Ability to select, supervise, train, and evaluate staff; plan, coordinate, assign, and review the work of subordinate staff; investigate and resolve disciplinary issues; work independently, prioritize work, coordinate activities and meet critical deadlines; develop, monitor and interpret budgets and other financial documents; plan, manage, and complete complex work assignments; develop and maintain cooperative, effective working relationships with others; communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing; interpret and apply applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations; apply customer service skills, including the identification of customer needs and follow up to ensure customer commitments have been met; influence and persuade others to take a desired action and/or direction; interpret and summarize a variety of data and information; exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality of information; deal tactfully and effectively with government officials, representatives of airlines, airport tenants, and the general public; coordinate and supervise the activities of airport, county, and private employees engaged in planning, engineering, inspection and construction activities in the airport department; analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action; develop long range financial master plans for airport construction. Knowledge of principles and practices of management and organizational theory, including planning, organizational design, business finance, business development, project management, and organizational effectiveness; principles and practices of supervision, discipline, leadership, mentoring, and training; applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations; operational characteristics, services, and activities of assigned programs and functions; office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other specialized applications related to area of assignment; English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation; construction practices and safety requirements; principles of contract law, construction contracts, and bidding procedures; structure and procedures of local government; principles, practices, and techniques of airport planning, airport design, and terminal and airport facility design; architectural planning and design; construction and building details and materials; principles and practices of government planning in urban and urbanizing metropolitan areas; principles of, and methodologies for data gathering, analysis and aviation activity forecasting; basic principles and procedures of budget preparation.