Airport Zone Supervisor

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A challenging and rewarding position awaits you in Thunder Bay with the Ministry of Transportation's Remote Northern Transportation Office working to ensure safe and reliable transportation to remote communities.

Working with a dynamic team in a fast paced environment, you will lead and manage the operation and maintenance of several remote airports and related equipment and infrastructure within an assigned zone over a large geographical area.

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About the job

In this role, you will:
• provide supervision to both staff, contractors and labourers
• organize and carry out the operation, construction and maintenance of remote airports
• plan and administer the annual maintenance program and capital projects
• assist in the development of policies and procedures including the Safety Management System
• developing and maintaining assigned budgets and controls
• liaise with First Nations, Provincial and Federal governments, air carriers and various partners to develop and maintain effective results based partnerships and relations

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What you bring to the team

Proven Leadership Skills

• You have leadership skills to supervise staff, tradesman, contractors and consultants, often having minimal personal contact
• You are skilled at motivating and leading a diverse team of staff to deliver results
• You have skills to coordinate and direct the operational activities of airports
• You have financial skills to develop budgets and controls and approve expenditures and payments
• You are able to effectively manage multiple competing and changing priorities under
• You are able to lead a team over a large geographic distances

Demonstrated Communication Skills

• You have communication skills to provide recommendations and direction on policies and procedures and work in locations where language barriers exist
• You have consultation and negotiation skills to work with a diverse group of partners and stakeholders to manage issues effectively
• You have interpersonal skills to lead staff and build highly effective teams

Technical Knowledge and Abilities

• You have knowledge of airport management and operations, air transportation systems, and aerodrome operations
• You have knowledge of maintenance, and construction procedures and practices
• You have proven skills in leading and implementing projects
• You have knowledge of Health and Safety requirements, Environmental regulations
• You have Knowledge of relevant legislation to interpret and administer policies and regulations

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Additional information:

Note:

• Less qualified applicants may be considered on an underfill basis.

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.