Airport Principal Services Agent (Concessions) (Class Code 8316

highly responsible administrative, inspection, and liaison work with new orleans aviation board members and airport management. This position oversees a variety of airport concession contracts and leases including monitoring tenant lease compliance and overseeing the day-to-day operations of concession accounts and related duties as required. Employees in this classification must exercise considerable independent judgment in reacting to unanticipated situations within airport policies;

and related work as required.

note: a master's degree may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience. *

this position requires a one (1) year probationary period.

* prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education and license claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.

* prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education and license claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.

note: pay above the minimum for superior qualifications may be granted under civil service commission rule iv sec. 2.7 based on a review of the applicant pool, candidate's verified experience, education, and/or possession of related certifications.

a rating of training and experience, weighted 100%. All related previous experience will be considered for qualification purposes; however, credit on the rating of training and experience will only be given for experience gained within the last ten (10) years.

note
: candidates must pass a personal, criminal, and employment background check required under federal regulations.

this is an original entrance examination.

the city of new orleans is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry. Requests for alternate format or accommodations should be directed to shana parker at  or tty/voice at  or .

the minimum age limit is 18 years for any class of work requiring hard physical labor, operation of or proximity to hazardous machinery, exposure to hazardous chemicals, or participation in any other processes or procedures which are prohibited or limited by the louisiana state child labor law.

working test period: effective august 1, 2023, the working test (probationary) period for all positions in the classified service is one year.

substance abuse testing: the city of new orleans has a comprehensive program of substance abuse testing. Candidates for employment for certain positions where the health, welfare and/or safety of the public, co-workers and the individual employee is at risk will have to undergo pre-employment substance abuse screening. Candidates for all other original entrance positions will have to undergo an unannounced substance abuse screening during their working test period.

For further information, see civil service rule v, section 9.

a medical examination is required for all original entrance probationary appointments to active classifications, and may be required for re-employment, promotions and/or transfers.

a medical screening
, which may result in a medical examination, is required for all original entrance probationary appointments to non-active classifications.

good moral character is required of all applicants. Any applicant may be disqualified if his/her character or past employment record is found to be unsatisfactory as determined by the department of city civil service. Forgery, misrepresentation of facts, or cheating on examinations is punishable by disqualification, fine and other penalties.

important
: applicants who are licensed to drive should have a current license on their person for purposes of identification during all phases of an examination. In lieu of such license, the department of city civil service may require that applicants have some form of picture identification.

veterans preference: on original entrance examinations, veterans (as defined in article x, section 10(2) of the constitution of the state of louisiana), disabled veterans, certain spouses and parents of veterans…