Senior Manager - Safety, Security and Airside

LaGuardia Gateway Partners Queens, New York, United States (On-site)

LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP) is the private developer and manager of the state-of-the-art Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport. With our new award-winning $4B terminal now complete, LGP is seeking talented individuals to help us achieve ongoing excellence in terminal operation and guest experience. Get onboard and join the team transforming the NYC travel experience.

Job Summary:

The Senior Manager, Safety, Security & Airside provides strategic leadership and oversight of all safety, security, and airside operations within LaGuardia Gateway Partners’ (LGP) Terminal B leasehold. This role is accountable for ensuring regulatory compliance, operational safety, and security effectiveness while driving efficiency, resilience, and continuous improvement across terminal and airside environments.

The position serves as the senior LGP representative for safety, security, and airside matters, acting as the primary liaison with the Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Security Administration, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Port Authority Police Department, airlines, ground handling agents, and terminal stakeholders.

This role integrates execution, compliance, and strategic oversight to ensure safe, secure, and efficient operations while supporting Terminal B’s reputation as a world-class facility.

Major

Duties and Responsibilities:

Operational Leadership & Airside Management

• Lead all airside operations including aircraft movement, apron management, gate utilization, and ground handling performance
• Oversee coordination of runways, taxiways, and aircraft parking positions within LGP’s leasehold
• Serve as the primary liaison between LGP and key stakeholders for all related airside operations, including airlines, ground handlers, and vendors, leading proactive collaboration and issue resolution to maintain service continuity and operational excellence.
• Act as the key operations representative for airside maintenance activities and capital
• projects. Ensure operational requirements are incorporated into planning and execution
• phases, minimizing passenger disruption and protecting airside integrity.
• Leads the development, and implementation of updates to the Airside Management Plan and all other relevant airside documents, maintaining currency with evolving regulations, risks, and industry best practices.
• Collaborate with PANYNJ and airfield working groups on infrastructure and operational initiatives

Safety & Security Oversight

• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of the Safety Management System (SMS) and Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
• Serve as Terminal Security Coordinator and ensure compliance with the Terminal Security Program
• Oversee security systems, guard force contracts, access control, and surveillance programs
• Conduct and oversee accident, incident, and near-miss investigations, ensuring root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Conducts SMS investigations, including accidents, incidents, and near-misses
• Participates in the PA aviation security tabletop design, to incorporate measures from the Terminal Security Program
• Implement safety and security programs, projects, policies, and procedures in line with company business plan while ensuring terminal compliance with all applicable regulatory and airport rules and regulations
• Develop and implement amendments of the Terminal Security Program to ensure compliance
• Develop communication and training plans to drive awareness of applications and standards of safety and security programs to support organizational readiness

Regulatory Compliance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations including FAA Part 139,…