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Senior Planner - Schedule Planning and Production

The Senior Planner Schedule Planning supports the Flight Operations department with the goal of maximizing pilot efficiency, minimizing pilot costs, and ensuring a reliable operation through effective communication and planning. The position coordinates the monthly trip construction process via pairing-build optimization software and works to improve each output with feedback from internal and external stakeholders.

Analyzes flight segments and utilizes optimization software to build crew pairings that maximize pilot utilization while supporting operational reliability and maintaining an eye on efficiency.

Identifies opportunities to improve pairing solutions through collaboration with Network Planning, Crew Scheduling, Fatigue Management, Flight

Training, Finance, and other partner groups to create a sustainable plan.

Analyzes flying distribution by considering the quantity of pilots available in each base that aligns with the Network Planning designed schedule period and pilots available in our workforce plan.Creates monthly, quarterly, or annual presentations on analytical findings and summarizes complex concepts into visualizations for leadership that review performance metrics and identify future pairing solution improvement opportunitiesUtilizes Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and/or other software to identify trends in on-time performance, block analysis support, and labor costs associated with pairing contractual rules to review trends and support future decisions.Analyzes long range schedule plans and supports recommendations on staffing requirements in partnership with Vacancy and Strategy teams.

Now taking off: Your career
Where do you want your career to take you? Chances are you can get there with United Airlines. Our environment is open, honest, and focused on our customers—and your success. So choose a career path. And rediscover what its like to enjoy your job.

Senior Planner - Schedule Planning and Production

The Senior Planner Schedule Planning supports the Flight Operations department with the goal of maximizing pilot efficiency, minimizing pilot costs, and ensuring a reliable operation through effective communication and planning. The position coordinates the monthly trip construction process via pairing-build optimization software and works to improve each output with feedback from internal and external stakeholders.

Analyzes flight segments and utilizes optimization software to build crew pairings that maximize pilot utilization while supporting operational reliability and maintaining an eye on efficiency.

Identifies opportunities to improve pairing solutions through collaboration with Network Planning, Crew Scheduling, Fatigue Management, Flight

Training, Finance, and other partner groups to create a sustainable plan.

Analyzes flying distribution by considering the quantity of pilots available in each base that aligns with the Network Planning designed schedule period and pilots available in our workforce plan.Creates monthly, quarterly, or annual presentations on analytical findings and summarizes complex concepts into visualizations for leadership that review performance metrics and identify future pairing solution improvement opportunitiesUtilizes Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and/or other software to identify trends in on-time performance, block analysis support, and labor costs associated with pairing contractual rules to review trends and support future decisions.Analyzes long range schedule plans and supports recommendations on staffing requirements in partnership with Vacancy and Strategy teams.

Required

Bachelors degree or 4 years of relevant work experienceAviation/Aeronautics, Finance, Supply Chain, Statistics, Operations Research, Business, Logistics/ Transportation or related field
3 years experience in related roleExcel capabilities, data analysis, modelling skillsLeadership skills, communication, presentation development skills Intellectual curiosity and self-motivation to heed signals in data and want to understand root causes and glean actionable insights from that understanding

Strong communication skills both verbally and through visual mediums like dashboards and PowerPoint

Preferred

Masters degree

Workforce Planning, Crew Planning, Network Planning, or Financial Planning Analysis

Familiarity with Jeppesen optimization softwareFamiliarity with FAR 117 rules

Required

Bachelors degree or 4 years of relevant work experienceAviation/Aeronautics, Finance, Supply Chain, Statistics, Operations Research, Business, Logistics/ Transportation or related field
3 years experience in related roleExcel capabilities, data analysis, modelling skillsLeadership skills, communication, presentation development skills Intellectual curiosity and self-motivation to heed signals in data and want to understand root causes and glean actionable insights from that understanding

Strong communication skills both verbally and through visual mediums like dashboards and PowerPoint

Preferred

Masters degree

Workforce Planning, Crew Planning, Network Planning, or Financial Planning Analysis

Familiarity with Jeppesen optimization softwareFamiliarity with FAR 117 rules