Airport Duty Manager; ADM Reno, NV

Airport Duty Manager (ADM) job at Reno‑Tahoe Airport Authority in Reno, NV. The Airport Authority seeks an experienced operations professional to join our team of Airport Duty Managers.

The ADM plays a critical role in overseeing day‑to‑day operations of the airport, including airside, landside, and terminal activities. The ADM is responsible for maintaining full situational awareness around all facets of airport operations to ensure safe, efficient, and secure operations. Outside of regular business hours or when Executive Management is not present or available, the ADM is delegated the responsibility to act with the highest level of authority and serve as the overall airport decision‑making authority.

This role requires excellent leadership, critical thinking, strategic thinking, independent decision‑making, effective communication and prioritization of competing urgent and non‑urgent priorities.

Primary responsibilities include managing the airport’s emergency response to critical incidents and irregular operations, regulatory compliance, review of construction design plans, oversight of all airfield construction activities ensuring safety and compliance, proactive membership in the airport’s Safety Management System, and collateral duties as assigned. It requires comprehensive experience and recent success in the development and oversight of programs such as wildlife hazard management, gate management systems, Safety Management Systems (SMS), training programs, snow and ice control programs, airfield construction, drone programs, etc.

Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate and discuss FAA regulations, including Part 139, as well as operational tools such as the Airport Certification Manual, Airport Emergency Plan, Airport Security Plan, TSA Part 1542, and other applicable regulations, directives, rules, policies or procedures.

This role requires working rotating shifts in a 24x7x365 operation including nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Maintain constant awareness of changing conditions and activities affecting airport operations, analyze the impact, and implement appropriate response protocols.
• Oversee all shift activities and functions of the airfield, airside, terminal, and landside to ensure work is performed consistently with airport policies, procedures and regulations, and with airport standards to ensure safety and security of all passengers, tenants, and employees.
• Implement emergency management processes and assume or support incident command as necessary to ensure effective management of all incidents or accidents.
• Coordinate the airport’s response to critical incidents, irregular operations and emergencies to ensure appropriate resources are allocated and provide resolution to issues.
• Review and maintain records, operational logs, and prepare reports and correspondence during tour of duty.
• Perform functions essential for the mitigation of wildlife hazards, including use of firearms to support dispersal and/or lethal dispatch of hazardous wildlife in accordance with Federal and State regulations and depredation permits.
• Review construction project design plans for compliance with 14 CFR 139 and related advisory circular design and safety standards. Monitor airfield construction sites and maintenance activities for compliance, safety of aircraft operations, and potential impacts on airfield operations.
• Issue communications to stakeholders (e.g., NOTAMs, tenant bulletins, advance notices).
• Monitor and approve the use of common‑use assets including gates, hard stands, ticket counters, jet bridges, and baggage carousels to ensure critical equipment is available during normal operations, irregular operations, and emergencies.
• Oversee and enforce RNO gate rules and procedures to govern the scheduling of airline use of all gates and stands; administer SITA AMS gate management system to ensure correct information is recorded for billing purposes.

$79,997 – $100,796 per year, with opportunity for additional merit‑based increases up to a maximum of $121,595. Initial salary placement will be based on experience and qualifications.

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