Job Details

Want to hear something crazy? Cars only spend 5% of their time driving. Where do they spend the other 95%? PARKED!

LAZ Parking is one of the largest and fastest growing parking companies in the country. LAZ operates hundreds of thousands of parking spaces across the country. When it comes to parking, we're the experts!

We are also a PEOPLE FIRST company. We often say "parking is our industry but people are our passion." Our mission is to "create opportunities for our employees and value for our clients". If you're looking to join a growing company led by passionate people committed to being the best - contact us today!

The Spirit of the Position:

The Director of Airport Services for Columbus, OH supports the General Manager with a complete oversight for financials and operations of assigned portfolio to ensure 24/7 professional parking management. As a company devoted to promoting an employee-focused servant leadership culture, the Director of Airport Services will support the programs and initiatives originating from our home office and help to support the individual needs of their operational teams throughout their assigned portfolio.

Principal Job Duties:

• Handle Management Account clients.

• Responsible for developing client relationships and business retention.

• Ensuring to manage expenses, and customer satisfaction is maximized by maintaining the highest level of service thresholds and initiatives that are aligned with the expectations of our various clients.

• Lead, direct, and develop team of employees to accomplish annual and periodic goals/initiatives, while embodying and using LAZ Parking's culture as a guideline.

• Identifying high potential employees to support the organization's continued growth.

• Preparation of budgets/monthly reviews of profit/loss by location with assigned portfolio.

• Organize and narrate parking management skills for Facilities Managers and Assistant Managers.

• Understand, implement, and deliver all requirements that are outlined within the contractual agreement between LAZ Parking and our clients.

• Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Annual financial and operational reports as required.

• Managing, planning, scheduling, training, and directing the activities of Facilities Managers and Assistant Managers which may require compliance with the Collective Bargaining Agreements.

• Serve as a liaison to parking patrons and various stakeholder groups who are impacted by the operations of the assigned portfolio (and vice versa).

• Implement and complete other projects, programs, and initiatives that may arise from the operation of assigned portfolio.

• Participate in labor contract management if applicable to assigned portfolio.

• Review and edit proposed parking, staffing, operational and safety guidelines.

• Communicate with local police department and emergency management teams regarding operations.

• Implementation and completion of other projects, programs, and initiatives that may arise from assigned portfolio operation.

• Additional related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Must have an understanding of P&L's.

• Ability to run monthly client reports.

• Ability to manage the client-LAZ relationship.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.

• Ability to seek improvement and create an environment of idea sharing and creative problem solving.

• Strong customer service skills and abilities.

• Ability to be approachable and facilitate coaching conversations with employees and managers.

• Ability to mitigate and lead others to overcome challenges (Never Ever Give Up Attitude).

• Ability to encourage open expression of ideas and opinions.

• Excellent teambuilding and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and multi-task.

• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of the organization.

• Ability to interpret policies, procedures, and standard business practices.

• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and timeliness.

Experience:

• 5+ years in Management role.

• Knowledge of Excel, Word, Power Point and General Microsoft Office Applications.

Skills:

• Parking management experience of multiple locations is required.

Physical Demands:

• Willingness to work in the elements - heat, wind, snow, rain, etc.

• Ability to lift, push and pull at least 25 pounds.

• Ability to stand, walk and run for extended periods of time.

• Ability to bend, stoop, squat and lift frequently throughout a shift.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions.

FLSA Status: Exempt

LAZ Parking is an equal opportunity employer. In all our employment practices, including hiring, we are firmly committed to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetics, Vietnam era, special disabled, recently separated and other protected veterans, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. No question in our application process is used for the process of limiting or excluding any applicant's consideration for employment on such grounds.

LAZ Parking participates in E-Verify.