Dispatch Charter Support Planner

Description

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?

Our Network Operations team works around the clock running United's global operation, safely, reliably and efficiently. From dispatching and routing our fleet to coordinating with maintenance line planning and crew scheduling, this team makes caring connections with our internal customers and ultimately, United's customers. From pushback to landing, the Network Operations team is the eyes and ears on the ground no matter where in the world your United flight takes you.

Key Responsibilities:

Performs flight time and payload capacity analyses and considers all relevant policy and aircraft performance factors in determining suitability of operating future domestic and international charters as proposed by charter sales. Evaluates and maintains databased information for applicability to each charter flight segment and builds records for each mission. Evaluates weather forecasts, NOTAMs, and aircraft mechanical status and prepares dispatcher instructions and flight deck crew member briefings for charter flights operating the following day. Reviews workload volumes and communicates dispatcher personnel requirements. Coordinates and communicates with fellow charter planning colleagues, dispatchers, workforce schedulers, charter sales, and flight operations personnel.

Exercises strong skills in flight planning, aircraft performance analyses, written technical communication, and identification of operational risks and limiting conditions. Candidates must have the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Figures out reasonable flight time and payload capacities in compliance with aircraft performance capabilities, and dispatch, flight operations, and aircraft operating and procedure manuals
• Reviews and maintains airfield aeronautical data, NOTAM information, database records, and builds-up operational records for each mission in multi-phased work process
• Reviews weather forecasts and NOTAMS and aircraft mechanical status
• Prepares dispatch instructions and mission flight deck crew member briefing targeted to the operation to be performed
• Reviews workload volumes, identifies workload complexities, and coordinates with department scheduling to assure appropriate staff allocation for charter flight dispatching
• Reviews and establishes workload priorities for other dispatch charter support planner personnel

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):

• High school diploma, GED or education equivalent
• Airline / Aircraft operations
• FAA Aircraft Dispatcher certification, Certificate of Competency or Pilot's License
• Aviation Weather & NOTAMs
• Basic principles of aircraft performance
• Advanced computer skills including use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to make sound decisions with accuracy, provide detail-oriented work products, and exercise good judgment

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience
• 2 years or more of flight dispatch experience
• FAA Aircraft Dispatcher certification

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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