Airfield Works Duty Manager

Perth Airport is Australia’s Western Hub connecting the people, businesses and communities of Western Australia with the rest of Australia and the world. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year, Perth Airport plays a significant role in providing economic, social and cultural benefits to West Australians.

Perth Airport is investing more than $5 billion in new infrastructure so we can support our airline partners to grow, offering more services to new destinations and an improved customer experience. This will be the largest funded private equity build in Western Australia for the last 30 years.

Over the coming decade we will expand T1 International, and build new domestic terminal facilities, a parallel runway, two multi-storey carparks and our first airport hotel. This will deliver one airport for the people of Western Australia which will host all flight services in a central location giving passengers a seamless, world-class travel experience.

The Perth Airport estate is spread over 2100 hectares and has developed a $1.5 billion portfolio of existing industrial premises and significant vacant land holdings.

We service a truly diverse community and play an important role in strengthening cultural, family and social bonds while supporting business, tourism and leisure travel.

Our team are currently looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Airfield Works Duty Manager on a two year maximum term contract.

What you'll do:

This role will provide operational leadership and safety governance for all airside works activities, ensuring workforce capability, contractor assurance and regulatory compliance align with Perth Airport’s risk appetite and strategic operational objectives. Responsibilities will include; 

• Manage the group of Airfield Operations Officers allocated to airside works including rostering, training and weekly staffing requirements.
• Management oversight of Capitalised Labour reporting to ensure expenditure is in line with budget expectations
•  Undertake inspections of movement areas affected by the works and at commissioning to ensure an acceptable and serviceable facility in line with CASA standards and PAPL’s risk appetite.
• Raise, cancel or extend NOTAMs associated with the works.
• Monitors work sites for wildlife hazard created by the works and work with the Project Manager and Wildlife Specialist to mitigate increase in wildlife risks.
• Management oversight for the movement of airside works vehicles in and out of the airfield in accordance with the associated plan.
• Assists with incident and emergency management response affecting the works maintaining coordination with the Airfield Duty Manager and Airport Control Centre.
•  Work collaboratively with all project stakeholders to promote a culture of compliance and safety with all regulatory requirements as well as Perth Airport procedures and standards.

 About You:

• Aviation operational background with minimum 5 years’ experience in airfield operations and/or airfield works.
• Airport Reporting Officer/Work Safety Officer (ARO/WSO) qualification required along with an Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC)
• Strong computer and administration skills with exposure to reporting
• Supervisory experience in a similar role is highly regarded

About Us:

We offer a dynamic and supportive team culture, a contemporary workplace with great facilities and a modern approach to work/life integration. Our competitive remuneration package comes with additional company benefits including free parking.

Perth Airport is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to building an equitable and diverse workforce representative of the community we serve. We encourage and welcome applications from all communities and backgrounds.

Doing the right thing by the planet and future generations is important to us. At PAPL we place a strong emphasis on embedding sustainability throughout our business strategy and operations. We remain steadfast in our commitment to driving ESPG (Environmental, Social, People, Governance) performance across our value chain and areas that have material environmental and social impact.

If this sounds like you please get in touch.