OVERVIEW/FACT SHEET – AIRPORT INTERN POSITION (June 2006)

This fact sheet is provided to give potential applicants an overview of the position and help them understand its scope and nature. Please read it carefully.

The purpose of the internship is twofold: to help us with tasks related to the operation, maintenance, and administration of the Airport and Commerce Park, and to give a deserving person the "foot-in-door" experience needed to proceed with a career in airport management or public administration.

The intern program at Grosse Ile Municipal Airport has been quite successful in helping people break into the airport management business. Since it began in early 2001, we have had five interns (three men, two women), all of whom have been able to move into operations/management positions at larger airports within four to fourteen months of coming on board. Nominally, the internship is for one year, but requests for extensions will be seriously considered. Of course, an intern who successfully applies for another position before the end of the one-year term is encouraged to take the position. The airport manager will assist with the intern’s efforts to get a job elsewhere, including (but not limited to) resume and cover letter preparation, and preparing for interviews.

The position is "at-will." The intern can be terminated at any time and/or the position can be eliminated at any time, at the discretion of the Airport Manager. Before beginning work, the intern will be required to pass a physical exam, (including a drug test), and pass a driver’s records check and criminal background check.

Normal working hours for the intern are 9 AM to 6 PM with an hour for lunch, five days a week.   The intern is expected to occasionally work at other times (nights and weekends) for meetings, special events, and emergencies. For example, we have a monthly Commerce Park Commission meetings, bi-monthly Airport Advisory Committee meetings and quarterly Brownfield Commission meetings.  Attendance at an occasional Township Trustee meeting is also needed when the Airport has an item on the agenda. Occasionally the intern may attend a meeting of the Michigan Aeronautics Commission (held bi-monthly in Lansing and other locations around the state).  Because the internship at this time is unpaid, part time employment will be considered. 

The spring and summer are especially busy times. Between the end of May and the middle of July the airport hosts an Island Festival, an airshow, and a radio controlled jet meet. Our airport construction projects are normally conducted during the summer also. We also occasionally host events such as dances in our main hangar. Numerous other events and incidents (aviation safety seminars, fly-ins, aircraft mishaps, etc) also demand the intern’s attention. As I like to put it, there are numerous opportunities to excel!

The Airport is operated by Grosse Ile Township. A seven-member Board of Trustees is the Township’s governing body. A Township Manager works for the Board and directly supervises the Township Staff (including the Airport Manager). Currently there are four paid positions on the Airport Staff: one Manager, one Office Coordinator, and two Maintenance personnel. Two seven-member commissions (The Commerce Park Commission and the Airport Advisory Committee) appointed by (and responsible to) the Board of Trustees, provides oversight of the marketing, economic development, maintenance, and administration of the Airport and its Commerce Park.  The same Commission serves as the Brownfield Authority with the Airport Manager as the Secretary.

The Airport’s budget is approximately $1 million. Revenues are generated mostly by rents and fees from the Commerce Park, hangar rent, and fuel sales. .

Important: If we select you for an interview, and you then decide you do not want to go through the interview process, please let us know as soon as possible.

To obtain additional information please call 734-675-0155 or email  dthiel@grosseileairport.com. Our contact information is also available on the airport web site. We will help you as much as time will allow. If you are not able to contact us during normal business hours, please let us know, and we will set a time/date to talk to you in the evening or early morning. Good luck!

Grosse Ile Municipal Airport

Please also fill out the Grosse Ile Township Employment Application and mail or fax it in to us.

GROSSE ILE TOWNSHIP

JOB TITLE: AIRPORT INTERN

REPORTS TO: AIRPORT MANAGER

GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND JOB DUTIES

Plans, directs, and coordinates activities concerned with construction, maintenance and operation of the Airport facilities at the direction of the Airport Manager. Maintains official records and executes administrative and personnel policies determined by on in conjunction with other officials and agencies by performing the following duties. Fills in for the Airport Manager in his absence.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Drafts, Oversees, enforces, and updates lease relations to T-hangars, community hangar and tie downs. Contacts utility companies to arrange for transfers of service for tenants. Assists with eviction of tenants in accordance with Airport Policies and directions from Lawyer and Manager.
2. Plans, organizes, coordinates, and facilitates festival activities and special events for the Airport.
3. Conducts research and obtain background information for ongoing projects at the Airport (ex. Fuel Farm Systems). Presents recommendations to Manager/Commission and confirms details of transactions on computer files from documents such as invoices, receipts, check stubs and computer printouts.
4. Consults with commission members, governmental officials, and representatives of tenants to plan and facilitate development of airport facilities; formulation of operating rules, regulations, and procedures; and aircraft landing taxiing, and take-off patterns for various types of aircraft.
5. Preparation of records such as notices, minutes and resolutions for Airport Commission and other meetings. Attendance of Monthly Airport Commission meeting, Brownfield Authority meeting and any other meeting as directed. Preparation and filing of correspondence and other documents. Composes and generates correspondence, memos, reports, and other documents as required.
6. Investigates violations of aerial or ground traffic regulations, reviews investigation reports, and carries out actions against violators. Recommends actions against violators, follows through on actions. Investigates reports of accidents and injuries for employees and users.
7. Computes, generates and mails monthly statements to customers. Assures timely payments.
8. Answers telephone and gives information to callers or routes call to appropriate individual, greets visitors, plans conferences, schedules appointments, takes minutes, makes copies, routes incoming mail, prepares outgoing mail and performs other administrative and clerical duties.
9. Operates UNICOM.
10. Other duties as required or as assigned by the Airport Manager or as the situation dictates.
11. Fills in for the Airport manager as required.
12. Assists other Airport and Township employees and coordinates projects with them under the direction of the Airport Manager.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and analyze complex, FAA and Michigan government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as interest, proportions, percentages, area, penalties, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form.

COMPUTER SKILLS LITERACY:

Working knowledge of spreadsheets, popular word processing programs and windows is essential.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Ability to obtain Michigan Assistant Airport Manager Licenses. Pilot’s License is desirable.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

This job requires an individual to perform each duty completely. Background experience with tenant/landlord relations is preferable. Reasonable accommodations as required by law may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you're thinking about the internship, you'll probably want to see some pictures of where you'll be working!