Job Description

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

1. University degree in aeronautical engineering with specialty in airport master planning/engineering.

2. Minimum of 15 years experience in airport master planning and engineering, aerodrome management, operations and maintenance, in a managerial position, with an airport authority or equivalent government department at a major international airport.

3. Thorough knowledge of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) specified in ICAO Annex 14 and the guidance material contained in ICAO Airport Planning Manuals, Aerodrome Design Manuals, Airport Services Manuals, Manual of Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems, Manual on Certification of Aerodromes, and adequate familiarity with SARPs specified in Annexes 10, 11 16 and 17 and the guidance material contained in ICAO PANS-OPS Manual.

4. Considerable experience in the planning and management of national civil aviation systems and facilities, preferably air traffic management related.

5. Considerable experience with the evaluation of aerodrome operations, airspace and navaids, terminal building operations, and airport environmental issues

6. A good command of oral and written English, French or Spanish is essential.

COMPETENCIES

Core Competencies:

Professionalism: Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.

Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style, and format to match the audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Accountability: Takes ownership of all responsibilities and honours commitments; delivers outputs for which one has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards; operates in compliance with organizational regulations and rules; supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments; takes personal responsibility for his/her own shortcomings and those of the work unit, where applicable.

Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients ” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Technological Awareness: Keeps abreast of available technology; understands applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office; actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; shows willingness to learn new technology.

Commitment to Continuous Learning: Keeps abreast of new developments in own occupation/profession; actively seeks to develop oneself professionally and personally; contributes to the learning of colleagues and subordinates; shows willingness to learn from others; seeks feedback to learn and improve.

Managerial Competencies:

Vision: Identifies strategic issues, opportunities and risks; clearly communicates links between the Organization’s strategy and the work unit’s goals; generates and communicates broad and compelling organizational direction, inspiring others to pursue that same direction; conveys enthusiasm about future possibilities.

Judgement/Decision-making: Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; gathers relevant information before making a decision; considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization; proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; checks assumptions against facts; determines that the actions proposed will satisfy the expressed and underlying needs for the decision; makes tough decisions when necessary.

DUTIES

1. Provide an updated airport master plan that is comprehensive and which will address the need to optimize the existing airport site with a view to maximize the capacity of the expanded airport.

2. The master plan update to be prepared under the consultant’s leadership will have to address goals such as:

a) develop the airport in a manner that fully responds to the future needs of the air transportation industry in the future, in a way that decisively contributes to the socioeconomic development;

b) minimize the cost of the airport users, making PTY a competitive infrastructure that helps its users to succeed;

c) develop the airport in a flexible manner that is able to adapt to change;

d) ensure that the airport is operated in the future in a safe, secure, efficient, reliable, and environmental friendly manner;

e) develop the airport in harmony with its surroundings, taking into account aspects such as environmental impact minimization, and sustainability.

2. Prepare and execute the work plan to complete the master plan update for the airport.

3. Cooperatie with ICAO’s local office in the review and approval/acceptance of the different reports to be prepared by experts and consulting firms.

4. Maintain, through ICAO’s local office and local project coordinator, adequate contact with other stakeholders in all those aspects of the master plan update exercise that require input or feedback from them.

5. Lead the preparation of the final reports.

6. Perform other related duties as may be required.