airport chief executive

Code 1120.3.1

Airport chief executives lead a group of airport directors who are responsible for all areas of the airport. They envision and make decisions on the strategic direction of the airport based on the information provided by their team of managers.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • airport operating environment
  • airport environmental regulations
  • airport safety regulations
  • airport planning
  • airport lighting equipment
  • airport electrical systems

Skills and competences

  • compile airport certification manuals
  • liaise with managers
  • coordinate airport environmental policies
  • identify airport safety hazards
  • report airport security incidents
  • interact with airport stakeholders
  • implement improvements in airport operations
  • provide assistance to airport users
  • prepare airport annual budget
  • write work-related reports
  • preparar planes de emergencia de un aeropuerto
  • show diplomacy
  • monitor airport service performance
  • consider economic criteria in decision making
  • use different communication channels

Transversal competences

  • liaise with colleagues
  • create an airport master plan
  • direct airport subcontractors
  • manage staff
  • supervise maintenance activities in airports

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences