems while maintaining safe, clean and compliant airport

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in a large, complex aviation or facilities operation.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Senior Airport Deputy General Manager and leads the airfield maintenance and fleet maintenance divisions.
• Responsible for strategic planning and day-to-day direction of assigned areas; leads a very large staff; allocates resources and establishes processes.
• Oversees aviation facilities tasks to provide safe, clean, well-maintained facilities that meet federal standards.
• Provides functional and operational leadership to staff implementing projects and renewal recommendations.

Job description

Posting expires: 10/26/2026

Salary range: $168,200.00-$200,000.00

Airport Assistant General Manager II GE21

Airfield Maintenance

General Description and Classification Standards:

Provides senior leadership and oversight for all activities related to airport grounds maintenance at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. This includes leading the maintenance cluster which consists of facilities maintenance, grounds maintenance, fleet maintenance, custodial services, training, and asset management.

• Reports to the Senior Airport Deputy General Manager and leads the airfield maintenance and fleet maintenance divisions.

• Responsible for both strategic planning and day-to-day direction of assigned areas; Leads a very large and diverse staff; allocates budgeted resources as needed; establishes processes and procedures; gives appropriate and effective feedback to personnel and programs; holds staff accountable; ensures compliance with enterprise maintenance management systems software

• Oversees aviation facilities tasks with minimal supervision in efforts to provide safe, clean, well-maintained and sustainable facilities that meet all federally mandated operational and security standards.

• Provides functional and operational leadership to technical staff who are assigned to implement projects and /or conduct property assessments, develop recommendations for renewal and replacement projects, develop preventative and predictive maintenance programs.

Fully seasoned senior leadership role with broad decision-making authority, significant regulatory responsibility, and accountability for high-risk, mission-critical airport maintenance. This is full-time supervisory work over large or complex permanently assigned work groups, which may include professional, technical, administrative, or infrastructure personnel. Positions at this level typically lead units with unique or highly technical responsibilities, multiple teams or crews, and safety- or regulatory-sensitive functions.

Supervision Received:

Direction is received from the Airport General Manager and Executive Deputy General Manager at a highly strategic and collaborative level. This position operates with significant autonomy and authority in establishing policy, organizational direction, and operational priorities and is considered a member of the executive leadership team.