AIRFIELD DRIVING PROGRAM MANAGER

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When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Airfield Driving Program Manager to join our team at MacDill Air Force Base. This critical role is responsible for overseeing key airfield operations, managing diverse base facilities and infrastructure, ensuring stringent safety and environmental compliance, and coordinating essential contractor and vendor access. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of military base operations and a commitment to maintaining high standards of safety and efficiency.

Work Model: Onsite

Responsibilities

Essential Duties & Job Functions:

• Airfield & Flightline Operations Management:
  • Manage the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) Airfield Driving Program, ensuring strict adherence to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for the MacDill AFB Civil Engineer Base Maintenance Contract and Air Force Instruction (AFI) 13-213.
  • Coordinate and oversee annual MacDill AFB Runway Rubber Removal projects, typically performed overnight for 8-9 hours, ensuring minimal disruption to base operations.
  • Provide essential flightline escorting services as requested, maintaining safety and security protocols.
• Facilities & Infrastructure Oversight:
  • Oversee base-wide Overhead Doors, including coordinating annual inspections and managing all service calls.
  • Manage Portable Restroom services, ensuring weekly servicing and coordinating unit relocations as directed by the PWS.
  • Manage all Request for Service tickets for various facilities, including those related to glass and doors, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
  • Coordinate semi-annual preventive maintenance, repairs, and service calls for Automatic Gates and Swing Gates across the base.
  • Oversee the First Flush Diversion System and Building 563, ensuring environmental compliance and operational integrity.
• Safety & Compliance Administration:
  • Administer annual maintenance, certification, and monthly inspections and accountability for Aircraft Fire Bottles.
  • Manage annual certifications for Civil Engineer fire extinguishers specifically for Dormitories and Civil Engineer buildings.
  • Administer Eatery Chemical Treatments across all base-wide eateries to prevent grease buildup in sewer pipes, contributing to plumbing system maintenance.
  • Manage the Fire Trainer and Pond, including semi-annual inspections and certification for the Fire Trainer and monthly inspections for the Pond, as well as managing service calls.
• Access & Vendor Coordination:
  • Request Background Checks and issue DBIDS (Defense Biometric Identification System) cards to off-base contractors and vendors (e.g., The Home Depot, Grainger), facilitating secure base access.
  • Sponsor vendors and contractors onto the base as necessary, adhering to all security protocols.
  • Escort Plumbing Shop personnel to pump out the NAOC (Naval Air Operations Center) pit on the South Ramp.
• Emergency Response & On-Call Duty:
  • Serve as a primary point of contact and representative for the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) during after-duty hours, weekends, and holidays emergency calls on a rotating basis (approximately every three months).
  • Ensure timely response and appropriate action to critical incidents.
  • Other duties assigned.

Accountable For:

• Effectively coordinating several projects simultaneously.
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing.
• Completing all mandated training requirements per government and management directives.
• Timely and cost-effective performance of duties.
• Dealing with a variety of people in a professional, courteous manner in diversified situations.
• Adherence to established company operating policies, procedures and accepted industrial practices.
• Compliance with company Standard Operating Procedures and Personnel policies and procedures.
• Embraces and contributes to the parent company's safety culture.
• Having the ability to work well under pressure.

Job Requirements

Mandatory:

• Education: Bachelor's degree or, in lieu of, a minimum of 4 years of progressive experience in facilities management, base operations, or a related field.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Demonstrated understanding of military base operations, particularly within the Civil Engineer Squadron context.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple complex programs and priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance.
• Strong problem-solving aptitude and ability to respond effectively to emergencies.

Preferred:

• Relatable professional experience within a military or government contracting environment.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed indoors and outdoors. Outdoor work is subject to temperature extremes and inclement weather conditions.
• Subject to hazards that may cause personal bodily harm, diseases, cuts, bruises, burns, dust odors, and elevated noise levels.
• Tasks may be performed in uneven, inclined, hard, and soft-carpeted surfaces/floors, cement structures and surfaces.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform duties that may require standing, walking, bending, and occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights and occasional weekends for specific projects (e.g., runway rubber removal).

Reasonable Accommodation:

CGS will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Chugach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.