Sr. Airport Operations Officer

Pay Range: $26.57/hr. -$33.21/hr. | $55,268 - $69,085 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, June 23, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; This location operates 24 hours a day and 365 days per year. You must be willing and able to work in an on-call capacity, in partnership with the Airport Operations Officers. This work shift consists of variable hours including weekends, holidays, and overnights, as needed. 

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Sr. Airport Operations Officer position is available with the City of Fort Worth Aviation Department’s Meacham International Airport.  This position is Full-Time and is responsible for performing duties to ensure airport compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

The City of Fort Worth Aviation system is home to three world-class airports - Meacham International, Spinks Airport and Perot Field.  Both Meacham International and Spinks Airports provide regional aviation services for air charter, corporate, business and recreational flyers.  Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport provides cargo carrier services.  The airports feature full-service fuelers, multiple maintenance facilities, flight schools, on-site rental car facilities, and hotel facilities only minutes away.  The City of Fort Worth Aviation Department is essential to the economic well-being and commerce taking place in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Associate Degree from an accredited college with major course work in Public Administration, Aviation Management, or related field.
• Two (2) years of work experience that includes airport operations and/or maintenance.
• Successful completion of Airport Operations Officer training within the initial six-month (6) probationary period.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years airfield management experience.
• Candidate with a Bachelor’s Degree and a Pilot’s License.

The Sr. Airport Operations Officer job responsibilities include: 

• Lead and oversee staff, which includes ensuring training compliance for Airport Operations Officers and Maintenance personnel; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; and maintaining a healthy and safe working environment.
• Oversees and evaluates the day-to-day activities of airside and landside operations at the City of Fort Worth airports to ensure compliance with lease provisions, policies and procedures, and other governing regulations; Performs all essential duties and responsibilities of an Airport Operations Officer.
• Assists in the development of airport access system procedures, departmental budget and operational reports. Provides general administrative support to Airport Operations Manager.
• Assists in the management, design and provision of training in the use of the automated system (Veoci) and provides first level technical support to department personnel.
• Assist with the management of department/division assets by creating an inventory of assets; generating reports of assets assigned to each division; maintaining asset management database or records; and ensuring assets are accounted for, inventoried and tagged in accordance with standard operating policies and procedures.
• Maintains hard copy and digital filing system for US Customs User Fee and USDA Regulated Garbage handling fees.
• Assists in planning large public events, including fly-ins and conventions. Assist in the coordination of events with airfield tenants, general public, vendors and other City departments.

Working Conditions and Physical Demand

• Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.
• Medium work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.

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Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.