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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 25d ago ⏳ Closes in 66 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Government

Airport Manager - Campbeltown

Salary Range
£46,500 - £46,500
£3,875 - £3,875 / mo

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Location Base
Machrihanish, Scotland
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

This challenging and exciting role offers a great opportunity for an experienced leader with excellent people management skills. With several years’ experience in a leadership role you’ll lead and motivate a team of dedicated operational staff working across a range of airport roles.

This is a broad role requiring experience in finance and budget management, change management, procurement and project management.

You will be required to assume as operational role within the Airport Fire Service so experience at supervisory level is required.

You’ll also need the ability to achieve commercial and strategic objectives in all areas of service delivery.

Ideally you will have a sound working knowledge of airport infrastructure, operational aviation legislation and demonstrable experience of regulatory compliance. Strong communication skills are essential as you will interface with a variety of stakeholders, including regulators and will represent the airports in a number of forums.

The Airport sustains scheduled passenger services to and from Glasgow, operates an on-call service 365 days a year to accommodate Air Ambulance as well as the Search and Rescue Services, this highlights the key role our Airport plays as part of the local community.

The post holder will be responsible for working with stakeholders and potential customers to develop our Airport Strategy, which will include environmental change with the aim to be a zero-carbon airport and accommodate all types of aviation technology.

In return we offer a great benefits package, including a good salary, generous annual leave entitlement, an excellent company pension (employer contribution rate of 27.4%) and an employee assistance programme which both you and your family can use.

You'll be joining a great team, who do truly worthwhile work - could you be the next addition?

Contact Derrick Lang on 01382 662207 or email: DLang@hial.co.uk if you want to talk through the application process or want more information on the role.

Closing date is midnight on Sunday 23rd April 2023 and interviews will take place at Campbeltown Airport early May 2023 exact dates to be confirmed.

Please note that the company is currently undertaking a job evaluation project and pay and grading system, all salaries are subject to review through this process.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £46,500.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
  • Flexitime
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • Flexitime
  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Machrihanish, PA28 6NU: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 23/04/2023
Reference ID: Req000104

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Airport Manager - Campbeltown roles across Highland & Islands Airports Limited's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

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2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £46,500 - £46,500 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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