Airport Operations & Strategy Executive

Port of Huntsville; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life Insurance

Educational assistance

Job summary

Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority seeks a Chief Operating Officer to lead airport operations, public safety, facilities, and intermodal center activities. The COO will report to the CEO and ensure safe, secure, and compliant day-to-day operations while guiding strategic initiatives.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in aviation management or business and at least eight years in airport operations with supervisory experience; A.A.E. designation is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aviation management, business, or a closely related field; and Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible experience at commercial service airports in operations, including a minimum of five (5) years of supervisory or management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for multiple operational departments while ensuring safe, efficient, compliant, and customer-focused operations.
• Plan, direct, coordinate, and evaluate airport operations, public safety, facilities and maintenance, environmental programs, capital improvement initiatives, and intermodal (rail and air cargo) operations.
• Develop, administer, and monitor operating and capital budgets, contracts, procurement activities, and organizational resources.
• Analyze complex operational issues, assess organizational risk, make sound decisions, and implement effective solutions during routine operations and emergencies.
• Develop and implement organizational goals, policies, procedures, performance measures, and strategic initiatives aligning with the Authority's mission.
• Lead, motivate, develop, and evaluate department managers while fostering collaboration, accountability, succession planning, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities among Authority departments to ensure efficient operations and successful completion of strategic initiatives and capital projects.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with airlines, tenants, regulatory agencies, contractors, consultants, elected officials, employees, and the public.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, including presenting information to executive leadership, the Board of Directors, regulatory agencies, community organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Represent the Authority in meetings, negotiations, emergency response activities, and industry organizations while exercising sound judgment, professionalism, and discretion.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Organizational management

Budgeting

Procurement

Contract administration

People management

Succession planning

Performance management

Communication

Stakeholder relations

Negotiation

Intermodal operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in aviation management or business

A.A.E. designation (preferred)

Job description

Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority seeks a Chief Operating Officer to lead airport operations, public safety, facilities, and intermodal center activities. The COO will report to the CEO and ensure safe, secure, and compliant day-to-day operations while guiding strategic initiatives.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in aviation management or business and at least eight years in airport operations with supervisory experience; A.A.E. designation is preferred.