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Flight Operations
The Flight Operations team includes aircraft pilots and pilot support.
Job overview and responsibilities
Manage portfolio of Flight Operations projects in work across the airline. Manages key Flight Operations efficiency and reliability projects. Is responsible for data analysis, financial, operational, quality and regulatory performance of the assigned project. Organizes all aspects of the project including interdepartmental collaboration, resources, schedules and tasks. Understands key flight operations business drivers while working with minimal level of guidance on projects impacting the pilot group and flight operations. Develop detailed project plans, manage savings tracking and reporting across a wide array of synergy and non-synergy projects. Develops detailed project plans on selected high value strategic projects within work.
Defines Project Roles and Responsibilities
Leads the Project Planning Activities
Performs Project data analysis to support overall project Tracking and Facilitates achievement of all division objectives through maintaining a portfolio of initiatives, project plans, detailed task analyses, and management to completion
Adopts Project Management Best Practices. Manages to Project Priorities. Performs Risk Management
Drives Decision Making. Manages Effective Change Control
Acts as a change agent and subject matter expert in maintaining complex analytics, project planning and execution, and creating database and programmatic solutions to operational problems
Communicates Project Status Upward
Promotes Stakeholder Involvement
Promotes Good Working Relationships
Represents Flight Operations on related projects
Promotes a healthy work/personal life balance for entire team ensuring United will be a fun and successful place to work
Utilizes data-driven decision making
Determines pertinent data for root cause analysis
Uses operational data trends to drive solutions to improve efficiency and reliability performance metric
Effectively communicates, disseminates, and manages these findings
Travel
Required
BA preferably in Engineering or equivalent work experience
Strong knowledge of Flight Operations
Project Management experience
Ability to work in a high paced environment
Ability to work with all levels of the organization employees and outside vendors
Excellent data analysis, written, and verbal communication skills
Computer skills including use of email, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Travel is required for this position
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
Preferred
MBA
Lean Six Sigma certified
PMP Certification
5 years of Airline Finance, Safety, Analytical, and Regulatory experience
Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT
Division: 65 Flight Operations
Function: Flight Ops / Inflight - Management & Administrative
Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled