People come together at Edmonton Airports. They connect. Learn. Imagine. We are an Airport for Everyone, uniting people for a world of possibilities. At Edmonton Airports, we aim to create a community of unique individuals to allow for expanded ideas, perspectives, collaboration and innovative business decisions. We do this by fostering positive, enthusiastic people who are excited take on challenges. As an organization, we value opportunities to create diversity within our team, including backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and ways of working together. True to our core values, we are invested in our talent and consider professional development, specialty training and career growth among the top priorities to expand team member skillset as we continue evolving with new technologies and forward-thinking ideas. As recipients of the 2024 Alberta Top 80 Employer Award, we work to elevate the experience even higher and facilitate new possibilities at our region's airports.
Les personnes se rassemblent a Edmonton Airports. Elles nouent des liens. Elles apprennent. Elles imaginent. Nous sommes un aeroport pour tout le monde et nous unissons les gens autour d'un monde de possibilites. A Edmonton Airports, nous nous efforcons de rassembler une communaute de gens uniques pour permettre l'expansion des idees et des perspectives, favoriser la collaboration ainsi que la prise de decisions commerciales novatrices. Pour y parvenir, nous encourageons l'attitude positive et l'enthousiasme de personnes motivees a relever des defis. Nous valorisons, comme organisme, les occasions de promouvoir la diversite au sein de l'equipe, notamment en termes d'origines, d'experiences, de perspectives et de facons de travailler ensemble. Fideles a nos valeurs fondamentales, nous nous engageons a investir dans nos talents et considerons le developpement professionnel, la formation specialisee et l'evolution de la carriere comme des priorites absolues afin d'elargir l'eventail des competences des membres de notre equipe et de continuer a evoluer au gre des nouvelles technologies et idees novatrices. Laureate du 2024 Alberta Top 80 Employer Award, l'entreprise s'efforce constamment d'ameliorer l'experience et de favoriser l'emergence de nouvelles possibilites aux aeroports de notre region.
Director, Security & Emergency Planning
1 Full-time, Permanent Position
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Reporting to the Vice President, Passenger Experience & Operations, the Director of Security & Emergency Planning delivers key functions in compliance, emergency readiness, and operational assurance, shaping both the efficiency and safety of airport operations. Their work underpins the organization's long-term strategic objectives and safeguards all stakeholders.
This position requires key focus on providing strategic and operational direction and ensuring critical work processes, standards and procedures are in place for the security and emergency response programs. This role strives for the enhancement of safe and secure operation of Edmonton Airports, including the systems and facilities, and emergency response. Effective communication and collaboration with key stakeholders, Senior Management, and Executive Management is essential. This position connects front-line service delivery with terminal operations, helping transform the demands of a 24/7 airport environment into a seamless and welcoming passenger journey.
Working alongside airline operations, security teams, facilities staff, and external service providers, they ensure that every passenger-facing environment maintains high-quality standards for service, flow, and responsiveness -- with security readiness and emergency planning integrated at every step.
Through cross-functional leadership, innovation, and accountability, the Director ensures that every operational decision ultimately serves one goal: delivering an optimized experience.
Day in The Life
Determines the framework for the optimal configuration of the security & Emergency Planning function to ensure the optimal alignment of resources across the function.
Build & lead a high-performing team. Mentor and inspire leaders and frontline teams who deliver exceptional service and operational reliability. Provide clear strategic direction, foster accountability, and champion a culture of continuous improvement and recognition.
Develop and implement Security initiatives in support of Operations goals and targets, including business plan development, and strategy implementation, in support of the SBU targets.
Collaborate with Stakeholders, oversee the Security and Emergency Planning Program in accordance with regulations and best practices, including Aviation Security, Emergency Response Planning, and all Security programs.
Oversee and manage airport Security and Emergency Planning at both YEG and ZVL, ensuring best practices in operation, and both airports complement each other and operate safely and efficiently, liaising with Transport Canada and external security agencies.
Ensure overall Security & Emergency Planning programs are appropriate for the airport and ensure they meet customer expectations.
Establish and Champion Operational Best Practices. Stay informed of global airport trends, technologies, and best-in-class operational models. Integrate relevant practices to elevate operational performance, service consistency, and organizational excellence
Work collaboratively with airport stakeholders, service partners, regulatory bodies, and internal teams to align terminal operations with organizational priorities, strategic initiatives, and major events. Foster a unified approach to delivering an exceptional terminal experience.
Provide the corporation with security planning, leadership, direction, evaluation, reporting and technical expertise, to ensure YEG's best interests are met during regulatory changes
Provide strategic oversight for multiple high-value contracts, ensuring compliance with organizational standards and delivery of expected performance outcomes. Including setting KPIs, monitoring overall performance and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Develop and nurture a sustainable, high-performance, high-discipline, safe, accountable, focused, innovative and achievement-oriented organization that is easy to do business with.
Customer Experience Enhancements. Create and refine key touchpoints to strengthen the overall passenger service experience.
Manage budget and financial expenses within the assigned portfolio to ensure responsible and effective resource allocation.
Drive Operational Excellence and Service Innovation | Regularly assess terminal processes, passenger journeys, and operational systems to uncover opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and personalization. Pilot new service elements, adopt emerging best practices, and refine processes to keep the experience fresh, intuitive, and high performing.
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