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Airport Economic Planner (Multiple Positions) - SFO (9255) - (146969)

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Department: San Francisco International Airport
Job class: 9255-Airport Economic Planner
Salary range: $146,718.00 - $178,256.00
Role type: Permanent Civil Service What does this mean?
Hours: Full-time
Exam type: Position Based Test
Rule: Rule of the List
List type: Combined Promotive and Entrance

About:

San Francisco International Airport (SFO), an enterprise department of the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), has approximately 1,700 CCSF employees and strives to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive employer.

SFO's mission is delivering an airport experience where people and our planet come first and our core values are Safety and Security, Teamwork, Excellence, Care, and Equity. Learn more about careers at SFO.

Under general direction, the Airport Economic Planner manages and/or supervises an Airport section and directs and coordinates its activities. Positions in the class exercise a significant amount of judgment and discretion in meeting, communicating, problem solving and negotiating with representatives of Airport tenants, airlines, aviation support companies, government agencies, contractors and consultants, representatives of governmental agencies and commissions, and Airport staff and management; and performs related duties as required. Examples of major programs managed by positions in the class include but are not limited to: Client Services, Management Services, Regional, National and International Business Development, Risk Management, Retail, Airline and Customer Services and Property Management.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will vary depending on specialty area and team assignment, however, general duties and responsibilities are as follows:

• Plans, supervises and coordinates the activities of Airport units engaged in business, finance, capital, and related programs; trains and evaluates the work of assigned personnel;
• Implements and supervises the Airport's fiscal policy operations in connection with its capital budget program, capital project funding, and bond financing program; analyzes, recommends, coordinates, and where applicable, negotiates the financings of new Airport facilities and assesses the financial impact of the Airport's capital program on the debt service costs;
• Supervises and coordinates the Airport's business development and business management programs; implements programs for the leasing and rental of terminal space, retail concessions, and Airport land and buildings for retail merchandisers, foreign and domestic air carriers, cargo enterprises and other tenants; conducts research and performs analysis to ensure maximum economic utilization of Airport lands and properties;
• Develops, implements, and manages retail and food/beverage programs to optimize net revenue; assures participation in selection process of qualified tenants, including also minority, women-owned, and San Francisco based business.
• Plans and implements, and manages the Airport program(s) to expand the markets served by the Airport, improving and sustaining stakeholder relations including setting up public relations programs to attract new and established airline business.
• Manages and performs risk assessment of Airport systems and procedures; designs and implements studies to evaluate identified exposures; and develops and implements preemptive corrective action plans.
• Develops and implements comprehensive programs to increase revenue generation via improved customer service; identifies roles for customer service training consultants and other specialists, organizes selection processes, and manages contractors activities; implements studies to evaluate customer services issues, including effectiveness of customer service activities.
• Writes a variety of reports, grants, budgets; recommends, and plans marketing activities; oversees contract administration, records management and tenant liaison.
• Represents the Airport to General public/customers, contractors, developers, engineers, vendors, Board of Supervisors, Airport Commission and other governmental agencies and City departments. May serve as Assistant Deputy Director in his/her absence.
• May include additional duties as assigned.

How to qualify

Education: Possession of a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Economics, Business, Accounting, Airport Management, International Relations, Administration, Public Administration, or a related field. AND

Experience: Five years of progressively responsible experience in the area(s) appropriate to the assigned position. These areas may include but are not limited to: municipal bond and debt issuances, investment portfolios, capital project analyses and evaluation, contracts, budgets, retail branch or airline line station management, airport retail program development, airport property management, transportation service planning or marketing, international trade, customer service planning, aviation risk assessment, aviation space utilization or expansion.

Substitution: Additional qualifying experience as described above may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of 2 years). Note: One year (2000 hours) of additional qualifying work experience will be considered equivalent to 30 semester units/45 quarter units. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40 hour work week.).

Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

Selection Procedures: After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ): Candidates will be required to complete a MQSQ as part of the employment application at a later time. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Clearance: Candidates for employment with the San Francisco Airport Commission are required to undergo a criminal history record check, including FBI fingerprints, and Security Threat Assessment in order to determine eligibility for security clearance and may be required to undergo drug/alcohol screening.

What else should I know?

Eligible List/ Score Report: A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be of six (6)months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

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The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.