6.3 KiB
6.3 KiB
Competences — airport director
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fc35b7ca-ecec-40d7-91b5-5065f662d955).
Essential
- airport environmental regulations (knowledge)
- airport operating environment (knowledge)
- apply airport standards and regulations (skill/competence)
- build business relationships (skill/competence)
- comply with legal regulations (skill/competence)
- create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
- ensure client orientation (skill/competence)
- ensure public safety and security (skill/competence)
- follow ethical code of conduct in transport services (skill/competence)
- have computer literacy (skill/competence)
- identify airport safety hazards (skill/competence)
- implement improvements in airport operations (skill/competence)
- implement strategic management (skill/competence)
- maintain inventory of airport operations (skill/competence)
- manage staff (skill/competence)
- negotiate sales contracts (skill/competence)
- provide assistance to airport users (skill/competence)
- show diplomacy (skill/competence)
- supervise maintenance activities in airports (skill/competence)
- use different communication channels (skill/competence)
- work in an aviation team (skill/competence)
- write work-related reports (skill/competence)
Optional
- apply business acumen (skill/competence)
- apply strategic thinking (skill/competence)
- implement airport emergency plans (skill/competence)
- implement marketing strategies (skill/competence)
- implement sales strategies (skill/competence)
- plan event marketing for promotional campaigns (skill/competence)
- prepare airport annual budget (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 8 ads, as of 2026-07-08)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- project management — 38 %
- safety program implementation — 25 %
- budget management — 25 %
- data analysis — 25 %
- data collection planning — 12 %
- disciplinary action — 12 %
- employee coaching — 12 %
- client relationship management — 12 %
- construction safety — 12 %
- contract administration — 12 %
- contractor management — 12 %
- business development — 12 %
- aviation operations — 12 %
- capital improvement planning — 12 %
- airport administration — 12 %
- airport maintenance — 12 %
- aircraft performance analysis — 12 %
- analytical skills — 12 %
- faa/easa regulation interpretation — 12 %
- financial management — 12 %
- financial target achievement — 12 %
- hazard identification — 12 %
- incident investigation — 12 %
- infrastructure design — 12 %
- inventory control — 12 %
- leadership — 12 %
- operational inspection — 12 %
- operational management — 12 %
- operational procedure development — 12 %
- mechanical troubleshooting — 12 %
- performance appraisal — 12 %
- scheduling — 12 %
- security clearance acquisition — 12 %
- staffing management — 12 %
- stakeholder management — 12 %
- safety compliance — 12 %
- safety policy enforcement — 12 %
- regulatory compliance — 12 %
- regulatory research — 12 %
- risk analysis — 12 %
- risk assessment — 12 %
- policy governance — 12 %
- preventative maintenance — 12 %
- procedure development — 12 %
- program leadership — 12 %
- strategic leadership — 12 %
- strategic planning — 12 %
- system safety analysis — 12 %
- terminal planning — 12 %
- technology support — 12 %
Methods
- probability-of-failure analysis — 12 %
- safety audits — 12 %
- safety management system (SMS) — 12 %
- safety management systems — 12 %
- safety engineering — 12 %
- safety management — 12 %
- performance management — 12 %
- osha training — 12 %
- maintenance of traffic (MOT) — 12 %
- IOSA ISARPs — 12 %
- ifr procedures — 12 %
- demonstration programs — 12 %
- applied research — 12 %
- change management — 12 %
- continuous improvement — 12 %
Responsibilities
- equipment maintenance — 25 %
- policy implementation — 25 %
- policy review — 12 %
- problem solving — 12 %
- operational improvement — 12 %
- program execution — 12 %
- safety and security assurance — 12 %
- report preparation — 12 %
- regulatory compliance — 12 %
- regulatory engagement — 12 %
- project management — 12 %
- record keeping — 12 %
- stakeholder relationship management — 12 %
- standards development — 12 %
- station operation oversight — 12 %
- site evaluation — 12 %
- staff scheduling — 12 %
- technology support — 12 %
- training delivery — 12 %
- training facilitation — 12 %
- vendor coordination — 12 %
- team mentoring — 12 %
- team supervision — 12 %
- technical guidance provision — 12 %
- technical support — 12 %
- infrastructure sizing — 12 %
- inspection coordination — 12 %
- accident investigation — 12 %
- housekeeping promotion — 12 %
- financial target maintenance — 12 %
- maintenance operation oversight — 12 %
- managing terminal planning efforts — 12 %
- manual maintenance — 12 %
- payroll processing — 12 %
- client relationship management — 12 %
- contractor safety oversight — 12 %
- corrective action monitoring — 12 %
- crewmember development — 12 %
- cross-departmental collaboration — 12 %
- customer satisfaction maintenance — 12 %
- employee morale promotion — 12 %
- employee supervision — 12 %
- deadline management — 12 %
- demo program leadership — 12 %
- client relationship fostering — 12 %
- capital project execution — 12 %
- budget administration — 12 %
- business development — 12 %
- associate mentoring — 12 %
- aircraft performance modeling — 12 %
- airport operation oversight — 12 %
- airport service delivery — 12 %