Alberta Municipal Jobs

Airport Manager

roads & transportation administration & support

Location: Woodlands County, AB
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.woodlands.ab.ca
Type: full-time

Posted On: Jan 6, 2026
Closing Date: Jul 6, 2025

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY- AIRPORT MANAGER

Woodlands County, Alberta, currently has a vacant position for a full-time Airport Manager.

Reporting to the Director, Infrastructure Services, the Airport Manager will ensure the safe and efficient operation of the airport on a daily basis. This includes supervising staff and ensuring that they are knowledgeable of all airport policies and safety procedures. Scheduling the appropriate number of staff and troubleshooting any problems are all part of the airport managers job. The Airport Manager will establish relationships and work closely with federal and provincial aviation agencies and departments that generate rules and regulations for all aspects of airport business and security. This will require a background in the aviation industry and familiarity with the respective legislations. The airport manager must ensure that all aspects of the airport are functioning within these regulations and must possess the ability to proceed with the necessary actions to ensure compliance.

The airport manager is responsible for entering into contracts with vendors at the airport concerning renting space, ie. Parking, leases, etc. The incumbent will work effectively with planning staff to develop new airport land development, bylaw officials, transportation and emergency evacuation and local disaster planning committees. The airport manager may be required to speak directly to the media on issues relating to the airport and must respond to issues around security and other related procedures to keep Transport Canada, NAV Canada and the public notified of airport operational changes.

Common work activities include:

Managing the daily operations and maintenance of the airport and scheduling appropriate numbers of staff.
Monitoring all employees and outside vendors and businesses to ensure that they are in compliance with aviation regulations and security procedures.
Maintain and ensure compliance of all airport documentation such as SMS (Safety Management System), Airport Operations Manual and Airport Wildlife Control Manual.
Overseeing capital investments, expansions, entering into contracts on behalf of Woodlands County and investigate budget funding from provincial and federal funding sources.
Managing the financial aspects of running the airport from the accounts receivable to the accounts payable process.
Implementing and ensuring that staff is correctly trained on all airport operational and safety procedures including emergency responses.
Responding to customer inquiries or complaints.