The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners (PBC BCC) invites applications for Director, Airport Properties, Department of Airports. In this highly responsible role, you will perform professional, administrative, and technical work leading the Airport Properties Division at Palm Beach International (PBI) Airport and three other general aviation airports. The Director supervises a staff of five management, professional, technical, and support employees engaged in the development and issuance of solicitations, such as Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitations for Bids, leases and license agreements, and property management. The position reports to the Deputy Director, Real Estate and Concessions. Work is reviewed through conferences, written reports, and observation of results obtained.

We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated individual to work with our team of professional and administrative staff to sustain and enhance PBI’s operations, and deal with the challenges facing Airports in the future.

Responsibilities include:

*Drafting complex legal documents such as leases, concession agreements, license agreements, and easements.
*Drafting Requests for Proposals and Invitations for Bids.
*Review of legal descriptions and survey sketches.
*Acts as contract administrator for designated contracts.
*Reviews and monitors the terms and conditions of contracts, concession agreements, leases and permits between the tenants of the County’s four airports and Palm Beach County.
*Drafts updates to Airport Rules and Regulations and General Aviation Minimum Standards.
*Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with governmental agencies, consultants, developers, regulatory agencies, users and the public, in support of the goals of the Department.
*Assists with the development of Department’s capital improvement budgets.
*Oversees and prepares performance indicators.
*Prepares and delivers presentations to staff, board members, industry partners, civic organizations, and the general public in person and over communication devices.
*Ensures compliance with the highest industry standards and all applicable regulatory environments.

QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires qualified applicants to possess one of the following:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Public Administration, Real Estate, Law or related field, and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in negotiating and preparing complex real estate documents such as concession agreements and commercial real estate leases, and contract, lease, or concession management, with at least two (2) years of responsible management or supervisory experience.

An unrelated Bachelor’s Degree or related Associate’s Degree, and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in negotiating and preparing complex real estate documents such as concession agreements and commercial real estate leases, and contract, lease, or concession management, with at least two (2) years of responsible management or supervisory experience.

Graduation from high school or an equivalent recognized certification, and a minimum of nine (9) years of experience in negotiating and preparing complex real estate documents such as concession agreements and commercial real estate leases, and contract, lease, or concession management, with at least two (2) years of responsible management or supervisory experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE EXPERIENCE IN/WITH: Commercial real estate transactions, including disposition, exchange and lease transactions; surveys, title examination, and land development regulations; preparing contract/RFPs/bids/board agenda items; working in a responsible administrative role at an airport facility.

OUR AIRPORT SYSTEM

Palm Beach County operates a system of four airports. PBI serves both air carriers and general aviation aircraft. Annually, PBI handles approximately 140,000 aircraft operations, made up of both air carrier and general aviation activity, and over 8.5 million passengers. PBI’s terminal facility encompasses 657,000 square feet, made up of three concourses with 28 passenger holdrooms/gates with loading bridges, an in-line baggage handling system, and Federal Inspection Services facilities for processing international passengers. The airfield consists of three runways including a 10,000 ft. primary runway. PBI also has on site: 9,600 public parking spaces, including multi-level garages and surface lots, a 24-hour FAA air traffic control tower, a U.S. Customs and Immigration port of entry facility, cargo facilities, an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting facility, and three fixed base operators, with four general aviation terminal facilities.

In addition to PBI, the County operates three general aviation airports including: North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport located in Palm Beach Gardens, which provides easy access to the Florida Research Park and Jupiter; Palm Beach County Park Airport located in Lantana, 6 miles south of PBI, and Palm Beach County Glades Airport located in the western portion of Palm Beach County, adjacent to Lake Okeechobee.

PBI continues to receive many prestigious awards including: third-best U.S. airport by Travel + Leisure Magazine, fifth best airport in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards seventh best medium airport in the 2024 J.D. Power North American Airport Satisfaction Survey. With a customer-centered focus, PBI is exceeding expectations and continues to be named in the Top 10 Best Airports in the U.S. by providing our passengers an easy, convenient and stress-free experience from parking to boarding.

PBI strives to be the favorite airport for both passengers and guests picking up travelers A concourse expansion is underway, providing for more than 50,000 square foot of additional space on Concourse B and two new aircraft gates, in addition to the update of all food, beverage and retail concessions throughout the entire terminal facility. In addition, plans for the construction of a consolidated rent-a-car facility and the construction of a post-security connection between all the concourses are in process.

Additionally, the Palm Beach County Department of Airports has consistently been recognized as having a strong financial position by the national bond rating agencies due to low cost per enplanement, strong debt service coverage, robust cash balances, diversified air carrier mix, and diversified revenue stream.

OUR COMMUNITY

Palm Beach County is one of the most desirable locations in South Florida to live. The average temperature is 78 degrees; the 47-mile shoreline has numerous public beaches; and the landscape ranges from urban to agricultural to natural wetlands. In Palm Beach County, there are more than 150 public and private golf courses, hundreds of tennis courts, dozens of parks, waterparks, boating docks, snorkeling and diving sites, cultural and historic attractions, regional libraries, adult education pro-grams, hundreds of houses of worship, and dozens of schools, colleges and universities, hospitals and shopping/entertainment centers. The BCC provides diverse and comprehensive services, from animal care to libraries, public works to PBI.

Palm Beach County is geographically among the largest of the 67 counties in Florida and is larger than the state of Delaware. There are an estimated 1.5 million people living in Palm Beach County. The life¬styles of residents range from urban to rural, with the more densely populated areas in the east. There are 39 municipalities in Palm Beach County. The remaining residents live in unincorporated areas. Major industries in Palm Beach County include tourism and agriculture, with the western portion of the County producing about 10% of the nation’s sugar. The County is bounded by Lake Okeechobee, the Everglades, and the Atlantic Ocean, all of which offer recreational opportunities in beautiful natural settings.