This is airport administrative work directing a comprehensive safety and security program for a large hub international airport. An employee in this class directs all safety and security efforts to ensure the airport meets Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and requirements. The employee is responsible for reviewing and interpreting the impact of all FAA regulations, amendments, and advisories on safety and security activities and making resultant recommendations for revisions to airport security and safety policies and procedures. The employee serves as a liaison between the airport and the FAA and is responsible for cooperative security efforts among the airport staff. Work includes coordinating the activities of airport management, emergency, and tenant personnel and extensive contact with federal, state, and local government officials to ensure compliance with FAA regulations concerning airport operations. Work is performed under the direction of the Executive Director.

ALLOCATING FACTORS:
(The following conditions must be met for a position to be approved for this class.)

• The position must be responsible for directing all safety and security programs for the airport to initiate efforts towards compliance with FAA mandates.
• Only one position will be allocated to this function.

• Designs, implements, monitors, revises and updates security programs for Philadelphia International Airport to ensure compliance with all federal aviation regulations regarding airport security; directs the maintenance of and compliance with the FAA-approved Airport Security Plan; oversees and approves, in concert with FAA officials, improvements to the Airport's security access system; implements FAA security directives; identifies and rectifies impediments to safety and security program compliance.
• Reviews and interprets impact of all FAA regulations, amendments, and advisories on safety and security activities and makes recommendations for revisions to airport safety and security policies and procedures; develops the airport's response to all FAA safety and security concerns; serves as a liaison to the FAA to ensure development and compliance with all security programs, policies, rules and regulations; directs enforcement of airport rules and regulations by tenants to ensure compliance on all safety and security-related issues.
• Provides assistance information, and advice to individual airport tenants in developing their own security systems in accordance with FAA regulations; directs completion of security audits conducted with all tenant companies to ensure compliance with FAA and airport security regulations.
• Reviews plans for design and construction improvements and enhancements to the airport; evaluates plans to ensure specific details conform to FAA security and safety regulations and requirements; confers with airport design and engineering staff in suggesting revisions to plans for compliance with the appropriate regulations; reviews and approves plans of technological enhancements and for installation, repairs, and preventive maintenance of security systems.
• Directs consultants and contractors engaged in the design, development, and implementation of airport security systems and equipment; coordinates with consultants to ensure that technological advances are incorporated in the airport's overall security program; monitors the installation, repairs, and preventive maintenance program of security-related systems.
• Works in concert with FAA officials to resolve compliance issues; confers with FAA officials to formulate optimal ways in which sub-standard operations and/or procedures can be changed in conformance to rules and regulations, while, at the same time, not be impediments to the airport's operational performance.
• Coordinates the airport's overall response to safety and risk-management related issues; chairs the airport's internal risk management/safety committee; serves as a liaison with the City's Risk Management Office, Law Department, and other airport units to compile information and coordinate policy and action in response to liability claims or accidents.
• Monitors and oversees the development of safety and security-related training programs; coordinates security for VIP dignitaries visiting the City; directs airport operations personnel in the maintenance of the airport's certification manual with respect to safety and security matters.
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• the principles, practices, procedures and techniques of airport operations and management.
• federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to airports and airport operations, especially safety and security regulations as promulgated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
• the principles, theories and methods of operational analysis applicable to evaluating provision of services and utilization of facilities at a large hub international airport.
• current developments in the field of airport operations management.

ABILITY TO:

• direct the activities of airport operational staff.
• evaluate airport operations procedures and practices and to develop plans to improve upon them.
• interpret tenant contracts.
• express ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, tenants and the public.

EDUCATION

• Completion of a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university with major course work in business administration or aviation management or a closely related field.

• Three years of experience in airport operations or administration at a hub airport serving scheduled air carriers.

• One year of experience performing full performance administrative work, analyzing and monitoring operational activities at a large hub airport serving scheduled air carriers, which has included the development and monitoring of a comprehensive safety and security program.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

PAY RANGE: EP24
Class Established: 9/1988
  CSC - 1/1996 ; Ad Board - 5/1996

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