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#Airport Zone Manager

Job ID:

242669

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Transportation

Division:

Operations Division - Airport Operations

City:

Thunder Bay

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

M0811B - Technical Services14

Salary:

$82,242.00 - $118,507.00 Per year

Are you someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-profile environment and is ready for a new and rewarding leadership opportunity?

Do you have a passion for management and a proven track record of leading successful teams?

If so, consider this exciting opportunity with the Ministry of Transportation's Remote Northern Transportation Office. We are seeking an Airport Zone Manager to ensure safe and reliable transportation to remote communities. In this role, you'll lead a dedicated team in managing and maintaining multiple remote airports and their infrastructure across a vast geographical area.

Lead the charge in developing integrated, multimodal transportation solutions that prioritize safety, accessibility, and inclusivity!

Please be aware that this role requires frequent travel to remote, isolated far north communities throughout all seasons.

About Us:

TheRemote Northern Transportation Officeoperates and manages 29 airports in Northern Ontario. These airports provide year-round transportation to isolated Indigenous communities, including providing access to medical services, professional services (policing, social services, courts & legal services), general movement and emergency response.

##About the job

In the Ontario Public Service, we hold our leaders to the highest standards, expecting them to embody authenticity, accountability, and courage in every action and decision. It will be your responsibility to create a work environment and team culture that ignites innovation, nurtures collaboration and champions inclusivity by creating a diverse, anti-racist and accessible workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment. By aligning your choices with these values, you will create a vibrant work environment where every individual can thrive.

Deliver on Business Goals and Priorities

Your leadership will be crucial in guiding the team towards the achievement of it's business goals. It will be your responsibility to inspire and motivate your team to deliver their best performance and align the team's daily actions with the strategic vision of the ministry.

You will contribute to the achievement of team goals by:

• Overseeing and managing ministry staff, casual hires, and contractors in the construction, operation, and maintenance of multiple remote airports and associated infrastructure within a designated geographic area, in support of the ministry's remote northern transportation program.

• Leading the supervision of new airport facility construction, as well as major expansion and rehabilitation projects at existing facilities.

• Coordinating and overseeing the operation, construction, and maintenance activities of remote airports, road systems, and ministry buildings within assigned zones, utilizing both skilled and unskilled labor pools.

• Planning and administering annual maintenance programs and capital projects for numerous remote airports and related infrastructure within designated zones, ensuring the safe, effective, and efficient operation of airport land and road systems.

• Leading airport operations management and overseeing and directing all service functions throughout the zone.

• Providing support for the maintenance program of a substantial fleet of heavy equipment at each remote airport location.

##What you bring to the team

###Mandatory requirements

• The successful candidate requires a valid Ontario Driver's License (Class “G”).

###Leadership Experience:

• You can ensure comprehensive compliance with legislative statutes, collective agreements, government and ministry policies, directives, guidelines, and commitments pertaining to programs and services.
• You demonstrate astute judgment and political acumen to offer advice and direction to senior management.
• You can foster, cultivate, and guide organizational growth through inclusive, constructive, and values-driven leadership, in areas of organizational structure, recruitment, talent management, performance appraisal, and labor relations.
• You can effectively oversee and regulate allocated financial and material resources, encompassing the development of annual budgets and the management of assets and contracted service providers.

###Technical Expertise:

• You can acquire knowledge in airport management, air transportation systems, related Ministry policies, aerodrome operations and maintenance, and construction procedures and practices.
• You can acquire knowledge in federal airport legislation and standards, federal and provincial Occupational Health and Safety legislation, Highway Traffic Act, Federal and Provincial Environmental legislation, Federal and Provincial legislation and regulations of the transportation of dangerous goods, municipal by-laws, and the policies and guidelines for provincially operated airports.

###Program Management, Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:

• You have expertise in project management principles and methodologies to manage the delivery of program plans, initiatives, and goals.
• You can ensure the efficient and effective delivery of airport programs such as airport/building construction, pavement upgrades, mobilization of equipment and supplies.
• You can coordinate, monitor, and provide direction to contractors and consultants to maintain and improve airport infrastructure.
• You can use judgment when coordinating, reviewing, and directing all phases of the service functions within the assigned geographic area.

###Communication and Relationship Management Skills:

• You demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills to facilitate effective consultation between offices within the ministry, agencies and Indigenous stakeholders/groups.

• You can provide advice and expertise to senior management and discuss matters of mutual concern, sensitive issues and policy clarification to ensure consistency in program administration and operation.

• You have experience interpreting and communicating policies and procedures, providing recommendations to staff, and navigating environments with language barriers.

• You have prior experience operating program specific and standard office software programs and tools to collect data on the program, conduct research and prepare own communication materials.

##Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

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##How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario'sHuman Rights Codeand the*Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.*We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

##Additional information:

Apply by:

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 English Permanent, 623 James St S, Thunder Bay, North Region

Compensation group:

Management Compensation Plan

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Management and General

Posted on:

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Note:

• T-MT-242669/26

##How to apply:

• You must apply online.

• Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

• Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

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