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GENERAL MANAGER

Aero Centers
locationTallahassee, FL 32310, USA
PublishedPublished: 4/18/2026
Full time
Job Title: General Manager - (FBO)

Reports To: Regional Director / Executive Leadership

We offer, directly or through partnerships or tenant management, a full spectrum of general aviation services; these include a private terminal, aircraft parking and storage/hangar. Each location is known as a customer-centric private aviation expert to the community it serves, a Concierge ™

Role: General Manager

Personality: Aviation enthusiast, Team leader, builder, community organizer, customer-centric, safety zealot, self-motivated, passionate, engaged, and likes to Win.

Scope: Full Profit/Loss for Location, Sales, and Service of FBO services, including affiliates and partners, Talent/People Development, Facility Repair and Maintenance, Operations, Safety, Community and Airport Relations, and local accounting.

Responsibilities

- Hire and develop the Right Talent
  • Self-accountability and responsibility
  • Customer Centric
  • Safety is Paramount - Its Aviation

- Sales and Marketing
  • Tenant Contracts and Leases
  • Competitive Facility, Fuel and Ancillary Pricing
  • Local Marketing for tenants and inbound transient
  • Contract Fuel
  • Affiliates and Partnerships for Services

- Real Estate
  • Maintenance, Repair, and management
  • Ramp
  • Hangars
  • FBO and Tenant Offices
  • Fuel Farm

- Community and Airport Relations
  • Chamber of Commerce
  • Airport Development and Business Committee
  • Local aviation-oriented flying and professional clubs

- Oversight of GSE and supporting work

- Annual Budget, weekly, and monthly reporting

Preferred Experience

- Demonstrated sustained Leadership of a Team
  • Recruitment
  • Mentoring and development
  • Accountability and Responsibility

- Successful management of complex operations
  • Customer Focus
  • Cross-Functional with multitasking
  • The significant consequence of a mistake

- Relationship Management and Service Delivery
  • Contractual relationships with Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWI) & Fortune 500 (F500)
  • Exceeding service delivery expectations of UHNWI or F500 or the agents of

- Full Profit and Loss Accountability
  • Budgeting
  • Payroll, AR, AP
  • Monthly Variance Reporting

- Administration
  • Legal and Contract Review
  • Human Resources for team member welfare and benefits

- Business Development
  • Customer Profit Analysis
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Sales Planning and Execution
  • Community Relations

- Aviation
  • Understanding the mindset of private aviation passengers, crew, and aircraft owners
  • Comprehensive knowledge of FARs (P121, P135, P141, P145...)
  • Requirements for aircraft fueling and operation of an aviation fuel farm per IATA standards

- Education
  • Continuous learning through formal university and certification programs
  • Demonstration of being a strategic thinker with a holistic approach to business
  • Articulate writing and communication skills

Process: Interested parties should submit a cover letter and resume. The cover letter should include 1) why you want to lead a team, 2) what characteristics or experience make you a perfect candidate, and 3) compensation expectations for this leadership role.

Candidates with a similar cultural orientation, a vision of a full-service FBO, and experience will participate in a phone discussion to ensure alignment. Once alignment is confirmed, we will hold face-to-face talks. We want to select a candidate(s) with a start date as soon as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

License/Certification:
  • Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person