Assistant Manager, Aeronautical Services, LGA

About the Role

The Assistant Manager of Aeronautical Services plays a key role in ensuring the safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance of airside operations at LaGuardia Airport. This position supports the Airport Operations Department by helping to manage FAA Part 139 compliance, coordinate construction activities, and lead a team of airfield supervisor professionals. Operating within the Aeronautical Services Unit, the role also serves as a key liaison between internal departments, airline partners, and regulatory agencies. It presents a unique opportunity to contribute to complex infrastructure and modernization initiatives while helping ensure the safe and efficient movement of aircraft at a world-class airport. This role is well-suited for aviation professionals who bring strong regulatory knowledge, operational insight, and leadership experience, and who thrive in a collaborative, high-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in maintaining compliance with Federal Aviation Administration rules and regulations for airport certification contained in 14 CFR Part 139.
• Oversee compliance with 14 CFR Part 139, ensuring discrepancies are tracked and resolved.

•Coordinating and monitoring training requirements and compliance for Airport Operations and other PA staff as mandated by Federal and State regulations.

•Supporting Airport Operations, Wildlife, Maintenance, Engineering, and other units in maintaining compliant, safe, and efficient airport operations.

•Serving as the Acting Manager, Aeronautical Services when the Manager is unavailable.

•Assisting in planning and coordinating airport construction activities impacting airside operations.

•Working collaboratively with Port Authority staff, including Aviation Planning, Aviation Technical Services, Project Management, and Engineering to plan, develop and implement airside delay reduction enhancements.

•Contributing to the review and modification of airside construction staging plans. Ensuring airport community awareness of aeronautical construction activities as well as the associated runway/taxiway closures.

•Assisting in the development and enforcement of construction safety and phasing plans.

•Contribute to the development and implementation of airfield safety management systems (SMS) manual and operational policies.

•Assisting in implementing productivity/progress improvements that increase revenues, process efficiency, enhance customer service, and/or reduce costs.

•Developing, implementing, and maintaining regularly scheduled and as-needed communication channels with airport stakeholders such as airlines (including Chief Pilots), terminal operators, tenants, FAA Air Traffic, FAA Technical Services and other stakeholders.

•Representing Airport Operations on Safety and FOD Committees, FAA Customer Forums, Wildlife Task Forces and other groups

•Preparing and monitoring the Airport Services Unit budget.

•Identifying problems and instituting new methodologies for general and contract management when necessary.

•Supervising and administering a diverse union/non-union workforce, including but not limited to: Scheduling, absence control, discipline, development, motivation and problem resolution, labor relation issues, training requirements, human resource matters, and monitoring the units’ performance measures.

•Handling multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities to oversee the functional performance of Operations staff and Supervisory staff.

•Planning for future operational programs and projects in conjunction with appropriate staffing levels

• Performing various administrative activities associated with the management of a large staff.

•Working special events, EOC activations, snow events, airport tours, responding to emergencies, construction projects and/or weather-related events, outside of normal working hours.