Airport Ramp Controller

Clark County Department of Aviation

Phone

(702)261-5110

Website

www.harryreidairport.com/careers

SALARY

$35.38 - $54.88 Hourly

LOCATION

Las Vegas, NV

OPENING DATE

04/01/2025

CLOSING DATE

Continuous

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Clark County Department of Aviation is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the Airport Ramp Controller position. This position coordinates and administers ramp control and gate management throughout the geographic boundaries of the airport non-movement area on a per shift basis. Further, this position functions as the focal point for safe, efficient, and expeditious movement of aircraft ingress and egress within the confines of the airport non-movement area. Individuals in this position will operate as liaison between the airport operations staff, tenants, and the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Traffic Control Tower for administering flow management, staging of departing aircraft, and strategic gate management for arriving aircraft.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience:

Two (2) years of full-time journey-level air traffic controller experience in an airport traffic control facility tower commensurate with a large commercial or large military airport OR five (5) years of aviation emergency radio dispatch or ramp control experience in an airport operations environment or FAA flight service station. Completion of an ATI certification from a certified university may be substituted for two (2) years full-time journey-level experience. Possession of a Control Tower Operator (CTO) certificate is desirable.