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JOB SUMMARY
The Corporate Aircraft Scheduler & Aviation Operations Specialist is a professional-level position responsible for the planning, coordination, analysis, and optimization of corporate aviation operations. This role serves as a key operational resource for aircraft scheduling, passenger travel coordination, fleet and crew utilization, aviation technology systems, operational data, and department reporting.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Independently evaluate, prioritize, and coordinate corporate aircraft scheduling requests based on operational requirements, aircraft availability, crew resources, maintenance requirements, passenger needs, and department priorities.
- Develop and manage aircraft schedules to optimize fleet utilization, operational efficiency, crew resources, and passenger service.
- Analyze changing operational requirements and develop appropriate solutions to aircraft, crew, passenger, maintenance, and logistical constraints.
- Exercise professional judgment in identifying scheduling conflicts, operational risks, resource constraints, and alternative solutions.
- Anticipate operational requirements and proactively recommend schedule adjustments or resource solutions when appropriate.
- Coordinate complex passenger itineraries, ground transportation, catering, and other trip-specific requirements.
- Collaborate with flight crews, maintenance personnel, executive assistants, passengers, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure effective execution of flight operations.
- Manage schedule disruptions and operational changes resulting from weather, maintenance, aircraft availability, passenger requirements, or other evolving conditions.
- Maintain complete and accurate operational, scheduling, trip, and passenger records.
- Serve as a department subject matter resource and power user for aviation scheduling, flight operations, reporting, collaboration, and information-management systems.
- Partner with Information Technology and other technical resources in the design, development, testing, implementation, and continuous improvement of proprietary aviation software and technology solutions.
- Translate aviation operational requirements and business needs into functional system requirements, workflows, and process improvements.
- Evaluate existing operational processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation, technology, standardization, and system integration.
- Participate in user acceptance testing, system validation, implementation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of aviation technology platforms.
- Develop and maintain standardized digital workflows, forms, reporting processes, SharePoint resources, databases, and operational information systems.
- Troubleshoot technology, data, and workflow issues and coordinate solutions with Information Technology, software developers, vendors, and other technical resources.
- Serve as a professional liaison between Aviation, company executives, executive assistants, Information Technology, vendors, and other internal business functions.
- Build effective working relationships with stakeholders to understand requirements, resolve operational challenges, and support business travel needs.
- Communicate operational considerations, schedule changes, alternatives, and recommendations clearly and professionally.
- Provide a high level of service to company executives, passengers, executive assistants, and internal stakeholders.
- Exercise discretion and professional judgment when handling confidential executive travel, passenger information, operational data, and company information.
- Support department leadership with special projects, operational analysis, technology initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Aviation Management, Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Anaytics, or a related field preferred.
Work Experience
- 1-3+ years of experience in corporate aviation, flight operations, aircraft scheduling, aviation systems, or a related professional field.
- Experience interactive, advising, directing, and communicating effectively with high level executives and executives assistants
- Experience using aviation scheduling and flight operations software preferred
- Corporate aviation experience strongly preferred.
- Experience analyzing operational requirements and independently coordinating solutions involving multiple resources and stakeholders.
- Experience interacting with, advising, and communicating effectively with senior executives and executive assistants.
- Experience using aviation scheduling, flight operations, or trip-management software preferred.
- Experience with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power BI, Power Automate, or comparable business technology platforms preferred.