Find & Apply For Communications / Public Relations Specialist Jobs in West Palm Beach, Florida

ISSUED:

09/02/2026

CLOSES:

09/09/2026

Position:

AIRPORTS COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

(Multiple Opportunities)

Salary:

$20.12

Per Hour Division:

Operations and Maintenance Department:

Airports Department:

Airports Division:

Operations and Maintenance Hours:

40 Variable hours/week, including rotating shifts, evenings, weekends, holidays, and midnight shifts on a rotational basis

Other:

Requires successful completion of DHS Criminal History Records Check and Security Threat Assessment prior to appointment, and the ability to maintain these clearances as a condition of employment.

THESE ARE AT-WILL POSITIONS.

Use the Job ID based on the Position Location as follows Location Job ID President Donald J. Trump (DJT) International Airport, 1000 James L. Turnage Boulevard, WPB 36067 Performs responsible shift work in two distinct areas of operation: Airport Communications for Operations/Security and Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) dispatching. Monitors, receives, screens, and dispatches both emergency and non-emergency calls via telephone, radio, computer, and Closed Circuit Television (CCTV). Communicates and assists the public on the phone; pages passengers; answers consoles; dispatches maintenance and operations officers. Performs recordkeeping; receives and disseminates alert information to the appropriate agencies via radio, telephone, pagers, and computers; maintains logs for security and maintenance purposes. Provides customer service to callers in a friendly and professional manner; works to resolve issues quickly and effectively. Applies knowledge of Airport tenants and services.

QUALIFICATIONS

This position requires qualified applicants to possess one of the following: Graduation from high school or an equivalent recognized certification; minimum of two (2) years of airline or airport operations experience, OR Graduation from high school or an equivalent recognized certification; minimum of two (2) years of experience in a public safety communication center environment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred qualifications include: Experience operating a multi-line telephone system (must specify on application) , Experience operating communications center technologies, including access control and CCTV systems (must specify on application) , Completion of the Palm Beach State College (PBSC) Public Safety Telecommunications Postsecondary Adult Vocational (PSAV) course or its Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) equivalent (must specify on application) , Completion of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Incident Management System (NIMS)/ Incident Command System (ICS) IS-100 and IS-700 courses (must specify on application) , Experience with Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 139, Certification of Airports, and Experience with CFR Part 1542, Airport Security (must specify on application) . All employees of Palm Beach County may be required to work before, during and/or after a natural or man-made disaster or hurricane. In accordance with Affirmative Action requirements of Sec. 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the County provides reasonable accommodation. If you need a reasonable accommodation for interviewing or initial employment, please notify the Palm Beach County BCC Human Resources Department. EO/AA Employer M/F/D/V; (Drug Free Work Place).