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The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is hiring a Planner IV. Under general direction from the Director of Planning and Environmental Affairs, the Planner IV as a Senior Airport Planner, will manage tasks and assignments performed by Planner IIIs, Planner IIs and interns in the Airport Planning and Environmental Affairs (PEA), and the preparation of complex aviation planning studies, reports, and briefings.
Job Responsibility:
Assists with PEA’s overall programs and functions, including development of project and contract budget, scopes, and schedules, and implementation of the division’s strategic plan goals
Manages professional services procurement processes and associated contract scopes, schedules, and project/task budgets
Manages and directs major and complex planning and programming studies to advance Airport goals and objectives, and manage tasks and assignments performed by other staff Planners, administrative support staff, and technical consultants
Evaluates techniques to optimize Airport facilities to make more efficient use of Airport airside and landside resources and better program facility development to meet forecast demand
Drafts and/or reviews specialized studies relating to airport planning and/or development programming
analyzes large amounts of data to draw conclusions upon which policies and decisions may be based and recommendations founded by the airport
Addresses community, business and other groups to explain importance of maintaining airport land use compatibility in the airport environs
Reviews and analyzes market, financial, political feasibility of the Airport’s capital improvements, development programs/projects and operation and maintenance activities
Manages the preparation of airport development plans, the Airport Layout Plan sets, aviation activity forecasts and other planning documents according to Federal Aviation Administration orders and advisory circulars
Interprets and explains legal, technical and procedural aspects of airport planning and associated FAA rules and regulations to stakeholders
prepares technical reports, correspondence, and presentations
Requirements:
Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
Six (6) years of experience in city, urban, and/or regional planning, and/or related planning environment (such as transportation planning, environmental planning, architecture or urban design.)
Three (3) years of recent and verifiable experience in airport/aviation planning, including airport facilities planning, airport master planning, airfield/airspace planning, aviation demand forecasting, and environmental planning/permitting
Ability to work effectively with managers, co-workers, contractors and other personnel
Ability to identify issues and problem solve
Extensive computer work requiring keyboarding and prolonged sitting and working off a flat screen monitor to perform strategic and planning affairs analysis, analyze, manipulate, and generate reports
Nice to have:
Six (6) years of experience in airport/aviation planning
Possession of Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Political Science or Aviation Management
Knowledge of the principles and practices of Federal and State environmental laws, Federal Aviation Administration rules and regulations, orders, advisory circulars, and implementation requirements
Ability to collect, analyze and interpret data pertaining to strategic and operational airport facility impacts of proposed projects and programs
Ability to lead specialized planning studies and to manage internal staff and consultant work
Ability to speak effectively and deal tactfully with the public, governmental officials, professional and technical persons and employees
Ability to write clear and concise technical documents
Ability to facilitate Airport policy discussions relating to airport planning and capacity issues and to represent the Airport’s interests at industry conferences
Ability to develop administrative procedures and budgets and supervise the work of other employees and contracted consultants