Area Manager - SYD

Etihad Aviation Group
Sydney
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Strategic planning","Employee engagement","Performance management"]

Lead, plan, and direct airport operations, ensuring safety, security, financial, quality, and operational objectives are met for the assigned area. Set and deliver strategic standards, manage workforce performance and engagement, and optimize resource utilization. Partner with internal and external stakeholders across airports, airline and handling partners, local authorities, and service providers. Drive continuous improvement across compliance areas and oversee station start-ups/closures and schedule and infrastructure changes in line with standards.

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Etihad Aviation Group
Etihad Aviation Group
3 days ago

Area Manager - SYD

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Job Summary

Lead, plan, and direct airport operations, ensuring safety, security, financial, quality, and operational objectives are met for the assigned area. Set and deliver strategic standards, manage workforce performance and engagement, and optimize resource utilization. Partner with internal and external stakeholders across airports, airline and handling partners, local authorities, and service providers. Drive continuous improvement across compliance areas and oversee station start-ups/closures and schedule and infrastructure changes in line with standards.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Set and achieve strategic standards to meet safety, security, financial, quality, and operational objectives across the area of operation.
  • •Establish and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders including airline/handling partners, local authorities, and service providers.
  • •Provide effective leadership and management of the airport workforce, driving engagement and a high-performance culture.
  • •Ensure optimum utilization of resources and deliver staff development, performance management, and succession planning aligned to company objectives.
  • •Plan, deliver, monitor, and report on area and airport performance against short- and long-term financial/budget plans, KPIs, and on-time targets.

Key Requirements

  • •Degree-level education required.
  • •Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in a management capacity, preferably in aviation management.
  • •Experience leading and managing an airport workforce, driving employee engagement and high-performance culture.
  • •Experience ensuring safety, security, quality, and operational objectives are consistently delivered.
  • •Experience planning and monitoring performance against financial/budget plans, KPIs and service targets.
Experience:7+ yearsAviationAirport operationsAviation managementGround services
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementStrategic planningEmployee engagementPerformance management
Languages:English (UK)

Company Brief

Etihad Aviation Group
Etihad Aviation Group (Etihad Airways) is the national airline of the UAE, operating passenger and cargo services worldwide from Abu Dhabi and providing aviation-related services across hospitality, maintenance and cargo sectors.
Industry: Airlines
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Government Funded
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2003
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