Airfield Chief Maintenance Mechanic - Heavy

Date Opened: Friday, July 11, 2025 12:00 AM Close Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025 12:00 AM Department: Aviation Department Function Mechanics/Maintenance Salary: $35.23 - $44.04 Commensurate with Experience

SUMMARY

This is high-level technical and administrative work overseeing maintenance and repair of airfield pavements, including asphalt paving, concrete slab repairs, spall repairs, secure fence line repairs, and other repairs completed by in-house staff and contractors. Work requires extensive experience reviewing airfield construction drawings, overseeing airfield construction projects, and FAA Part 139 Certification requirements. Work is performed under strict guidelines such as FAA and TSA, time limitations, and limited supervision. Follow guidelines for public safety, security, and customer service. Work involves considerable contact with the FAA, contractors, airline tenants, and airport employees. Technical supervisory work also includes managing various contractors and construction contracts.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Solicit, manage, monitor, review, and inspect various other roles on maintenance contracts as needed; inspects all work to ensure contract compliance with specifications.
• Review, investigate, resolve, or make recommendations about requests for service or property maintenance needed all while maintaining FAA part 139 and TSA security compliance requirements.
• Coordinate and supervise the daily use and airfield maintenance of supplies and equipment, and make recommendations for repairs. Assign, test, and train on specialized airport-specific equipment.
• Review and maintain accurate records and work orders daily.
• Operate a variety of other equipment, such as loaders, backhoes, dozers, skid steers, dump trucks, multifunction snow plows, and airport-specific snow equipment, during demonstrating or assessing equipment use or capabilities.
• Perform job duties while complying with all MAT and FAA airport requirements and TSA security requirements.
• Perform Job duties requiring the operation of vehicles or heavy equipment in/on and around active runway and taxiway environments while following instructions provided by FAA traffic controllers and following airfield signage, lighting, and paint marking instructions.
• Through the conduct of primary duties, peruses the airfield for discrepancies and either repairs or reports these discrepancies to appropriate personnel .
• Inspect equipment to determine needed repairs and necessary parts.
• Assemble quotes and prepare necessary documents for contractor work.
• Authorize requests for parts, materials, and supplies. Prepare cost and materials estimates on breakdowns and repairs.
• Ensure completed work is in compliance with FAA circulars.
• Assist with annual operating and capital budgets.
• Responds to calls outside of normal work hours and returns to work as needed to resolve urgent problems 24/7/365.

General Information:

• Works ( 1st shift, Saturday-Tuesday, 5:30 AM-3:30 PM) . This position is considered essential and requires the ability to work other shifts and overtime when required by assignment, inclement weather, or urgent/emergency situations. Subject to emergency calls, back to work.
• Certain convictions will disqualify individuals from unescorted access privileges and, therefore, exclude them from employment.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise crews of Airfield Maintenance Technicians who are using equipment and performing other miscellaneous duties.
• Manage and oversee various work tasks performed by contractors and airport staff to ensure division demand and that responsibilities are being met and all while FAA, TSA, and MAT regulations are being followed.
• Monitor and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of assigned technicians by assigning, directing, and participating in their daily work. Ensure technicians follow safety rules and department and airport-specific regulations. Keep management fully informed about daily operations.
• Originate and maintain documentation for employee performance appraisals.
• Train new technicians and provide ongoing training for experienced technicians. Maintain accurate training records for Division and Aviation-specific training.
• Ensures that employees are informed of, and comply with, safety rules, operating policies, and personnel regulations.
• Review records of work performed and materials used in the repair to ensure accuracy and quality of work.

Minimum Qualifications:

• No minimum education required plus three years of experience
• High School Graduate or Equivalent plus one year of experience
• CDL-B required within 12 months of employment

Required Licenses or Certifications:

• Valid drivers license and ability to qualify for a City driving permit.
• The successful candidate must successfully pass and obtain the Movement Area Training (MAT) Endorsement within the first 6 months of employment in order to maintain employment.

Preferred Qualification:

High school graduation/GED plus five years experience in general construction, labor and maintenance work or Associates Degree and three years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work/industry/military/job specific experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the essential job duties. Supervisory experience preferred. Must be familiar with or have the ability to become familiar with the FAA part 139 standard requirements for the airfield environment, TSA airport security requirements, FAA part 77 standard requirements, and MAT rules and regulations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Safety precautions and work hazards are involved in the operation of equipment.
• Traffic laws and regulations are involved in the operation of equipment.
• Part 139 Airfield Certification Criteria and applicable FAA Advisory Circulars for airfield construction with various repairs.
• Traversing the airfield and coordinating with the FAA Air Traffic Control.
• Methods, tools, and materials used in mechanical, maintenance, or repair.
• Occupational hazards, environmental regulations, safety precautions or trade and the ability to enforce adequate safety precautions against such hazards.

Skill in:

• Read and write sufficiently to complete paperwork and read schematic designs and blueprints.
• Excellent organizational and reasoning skills required, as well as the ability to follow directions, communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and complete projects accurately and on schedule.

Ability to:

• read and write sufficiently to complete records and reports.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, tenants, and the public.
• Supervise, assign, and review the work of subordinates.
• Acquire AAAE ACE Airfield Operations Certification or AAAE CM Certified Member Certification within one year.

ADA and Other Requirements

Physical Requirements:

Spends 50% of the time standing, bending, reaching, walking, and driving. The remaining 50% will be spent preparing contractor quotes, purchasing material, approving purchases and other required paperwork. Must be able to lift and carry up to 50lbs. unassisted.

Sensory Requirements:

• Touch
• Hearing
• Vision (distance, near, peripheral, depth)
• Speech

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Citys Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidates written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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