New Posting - Boundary Bay Airport

The Boundary Bay Airport in Delta, B.C. is an integral and important part of Vancouver Lower Mainland’s airport infrastructure. Situated just thirty-five minutes from downtown Vancouver, with a newly extended runway and new terminal building, it is poised for growth in general aviation, business aircraft and commercial operations. Alpha Aviation Inc. operates both the airport and a Fixed Base Operation (FBO) and seeks a manager to lead our airport operations. Airport Manager  After many successful years of service in various roles within the company, our current Airport Manager is relocating to the East with her family. We are searching for the ideal candidate to transition into the Airport Manager role at CZBB. Reporting to the General Manager, the Airport Manager’s primary function is to manage all operational aspects of the airport and to deliver airport facilities that ensure exceptional service that safely, efficiently and cost effectively meets the needs of airport users. The Airport Manager is the accountable leader in all areas of the airport including maintaining airport certification, ensuring regulatory compliance in safety, security, and environmental areas, and the growth of the airport’s FBO. Responsibilities Include: • Acts as the primary liaison between Alpha Aviation and the Airport’s tenants to ensure exceptional customer service. • Responsible for promoting and communicating new policies and programs that will affect airport users, tenants and the airport’s surrounding neighbors. • Effectively manages human resources communicating priorities, motivating staff and creating an environment that promotes teamwork. • In conjunction with the Corporation of Delta, produces the Boundary Bay Airport’s annual airshow. • Ensures the smooth operation of the airport on a 24/7 basis, which includes the preparedness for any emergency, unexpected situations, or times when the airport is not able to maintain advertised levels of service. • Promotes, administers and develops Alpha Aviation’s Safety Management System. • Ensures that all airport licensing requirements including Transport Canada, Nav Canada, Environment Canada, and other regulatory requirements affecting airport and fueling operations are met. • Develops and manages the annual and long-range business plan, including operating and capital budgets. • Reports on operational and specific initiatives to the accountable Executive, General Manager and Board on a regular basis. • Works with stakeholders to ensure that capital projects are managed effectively meeting Transport Canada regulations, standards and recommendations, and minimizes the impact to airport users. • Liaises with community and government officials to secure innovative funding programs to support required development and growth of the airport terminal facilities, properties, and services. • Explores new ways to promote and grow the Fixed Based Operator (FBO), while overseeing and guiding its daily operation. • Negotiates rates, approved activities and contracts with film production companies for their use of airport facilities. Staff Reports: Approximately twenty reports (customer service, fuellers, maintenance, operations, etc.) Training and Experience: • A Business Administration Degree with an emphasis in aviation management, and/or ten years’ experience or the equivalent in airport administration and/or aviation management. • A commercial pilot’s license. • Comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of aviation, airport and aircraft procedures and practices, airport security and emergency planning. • Comprehensive knowledge, interpretation and application of licensing and regulatory requirements including Transport Canada, Nav Canada, Environment Canada, and other overseeing body’s regulatory requirements affecting airport and fueling operations. • Experience with the development and promotion of airport facilities and the Federal, Provincial, and local funding programs relating to airport development. • Proven abilities in project management, organization and negotiating, as well as conflict management. • Excellent problem solving and decision making skills. • Must be able to lead and maintain ones composure during emergency situations. • Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal. The ability to be able to speak confidently in a public setting is essential. • Ability to earn and build trust with owners, tenants and all airport stakeholders. • Self-motivated, dedicated and able to work with minimal supervision. The successful candidate will have the following core competencies: entrepreneurship, change leadership, negotiation and influence, business acumen, operational decision making, customer orientation, driving for results, managing and measuring work, interpersonal skills and superior ability to positively relate and communicate with a variety of different stakeholders. Please send your resume and cover letter to careers@alpha.ca. We would like to thank all applicants who apply, however, only those short-listed will be contacted for next steps.