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There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?
At United, we like to solve puzzles. From where we fly to when we fly, and even what planes we fly, our Network Planning team crafts flight schedules and routes that connect you with hundreds of destinations around the world, while our Alliances team connects you with even more locations across the globe by partnering with other airlines to get you to the places that matter most. With over 4,500 direct and connecting flights across 5 continents daily, and the largest international route network of any U.S. based airline, our team designs travel experiences that our customers – and employees – love. Get ready to work on our biggest puzzle when you join the Network Planning & Alliances team.
Job Overview:
Providing direct and ongoing management of United's slot portfolio at capacity controlled and noise-constrained airports, analyzing and consulting on regulatory matters, preparation of necessary government filings, authorizations, approvals and other regulatory/legal requirements, monitoring and reporting schedule plans and slot usage. This position will be responsible for the gating of United's planned schedules at our gate constrained airports and managing the gates/slots for such facilities, including performing future strategic gate access, submitting required ongoing gate submissions and ongoing reviews as ensure all operational schedules are built within the seasonal constraints. The position will serve as a contact for other airlines, coordinators and airports when conducting slot/gate transactions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Scheduling/Planning, Airport Access and Corporate Real Estate to analyze all gate constraints (access constraints) in United's airport leases, monitor these through ongoing schedule production, analyze strategic gate adjustments and prepare all required gate submissions, including slot management for airports that are both gate and slot constrained.
- Research, analysis, document preparation, government/airport filings coordination
- Act as liaison between Airport Access, Scheduling and noise constrained airports as it relates to compliance, required submissions and process efficiency.
- Lead slot usage reports and communicate compliance as well as compliance risk to all appropriate internal teams
- Assist in adhoc projects which will have an impact on the schedule development process & operating criteria used to dictate Airport Access
- Attend industry conferences and/or participate in industry working groups, as necessary
Qualifications
United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
- Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience
- 5 years relevant work experience
- 2+ years experience supporting regulatory compliance, including research and documenting compliance requirements.
- Extensive knowledge of all relevant aspects of regulatory practices and airport operations; exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
- Extensive knowledge in long-range schedule planning, schedule development process and close-in schedule adjustments.
- Extensive knowledge in flight number assignment criteria.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Analytical, problem solver and have proficiency in measurement, assessment and evaluation
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
- Master's degree
- 3-5 years of scheduling/gate modeling experience
- 3-5 years international business experience or operational planning experience.
- Knowledge of airport lease construct and determination of rates and charges.
- Proficient in hub operations and schedule criteria compliance
- Proficient in ScheduleManager/SlotManager, SlickOR/INFORM (or similar gating software), Unimatic, Shares and web-based interactive reporting formats.
- Knowledge of similar callsign conflict resolution and regulatory requirements for flight number adjustments.
- Experience working with IT on operational model scoping and development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.
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