wildlife controller | skg airport
Sep 26, 2026 · Fraport Greece
What you'll do
- Conduct airport wildlife monitoring and control actions
- Coordinate active and passive wildlife control measures, including habitat management
- Record daily wildlife monitoring and control activities in the Bird Control Logbook
- Review, analyze, and verify wildlife hazard management reports
- Implement pyrotechnics and lethal control methods using signal pistols and firearms
- Analyze effectiveness of wildlife control measures and propose improvements
- Submit wildlife strike incidents to Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority
- Ensure supply, safekeeping, and maintenance of wildlife control equipment and consumables
- Monitor wildlife populations and habitat changes around the airport
- Support FG OPS Division on wildlife control and biodiversity conservation on demand
Key requirements
- 3+ years' experience
- Wildlife monitoring and control and Wildlife Hazard Management Program implementation
- Recording and analyzing wildlife strike data and Bird Control Logbook management
- Operating signal pistols and firearms for wildlife control
- Coordination of habitat management and monitoring wildlife populations
- Competency in MS Office and analysis and reporting tools
- Ornithological knowledge and knowledge of environmental and aviation regulatory frameworks
- Fluency in Greek and English
- Driving License class B and shift work availability
- biology / forestry / agriculture / wildlife managementpreferred
Benefits
- The Company offers a competitive remuneration package, career development opportunities in a dynamically growing business environment, and participation in the company's reward and employee benefits programs.
About the job
We are responsible for operating, managing, and upgrading 14 Regional Airports in the most attractive destinations in Greece! If you feel fitting the role’s requirements, apply for the “Wildlife Controller”. The ideal candidate will be responsible for monitoring and controlling hazardous wildlife…
About the company
Fraport Greece is responsible for operating, managing, upgrading and developing 14 airports in Greece.
The 14 airports - gateways to some of the most important global destinations - are: Aktion (PVK), Chania (CHQ), Corfu (CFU), Kavala (KVA), Kefalonia (EFL), Kos (KGS), Lesvos (MJT), Mykonos (JMK), Rhodes (RHO), Samos (SMI), Santorini (JTR), Skiathos (JSI), Thessaloniki (SKG), Zakynthos (ZTH)
On 11th April 2017 full payment of the €1.234 billion upfront concession fee was made by Fraport Greece in tandem with the transfer of operations at the 14 airports for a period of 40 years.
In tandem with the start-up of its concession for managing the eleven island and the three mainland airports across Greece, Fraport Greece realized a comprehensive plan for the modernization and development of the airports.
Fraport Greece’s innovative €440 million airport development program has significantly transformed these airports. In particular, Fraport Greece has delivered five brand new terminals, expanded and modernized five existing terminals, and upgraded four other terminals. Construction projects at airside operational areas of the regional airports included renovating 12 runways, improving ramp areas, and constructing and renovating 12 fire stations. All of the airports have also been equipped with new state-of-the-art baggage handling and security systems.
The 14 Greek regional airports project is one of the largest and most beneficial investments and is a basis for boosting the Greek economy. Fraport Greece enhances the airports’ international competitiveness by the optimization of operational processes, the modernization and upgrade of the airports’ infrastructure and the continuous training of employees.
About the company
Fraport Greece is responsible for operating, managing, upgrading and developing 14 airports in Greece.
The 14 airports - gateways to some of the most important global destinations - are: Aktion (PVK), Chania (CHQ), Corfu (CFU), Kavala (KVA), Kefalonia (EFL), Kos (KGS), Lesvos (MJT), Mykonos (JMK), Rhodes (RHO), Samos (SMI), Santorini (JTR), Skiathos (JSI), Thessaloniki (SKG), Zakynthos (ZTH)
On 11th April 2017 full payment of the €1.234 billion upfront concession fee was made by Fraport Greece in tandem with the transfer of operations at the 14 airports for a period of 40 years.
In tandem with the start-up of its concession for managing the eleven island and the three mainland airports across Greece, Fraport Greece realized a comprehensive plan for the modernization and development of the airports.
Fraport Greece’s innovative €440 million airport development program has significantly transformed these airports. In particular, Fraport Greece has delivered five brand new terminals, expanded and modernized five existing terminals, and upgraded four other terminals. Construction projects at airside operational areas of the regional airports included renovating 12 runways, improving ramp areas, and constructing and renovating 12 fire stations. All of the airports have also been equipped with new state-of-the-art baggage handling and security systems.
The 14 Greek regional airports project is one of the largest and most beneficial investments and is a basis for boosting the Greek economy. Fraport Greece enhances the airports’ international competitiveness by the optimization of operational processes, the modernization and upgrade of the airports’ infrastructure and the continuous training of employees.