• Airport Facilities Manager

    City of Chicago (Chicago, IL)


    Description:

    JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

    Airport Facilities Manager-ORD, BX17

     

    Chicago Department of Aviation – O'Hare International Airport

     

    Terminal Operations

     

    Number of Positions: 1

     

    (Additional vacancies pending budget approval possible)

     

    Starting Salary: $83,052.00 Annually

     

    Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on December 31, 2025** **.

     

    This role is highly dynamic and hands-on, responsible for ensuring that terminal facilities remain safe, clean, and well-maintained always. The ideal candidate is observant, proactive, and able to identify and resolve issues quickly without waiting for direction. Key duties include:

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES

    • Inspecting facilities and completed maintenance work, initiating and coordinating repairs, monitoring construction projects for compliance, and ensuring tenants meet safety and contractual requirements.

    • Making sound decisions in fast-changing situations, adapting priorities as needed, and thrive under pressure. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

    • Must preside over meetings with airlines, stakeholders, and contractors, able to balance firmness with empathy, and skilled at de-escalating stressful situations while maintaining professionalism.

    • Coordinating emergency responses such as weather events, flight delays, and system outages, and assisting other operational areas such as passenger queue management, badge room operations, and landside bussing during ATS outages.

    • Must be visible in the terminal, ready to step in wherever needed, engage directly with frontline staff, and act as a liaison with agencies like TSA, CBP, and other federal partners.

    • Willingness to learn across disciplines and a genuine commitment to improving the passenger experience

    • Responds to and manages airfield operations emergencies 24/7, 365 days a year.

     

    _Additional duties may be required for this position._

    CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION

    **Location:** O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

    **Hours:** Varies

     

    THIS POSITION IS EXEMPT FROM CAREER SERVICE.

    Qualifications:

    **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:** Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Property Management, Facilities Management, Construction Management or in a directly related field, plus five years of multipurpose facilities management experience, including two years of supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

     

    NOTE:** **A valid State of Illinois driver's license is required.

     

    NOTE:** **Candidates selected for hire must pass a Ground Motor Vehicle Operating Regulation

     

    Basic Driving test.

     

    (Yellow Stripe) administered by the Chicago Department of Aviation within 90 days of hire.

     

    NOTE:** **The candidate(s) selected for hire must pass an airport background check and a Security Threat

     

    Assessment (STA).

     

    NOTE:** **Must be flexible to early and/or late meetings.

     

    NOTE:** **This is a 24/7 on-call position based on operational needs.

     

    NOTE:** **Must be available to work regular work schedule and be available for on-call duty assignments

     

    that may include evenings, overnight, weekend and/or holiday hours.

     

    **SELECTION REQUIREMENTS** **:** **T** his position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

    Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

    • Previous experience in Airport, Airline and Ground Handler operations preferred.

    For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

    https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

    For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

    https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp\_info/JobClassification/2025\_Classification\_and\_Pay\_Plan.pdf

     

    **APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial** evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

    **COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:** To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. **_These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders._** **_For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates._** To learn more about our hiring practices click here. (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dhr/provdrs/emp.html)

     

    ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

     

    The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

     

    City of Chicago

     

    Brandon Johnson, Mayor