Management Analyst (Palo Alto Airport)

Job Description:

Management Analyst (Palo Alto Airport)

Description

Description

Career Opportunity!
The Palo Alto Airport is seeking a Management Analyst to play a vital role in supporting the Airport Manager. This position involves developing and monitoring operating and capital improvement budgets, preparing Requests for Proposals and Invitations for Bid, creating airport policies and procedures to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, and overseeing submissions related to the terminal building. The Management Analyst also supervises administrative staff, collaborates with fixed-base operators and tower personnel, and may support or supervise operations staff. Careful monitoring and analysis of all expenses and revenues is critical to maintaining the financial sustainability of the Airport Fund.

Ideal Candidate:

• Experience with enterprise budgeting and accounting;
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local grant funding principles and compliance requirements;
• Strong written communication ability;
• Self-motivated, independent thinker with solid accounting and analytical skills;
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work with a minimum of supervision;
• Comfortable working on a wide range of assignments in an environment of frequently changing priorities.

Benefits:

The City offers a fantastic benefits package including:

• Work Schedule: The option of a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off
• Hybrid work: Ability to work remotely and onsite (current policy allows for 2 days/week remote and 3 days/week on-site)
• Professional development: including tuition reimbursement, leadership training, and career growth opportunities
• Education benefits: including potential enrollment for dependents in the Palo Alto Unified School District (pilot program, subject to change)
• Childcare support: including up to $10,000 in childcare subsidies (pilot program, subject to change)
• Commute benefits: Walking, biking and taking transit to work and a free all-agency BayPass (pilot program, subject to change)
• Defined-Benefit Retirement Plan: with competitive pension benefits

To learn more about benefits click HERE .

Compensation (MGMT ): Comprehensive compensation plan, to learn more click HERE. (Download PDF reader)

Essential Duties

Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• May supervise clerical or support staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations, ensuring staff are trained; and making hiring, termination and disciplinary recommendations.
• Provides professional - level staff assistance and preliminary analysis of routine policies involving organization, procedures, finance and/or services.
• Manages special division level studies and projects, which includes: setting up contracts; establishing and monitoring timelines; preparing requests for proposals; selecting consultants; ensuring compliance with applicable regulations, specifications, and/or requirements; monitoring project budgets; tracking projects; preparing related reports; and, performing other related duties. May serve as a project lead and provides direction to lower level staff on assignments.
• Assists with budget preparation and administration; assists departments in preparing cost estimates for budget recommendations.
• Administers grant funding, including preparation of reimbursement requests (drawdowns), maintenance of financial records, and coordination of grant audits to ensure compliance with Federal and State requirements.
• Manages airport lease agreements to ensure compliance with GASB 87 standards, including tracking, classification, and financial reporting requirements.

To see the full job description click HERE .

Minimum Qualifications

Sufficient education, training and/or work experience to demonstrate possession of the following knowledge and skills, which would typically be acquired through:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and three years of professional experience in public or business administration, public affairs, or a related field; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

Supplemental Information

The Selection Process:

• Recruitment status notifications will be sent via email or text (please enroll in text alerts when applying).
• Updates can also be found on your governmentjobs.com account.
• Applicants will be screened throughout the posting process and highly qualified candidates may be invited to interview at any time.
• The screening process for this position may include a virtual recorded interview and/or panel interviews preceding final interviews with the hiring manager or their designee.

Our online application system is provided by NeoGov. If you have problems while applying online, please contact NeoGov's Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627 between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday - Friday.

The City of Palo Alto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

See our Benefits at a Glance Bookletfor more details.
Learn more about our Compensation Plan HERE.

Closing Date/Time: 11/2/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$104,166.40 - $156,249.60 Annually