Air Service Development & Marketing Manager (Program Coordinator 2) (PCN 253486)

State of Alaska•Anchorage or Fairbanks, AK

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the State of Alaska's Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) as an Air Service Development & Marketing Manager within the Alaska International Airport System (AIAS). This role is crucial for advancing passenger and air cargo service development, strategic initiatives, marketing efforts, and aviation partnerships for both Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and Fairbanks International Airport (FAI). The position involves overseeing the AIAS Air Service Development team, leading airport planning efforts for Fairbanks International Airport (including its Master Plan and AIP grants), and collaborating with airlines, cargo carriers, logistics providers, tourism organizations, and government agencies to strengthen Alaska's position as an international aviation gateway. This is a high-impact role influencing the future of air transportation in Alaska, involving supervision of a professional team, coordination of multi-agency programs, development of strategic marketing, and guidance of projects to improve operational efficiency, cargo movement, and passenger connectivity. The position requires working with industry leaders like the FAA, TSA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, airlines, and international stakeholders to support economic growth in Alaska.

Requirements

Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including costs and limits (Transportation).
Ability to plan, distribute, and monitor work assignments; set task priorities; evaluate work performance and provide feedback; ensure staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed; and treat staff fairly and equitably, with authority to recommend or independently take action to employ, discipline, or discharge direct reports (Supervision).
Ability to make clear and convincing oral presentations and listen effectively, clarifying information as needed (Oral Communication).
Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
Organizational Awareness: Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.
Training from an accredited college or university in any field and/or progressively responsible professional experience developing, planning, coordinating, and implementing a program, project, business, organization, or major components of a program, including having administrative authority over the program/project funding, staff, and/or overall operations.

Nice To Haves

Pass a fingerprint-based criminal history record check.
Pass a comprehensive background investigation.
Pass a Transportation Security Administration Security Threat Assessment.
Be eligible for an airport identification badge in accordance with TSA regulations.

Responsibilities

Oversee the AIAS Air Service Development team.
Guide passenger and cargo service initiatives across ANC and FAI.
Lead airport planning efforts for Fairbanks International Airport, including its Airport Master Plan and Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants.
Collaborate with airlines, global cargo carriers, logistics providers, tourism organizations, and government agencies.
Analyze emerging aviation trends.
Develop new initiatives to enhance airport competitiveness.
Supervise a team of professionals.
Coordinate complex, multi-agency programs.
Develop strategic marketing and outreach efforts.
Guide projects that improve operational efficiency, cargo movement, and passenger connectivity.
Work alongside industry leaders including the FAA, TSA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, airlines, and international stakeholders.
Position AIAS for long-term success and support economic growth throughout Alaska.