Airport Manager/Operations Manager at Dala Airport

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Do you want to lead a mission-critical operation where safety, structure, and development are at the center? Now you have the chance – a unique opportunity to make it happen. Dala Airport is now seeking an Airport Manager/Operations Manager – a key person with ultimate responsibility for operating our airport safely, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable regulations. About the Role As Airport Manager/Operations Manager, you hold overall responsibility for the airport's operations, resources, and management systems. The role carries ultimate responsibility for ensuring that operations comply with EASA regulations and requirements for safety, quality, and aviation security. You have a central position in the organization where you ensure that operations are conducted with the right structure, competence, and conditions – both in daily operations and during extraordinary events. Your assignment includes, among other things: Ensuring that the airport has sufficient resources to conduct operations in accordance with requirements and governing documents Developing and managing an effective management system that encompasses safety, quality, and aviation security – and ensuring that it is used in practice Ensuring the right organizational structure, staffing, and clear delegations in operations Responsible for maintaining operations even in the absence of key personnel Driving and developing aviation safety work and fostering a strong safety culture Ensuring that operations are conducted within given parameters – and, if necessary, adapting the scope to always prioritize safety Responsible for ensuring that agreements with suppliers and partners are correctly structured and meet operational and regulatory requirements Collaborating with authorities, airlines, and other actors in the aviation industry Your Profile – Who Are We Looking For? We are looking for you – a confident and clear leader with the ability to take overall responsibility in an operation with high demands for safety, structure, and regulatory compliance. You have a good understanding of what the role of operations manager means in an EASA-regulated environment and thrive in a context where safety, quality, and compliance are central. You have knowledge of aviation safety work, risk management, and regulatory requirements, as well as experience with – or good understanding of – how management systems function and are used in practice. You express yourself fluently in Swedish and English, both spoken and written, and have a good business sense as well as experience collaborating with external stakeholders such as authorities, suppliers, and partners. It is advantageous if you have experience from a leading role in airport operations, other safety-critical operations, or operations with clear regulatory requirements. Experience with authority contacts, audits, regulatory compliance, and work with governance, monitoring, and objectives within a management system is also an advantage. As a person, you are structured, action-oriented, and inspire confidence in your leadership role. You have good decision-making ability – even in complex situations – and combine a strong safety focus with a pragmatic and solution-oriented approach. You also have good collaboration skills and thrive in a role with many contact points, both internally and externally. What We Offer A strategic key role with great mandate and responsibility, where you get the opportunity to influence and develop the airport's future working methods and safety culture. You get a central position in a mission-critical operation with strong regional significance, in an engaged context where collaboration, professionalism, and shared responsibility are in focus. Other Information The role of operations manager requires approval from the Swedish Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen). Dala Airport is a protected facility, which means that a security clearance is conducted before employment. You need to be able to provide an extract from the criminal records register as well as a certificate demonstrating employment for the past five years. In your application, clear dates (YY-MM-DD) for work and studies must be provided. We look forward to receiving your application! Selection and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, so please send in your application today. Dala Airport AB is owned by Region Dalarna and the municipalities of Borlänge and Falun. The company started operations in 1972. The airport is a standby airport, which means it must be able to open at one hour's notice around the clock, year-round for mission-critical aviation such as air ambulance, organ transport, rescue operations, and other society-critical assignments. We also offer passenger traffic with various charter destinations, which this year are Gran Canaria, Crete, Rhodes, and Cyprus. More information about Dala Airport is available at http://www.dalaairport.seDo you want to lead a mission-critical operation where safety, structure, and development are at the center? Now you have the chance – a unique opportunity to make it happen. Dala Airport is now seeking an Airport Manager/Operations Manager – a key person with ultimate responsibility for operating our airport safely, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable regulations. About the Role As Airport Manager/Operations Manager, you hold overall responsibility for the airport's operations, resources, and management systems. The role carries ultimate responsibility for ensuring that…

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Borlänge

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Published

28. 5. 2026

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1. 8. 2026

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