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Airport Planner
Los Angeles World Airports / Los Angeles, CA
Posted on: June 6, 2019
Application Deadline: June 28, 2019
Job Description
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)
LAWA is a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles with over 3,600 employees. The department operates, maintains, and develops Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Van Nuys Airport (VNY) and Palmdale Landholdings (PMD). LAWA is governed by the Board of Airport Commissioners, a seven-member Commission appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Los Angeles City Council.
Currently, LAX is the fourth-busiest airport in the world and second busiest in the United States (US). LAX served more than 87.5 million passengers in 2018 and offers an average of 700 daily nonstop flights to 109 cities in the U.S., and 1,281 weekly nonstop flights to 93 markets in 47 countries on 69 commercial airlines.
Located in the San Fernando Valley, VNY ranks as one of the world’s busiest general aviation airports. Dedicated to noncommercial air travel, VNY averages over 230,000 takeoffs and landings annually.
Located near the City of Palmdale in the Antelope Valley, PMD is approximately 67 miles from Downtown Los Angeles. LAWA owns 17,750 acres that have agricultural and other uses.
LAX is undergoing one of the greatest airport transformations in the country and is embarking upon a major capital improvement program, which will improve the traveling experience and enhance access to the airport. Projects include a new satellite international concourse, runway and airfield improvements, terminal renovations, construction of a new automated people mover system, and a consolidated car rental facility.
The Opportunity
LAWA is actively seeking experienced and innovative individuals to effectively lead and manage technical staff in the Land Use, Planning and Entitlements Division to realize LAWA’s vision of “Gold Standard Airports- Delivered.”
The Position
The Airport Planner supervises staff and performs duties that require technical expertise in the field of airport/aviation planning, environmental planning and design. An employee in this class works on complex environmental planning projects including the entitlement and clearance processes; works closely with other departments to environmentally clear new projects both on and off the airport campus; helps to develop mitigation and monitoring plans for projects; collects data and develops documents required to satisfy the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and helps develop strategy, guidelines and analysis for future projects.
Duties include assisting in the organization, supervision, review and coordination of comprehensive long-range planning and current planning projects and interacting with a variety of public and private entities, such as the City Council, Council Committees, the Board of Airport Commission, Airport Land Use Commission, LAX Area Advisory Committee (LAX AAC) and VNY Citizens Advisory Council (VNY CAC). This position will work closely with major stakeholders including the FAA, community groups, internal LAWA departments and others.
This position assists in the development of Requests for Proposals, helps develop cooperative agreements, memorandums of understanding or other agreements, represents staff at meetings to facilitate and implement planning projects, coordinates and disseminates information to various departments, agencies, organizations and the public as well as other duties.
The Airport Planner reports directly to the Senior Airport Planner.
LAWA seeks a talented, energetic, and a committed individual who will work collaboratively in a results-oriented organization to serve as an Airport Planner.
Ideal Candidate
- Has excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Interact professionally with various levels of LAWA employees, City employees and stakeholders
- Conduct comprehensive planning studies and projects
- Demonstrate leadership abilities and interpersonal skills
- Have excellent problem-solving skills, coupled with analytical skills to compile and analyze complex data
- Be highly collaborative and have an open and adaptive management style
- Understanding of applicable laws, rules and regulations governing airport planning policies, environmental planning and/or city/state/federal planning policies
- Be able to make presentations before the public, government bodies, and other agencies
To learn more about LAWA visit us online at www.lawa.org.
Please note that this is an Emergency Appointment–The Rules of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners define an emergency appointment as a temporary assignment to a position made in accordance with City Charter Section 1013 (a) and (b). The appointment is authorized until a civil service eligible list is established for that particular job classification, but for no longer than one year. The appointment must be terminated when a regular appointment can be made from the eligible list to a permanent position of half time or more.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
Position Requirements
1. Four years of full-time paid experience in aviation or airport related planning at the level of Planning Assistant with the City of Los Angeles; or
2. a) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in Aviation Management, Airport Planning, Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, or related field; and
b) Four years of full-time paid professional experience in aviation or airport planning.
License: A valid California driver’s license is required.
Application Instructions
To Be Considered
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume by June 28, 2019 to:
[email protected]
Veronica Rivera 424-646-7856
