This Opportunity
VGS is looking for a Station Manager with extensive knowledge to drive high quality Air Terminal Ground Handling Service (ATGHS) operations, in support of the Defense Transportation System, to include, but not limited to, all U.S. Government owned or operated aircraft, US sponsored foreign Government aircraft, commercial contract aircraft, and commercial tendered aircraft, Kuwait Air Force (KAF) aircraft, and allied, coalition, or partner nation aircraft, at Cargo City Kuwait International Airport (KWI), Kuwait. You will be responsible for the performance of various ATGHS operations, units and business segments assigned to you, to include the Air Terminal Operations Center (ATOC), Air Mobility Command and Control, Load Planning, Cargo Processing, Aircraft Services, Passenger and Baggage Services, Funds Handling, Aero-medical Mission Support, Transient Alert, GSE/AGE Maintenance, Commercial Services and Fleet Service. You will coordinate with the corporate staff and other field units to achieve desired outcomes. You must be able to work in a fluid and fast-moving growth environment, using resources both inside and external to the organization. Duties will encompass a wide range of leadership and direct contribution activities leading to controlled, profitable growth, creating a more effective operating tempo.
Your Impact

• Be a driving force in the development of the work ethic, culture and values of the leadership group.
• Assist in planning, developing and implementing strategy for management so as to meet agreed organizational performance plans within agreed budgets and timescales (covering all relevant areas of operations, support, and finance).
• Establish and maintain appropriate systems, metrics, and reports for measuring necessary aspects of operations, to include key performance indicator dashboards.
• Ensure compliance with requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies, federal acquisition regulations, other pertinent laws and regulations, and the general duty of care.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with clients.
• Help develop and execute growth strategy in conjunction with the senior team.
• Safeguard, promote, and continually improve the Company’s public persona and brand positioning.
• Maintain and develop organizational culture, values and reputation in our markets and with all staff, customers, suppliers, partners and regulatory/official bodies.
• Financial performance with a focus on process improvement, change management and solutions-based thought processes.
• Contribute to a collegial team environment that fosters spirited performance and superior results within the company, and among our colleagues in other business units.
• Strategic Vision and Agility: Ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, and incorporate them into day-to-day operations.
• Results: Proven track record of exceeding goals and bottom-line orientation; evidence of the ability to consistently make good decisions in a fluid environment through a combination of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement; the ability to balance the delivery of highly professional, complete, and accurate documents in response to solicitations.
• Leadership and Organization: Exceptional capacity for building and leading teams toward common goals with tight deadlines.
• Action Oriented: Enjoys working hard and looks for challenges; able to act and react as necessary, even if limited information is available; not afraid to take charge of a situation; can overcome resistance to leadership and change and take unpopular stand when necessary.

Who You Are
Required Qualifications

• Must have computer skills and be able to operate a variety of computer programs.
• Must be able to speak, read and write English fluently
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license from their home country with validity for 12 months from on-site employment date
• Must maintain a valid passport from their home country with validity for 12 months from on-site employment date. Passport must have a minimum of 6 blank pages prior to OCONUS mobilization.
• Must be CAC eligible and able to gain and maintain authorized entry onto US military installations.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Additional Required Qualifications

• 15 plus years of Government management and/or military operational experience in relevant disciplines and market sectors.
• Experience developing, managing, and delivering technical services in an aerospace/defense, aviation, logistics, or technical services/Government Services environment.
• A solid understanding of the ATGHS contract: understand how to facilitate on-time aircraft departures and maintain the ability to provide sustained ATGHS for a working Maximum on the Ground (MOG) capability of two (2) wide-body aircraft or equivalent.
• Developing staff to ensure cross-functional capabilities as a culture are prevalent across the scope.
• Outstanding consultative abilities and excellent interpersonal skills with executive level customers and channel partners.
• Experience in complying with and enforcing Quality, Safety, and F.A.R. Compliance.
• Must be detail oriented, motivated and drive to perform at a high level.
• You will be required to maintain Secret clearance.

Role Characteristics

• Great interpersonal skills.
• Customer service oriented.
• Team player.
• Ability to multi-task.

NOTE 1: The Station Manager will be required to work in all areas of ATGHS.
NOTE 2: The Station Manager is a physically challenging position; extended periods of standing, walking, pushing and lifting are required.