ASSISTANT AIRFIELD MANAGER

Commander, Navy Installations CommandCoronado, Californiausajobspublished 10/12/2026

You will serve as a ASSISTANT AIRFIELD MANAGER in the Airfield Operations Division of NB CORONADO.

Major duties

  • You will conduct daily airfield inspections and checks, including checking lighting, pavement condition, and other elements of the facility, and report problems to Public Works for resolution.
  • You will serve as the point of contact (POC) to contractors requiring access to the airfield and to ensure operational impact of construction and special projects at the airfield(s) is minimal.
  • You will perform various administrative and managerial tasks, including preparing the department budget and spending/phasing plans, compiling and reporting airfield performance metrics, and preparing department briefs, data or reports.
  • You will assist the Airfield Manager in articulating and communicating to the division airfield operations support requirements, deadlines and timeframes for completion of various activities.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Conducting an airfield inspection to include surveying and inspecting: all airfield lighting, pavement conditions, pavement marking and looking for violations of apron and imaginary surfaces criteria; 2) Being the point of contact for construction and special projects, ensuring minimal operational impact during major construction projects, negotiating phasing schedules, customer movement/placement and de-conflicting incompatible airfield Activities and communicating the limitation to aircrew; 3) Supervising Operations Duty Officers (ODO's) by setting objectives, evaluating work, providing direction and guidance, coordinating leave and overtime and giving input on performance appraisals; 4) Communicating both written and orally with management at all levels to include knowledge on how to write NOTAMS and publish airfield data in National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and other platforms for aircrew viewing; 5) Knowledge and application of a variety of NAVFAC, NAVAIR, FAA and DOD guidelines and instructions. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.