Manager, Operations, Airport Flow

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) is a unique and dynamic place to work. Approximately 1,400 GTAA employees work non-stop with partners and agencies to deliver a safe and welcoming airport experience at Canada’s leading global hub airport, Toronto Pearson. The impacts of the pandemic have been significant to the industry, yet they remain Pearson Strong and are realizing the opportunity to accelerate their Healthy Airport commitment. Join them on their accelerated journey in creating the airport of the future in a smart, healthy, and profitable way. **Position Summary**: Reporting to the Associate Director, Gating and Airport Flow, this position ensures airport's stability as well as the smooth and continuous flow of aircraft, people, and baggage. They maintain situational awareness on a proactive basis to ensure remedial action is taken to address any operational difficulties, and that information is shared with the right stakeholders and the Airport Duty Manager. This position leads a team of cross-functional representatives in the successful management and coordination of the “day-of" operations as well as anticipating and planning mitigation for any potential service interruptions caused by external and/or future events. **Accountabilities**: - Ensure that A-CDM is successfully coordinated from the Integrated Operations Control Centre (IOCC) - Monitor baggage and passenger flows during additional phases of A-CDM and Total Airport Management (TAM) - Track system alerts and trajectory distortions within the A-CDM platform, and provide recommendations to involved partners for actions to satisfy the known conditions - Collaborate with GTAA Managers, Government agencies, Airlines, and Ground Handlers when issues arise from their respective operational areas - Provide the Airport Duty Manager with an overall view of these flows including any distortive issues and corrective actions - Monitor TOBT (Target off Block Time) adherence and contact appropriate stakeholders for update or plan of action - Oversee, forecast and predict traffic peaks, in regard to aircraft, passenger flow/connections, and baggage flows based on real time arrival/departure data, alerting the appropriate stakeholders to ensure the proper level of required resources - Support in the required modifications within the Resource and Apron Management Units, enterprise partners policies and procedures, training and development, data management, quality control, and KPI management when existing operational work - processes, procedures, and practices require change/updating to support an A-CDM operating environment - Gather historical and "day of" information to support internal and external debriefings on airport flow elements - Provide ad hoc and routine data on KPIs and SLAs to support the A-CDM Governance Program and Compliance Committees - Analyze issues and establish operational priorities; identify gaps and/or changes required to policies, SOPs or other protocols and provide this information to the Associate Directors, Management, Aircraft Movement, and Gating groups - Participate in operational conference calls for stakeholders as it relates to airside, passenger, baggage, capacity, and airport operations issues - “Day-of” people management of the Resource and Apron Management Unit staff to ensure safe and secure operations - Act as the escalation contact for the Toronto Pearson Night Flight Program and Airport Reservation Office - Monitor and ensure the efficient flow of aircraft, passengers, and baggage managing the “day of” achievement of all planned and demand work within the Resource and Apron Management Units - Responsible for ensuring compliance with all GTAA policies - Monitor changing weather and the effects on airside operations to maintain flow and capacity - Limited administrative responsibilities related to various Aviation Services teams for day of operations **Qualifications**: - Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with all required doses of a vaccine approved by Health Canada. The GTAA will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to disability, or any other ground protected by the Canadian Human Rights Act. - Post-Secondary degree or diploma in Aviation Management or Business Management and/or equivalent education and work experience - Minimum five (5) years’ experience in an airport environment with demonstrated experience in serving a large and complex customer base - Minimum three (3) years’ experience in a leadership role including people management, preferably in a matrix-based organization with multiple operations - Solid knowledge and experience of airport operations airside, terminal, and baggage - Demonstrated experience working in a customer focused environment - Must be able to obtain and retain a Transportation Security Clearance **KSA's**: - Strong understanding of airline operations, ground handling, and passenger handling as they relate to