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NYAMA is pleased to launch a Career and Internship website platform as a new, free membership benefit for aviation professionals to share current job openings and internship opportunities! Whether you’re ready to make your next career move or searching for your next great hire, NYAMA wants to help. We encourage you to leverage your membership in our association to precisely target talent and/or job opportunities.

EMPLOYERS

NYAMA Members: Submit your employment and internship opportunities to [email protected]; there is no charge.

Non NYAMA Members: If you are not a NYAMA member and wish to submit, please click here to complete an online payment submission form before sending your information to NYAMA.  Once you have paid, you can email your submission to [email protected].

  • Employment opportunities should be sent as a PDF highlighting the importance details about the position and the requirements for applying. 
  • Internship opportunities can be shared as a link to the current platform that your airport or business is using to promote your current internship opportunities, or as a PDF highlighting open internships, including pertinent information about your airport or business.

JOB SEEKERS AND STUDENTS

If you’re tired of searching through hundreds of random job postings to find your next opportunity, fret no more: Your search is about to become a whole lot easier! Find targeted opportunities in your industry within the state of New York. 

NYAMA's mission is to promote the viability and business interests of New York State's airports, which are the centerpiece of aviation services and drivers of economic development. Through advocacy, education, communications and business services, NYAMA supports New York's airports and the businesses and communities that rely upon them. 

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL OPENINGS: 

Organization: Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
 Position: Deputy Director, Aviation
Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree in public, business or airport administration or a related field and seven (7) years’ experience in airport or other major transportation facilities operation and maintenance, including three (3) years’ supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of training, education, and experience. Must be able to obtain and maintain a SIDA badge/US Customs and Border Protection Seal. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS: Work is performed in usual office conditions with occasional exposure to disagreeable environmental factors.
 

Organization: Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
Position: Civil Engineer
Qualifications: The FV-G level Engineer is entry level, specialized experience is not applicable. See applicable OPM Qualification Standard: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF. To qualify for this position at the FV-H level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G, FG/GS-5/7/9 levels. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience for this position include: 1) Experience reviewing and commenting on project engineering design drawings and specifications, including construction safety phasing plans. 2) Experience reviewing and commenting on contracts, change orders, and/or supplemental agreements. 3) Experience gathering and analyzing data from a variety of sources and presenting findings via report or formal briefing. To qualify for this position at the FV-I level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H, FG/GS-11/12 levels. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience for this position include: 1) Experience reviewing and commenting on airport project engineering design drawings and specifications, including construction safety phasing plans. 2) Experience in identifying and resolving complex airport engineering problems/issues. 3) Experience in making recommendations on airport improvements. 4) Experience conveying technical airport engineering information to a variety of audiences. Applicants should include examples of their specialized experience in their work history.

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Organization: Monroe County Department of Aviation, Greater Rochester International Airport
Position: Airport Construction Project Manager
Qualifications: : Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER: (A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or NYS registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Technology, plus four (4) years of paid full-time or its part-time equivalent experience in construction project management* and renovation of large-scale** public facilities four (4) years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity***; OR, (B) Eight (8) years of full-time paid or its part-time equivalent experience as described in (A) above, four (4) years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity***; OR, (C) An equivalent combination of education and experience, as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above. *For the purpose of these minimum qualifications, Project Management involves all of the following activities:  Preparation and/or review of project scope, proposals, design, estimates, specifications  Project scheduling and tracking  Oversight/management of the construction phase of a project for conformance to design standards  Preparation/review of weekly progress reports and progress payments **For the purpose of these minimum qualifications, large scale is defined as a 50,000 square foot facility or larger, or projects ranging from $5M and higher.

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Andy Moore-Airport Director - ROC
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Organization: The Port Authority of NY & NJ
Position: Multiple

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Organization: Greater Binghamton Airport
Position: Airport Operations Specialist
Qualifications: 

A) Completion of at least 60 semester credit hours at a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university in aviation management, aeronautical studies, fire protection technology or related field and one year of experience in airport operations; OR B) Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, one year of airport operations and EITHER: 1) Two years of airport operations experience at an airport with scheduled air service; OR 2) Two years of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting experience at an airport with scheduled air service; OR 3) Two years of aviation experience as a member of the U.S. military; OR 4) One year of airport operations or Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting experience at an airport with scheduled air service AND one year of paid or volunteer firefighting AIRPORT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST — CONT’D. 3 experience in an organized fire company which shall have included the use of chemical firefighting agents; OR C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as indicated by the limits of A) and B) above.

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Organization: Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
Position: Assistant Air Terminal Superintendent
Qualifications: 

A Bachelor’s degree in business management or a related field, and a minimum of five (5) years’ experience directly supervising others, working in customer relations, and in building maintenance and operations, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.  Airport or airline operations experience preferrable.  Must be able to obtain and maintain a SIDA badge/ US Customs and Border Protection Seal. Must successfully pass testing in Basic Microsoft Word and Basic Microsoft Excel.  Must possess working knowledge of Microsoft Access software. 

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CURRENT INTERNSHIP OPENINGS:

Organization: Watertown Internation Airport

Position: Career Skills Program
Overview: Career Skills Program (CSP) The participant will need to select from the (3) focus areas of: Administration, Airfield Maintenance, or FBO Services. Participants will gain civilian experience in each of the areas listed above. 

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