Flight operations manager job description

United States, Georgia, Atlanta

Finance

31-Aug-2022

Ref #: 17243

How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

This position is responsible for providing financial support for the Flight Operations business unit. The role will be focused on the link between operational performance and financial results and will include scenario analysis, business case development and other ad-hoc projects. We are looking for data curious candidates that seek to understand process and can connect with our business partners to leverage data and drive improvement and is able to take a project from end-to-end: gathering business requirements, working with all contributors to the project, and creating compelling data visualizations and insights.

As part of your role, you'll be accountable for, and will manage, periodic forecast updates and financial reports. This position will develop, implement, and maintain tools to assess financial performance and understand operational cost drivers. You'll interact daily with operations management and develop relationships to maximize results and influence outcomes.

Additionally, you'll develop strategic and tactical plans that create a safety conscious and inclusive environment which result in employee safety and well-being.

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

+ Strong finance skills

+ Excellent time management, detail orientation, and interpersonal relationship skills

+ Robust analytical ability, capable of driving results, and excellent organization

+ A track record for motivating and managing team members through multiple contiguous tasks. You'll need to be able to engage the business in a manner that enhances productivity and encourages operational transformation toward optimal cost efficiency.

+ An ability to interact with all levels of management. Must possess the ability to present complex material in a concise but comprehensive manner.

+ Embraces diverse people, thinking and styles.

+ Consistently makes safety and security, of self and others, the priority.

+ High school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.

+ Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for U.S.-based job, if not currently employed by Delta Air Lines, Inc.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

+ Bachelor's degree in Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Science, Business / Management, Mathematics / Statistics, Economics, or other relevant quantitative field

+ Successful candidates will have familiarity and/or experience with some or all of the following: Teradata, SAS, SQL, Tableau, or other database interface tools and languages

+ A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products

+ Ability to manipulate data using programing language and to create complex queries

+ Six or more years of related experience highly preferred

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COVID\-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities\. With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, Lockheed Martin is taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID variants pose in the workplace and ensuring we meet our commitments to national security\.

To uphold safety for all employees, we will continue to request vaccination status for all Lockheed Martin employees including new hires\. All current and newly hired employees who are unvaccinated will be required to adhere to onsite safety protocols\.

**Description:** The Flight Training Business Development Principle will identify, qualify and mature new mobility, and cross domain training opportunities, develop discriminating value propositions and offerings, and bid effectively to achieve targeted win rates across opportunities\. In this dynamic role the successful candidate will:

• Represent Lockheed Martin at customer meetings, trade shows and conferences and provide executive level strategies to protect and grow the business in domestic and international markets\.

• Be a thought leader in military flight training and have excellent communication and relationship building skills to assist in the shaping and development of customers live, virtual and constructive training opportunities

• Provide subject matter expertise in flight training technologies and/or flight training systems design relevant to the customer needs and support development of winning technical solutions that comply with the customer requirements and provide compelling demonstrable advantages to our proposed solution

• Work in partnership with other Lockheed Martin operating companies as well as RMS Lines of Business to provide complete training solutions to meet the mission readiness needs of our customers

•Coordinate the operational and technical objectives of technology demonstrators according to both internal and external deadlines\.

• Advocate for the customer and the business development team in technical meetings and supplier meetings\. Assist Technical Operations and Capture Managers in make\-buy trade studies for teaming and internal development/production decisions\.

• Participate in color reviews to provide unbiased assessment of customer and competitor technology strategy and proposal compliance with customer requirements\. Identify key risks and opportunities in the development and execution of flight training programs that add value to current and future programs\.
**Basic Qualifications:**

• 7\-10 years' flight training or pilot experience with the USAF, USMC or USN

• Experience with Business Development or related experience

• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance

• Understanding of capture process and risk based assessment

**Desired Skills:**

• Familiarity with tactical airlift/airdrop and aerial refueling missions for both DoD and international operators\.

• Experience with DoD acquisition processes and budgeting to include Foreign Military Sales and/or as a staff officer at a Major Command\.

• Instructor experience from a Formal Training Unit, Weapons School, or similar course\.

• Working knowledge of distributed training/distribute mission operations, live/virtual constructive training, and aircrew training devices\.

• Ability to interface with wide range of customers

• Ability to generate presentations and marketing campaigns

• Demonstrated experience working Executives and supporting related initiatives across multiple stakeholders\.

• Strong organizational skills ad attention to detail

• Team player

• Self\-starter with entrepreneurial attitude

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:**

job\.Qualifications

**Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer\. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status\.**

Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours\. Our customers tackle the hardest missions\. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision\. They're dangerous\. Critical\. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives\. Those are the missions we care about\.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges\. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U\.S\., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories\.

**EXPERIENCE LEVEL:**

Experienced Professional

**Title:** Flight Operations Manager

**Location:** United States-Florida-Patrick Space Force Base, PSFB


**SUMMARY**

Flight Operations Manager and single point contact accountable to the Site Manager for the Rotary Wing Flight Training and other operational activities conducted at the Patrick Space Force Base Site in Florida. Serves also as the #2 Leader at the Site and as the acting Site Manager in his absence. In that role assists in the management of aircraft maintenance, aircraft modification, logistical support and downrange site support activities conducted at or from Patrick Space Force Base. The Flight Operations Manager provides leadership, management, and administrative functions necessary for the safe, efficient, effective operation of all flight training at their site.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Basic Responsibilities:**

- On behalf of the USG, exercises operational control of a small fleet of Department of State-owned rotary-wing training aircraft to support initial and refresher aircraft training for flights crews deployed to multiple overseas sites.

- Ensures flight training activities are safely, compliantly, and efficiently accomplished in accordance with customers established standards and operating procedures.

- Serves as a point of contact for the Senior HQ INL/A representative responsible to approve missions

- Primary contributor for the direction of all flight training activities conducted at the Site

- Responsible for all required operational reporting

- Coordinates with AAR WASS PMO functional managers as required to ensure success of the Flight Training Mission in meeting external customer requirements and expectations

- Ensures that mission orders are consistent with and in support of contract obligations

- Maintains strong relationships with key customers and vendors

- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws.

- Serves as the Acting Site Manager when designated and in their absence

- Position requires a U.S. Security Clearance and qualification as a pilot in a Site assigned aircraft may be required

- Temporary travel and duty at Overseas Operational Sites are probable

- Perform other duties as assigned

**EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Required**

- B.A./B.S. degree from a four-year college or university in a related field and/or combination of education and related experience

- Minimum five (5) years of experience in management and/or operations of a Rotary Wing and/or Fixed Wing aircraft fleet

- 1,500 hours of flight time as the PIC in Rotary Wing Aircraft

- 500 hours of turbine engine time

- NVG qualified pilot with 300 hours of NVG experience

- Strong English speaking and written communication skill.

**Desired**

- Previous qualification in one or more of the Department of State aircraft.

- Possess an FAA CFI/CFII and/or similar military/ DoS program qualification.

- Possess a Maintenance Pilot qualification in a military and/or DoS program.

- Experience in management and operations of aircraft training program.

- Prior experience as a US military aviator.

- Ten (10) years of experience in management and operations of a mixed rotary- and /or fixed-wing aircraft fleet (with BA/BS degree) or fifteen (15) years experience (without degree)

Qualifications:

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

CORE COMPETENCIES

1. Focus on Results - Able to plan and organize work to achieve goals; achieves targeted results with minimal supervision; is accountable for own actions.

2. Communications - Possess excellent verbal & written communications skills; Provides timely, well-organized verbal & written information that is audience appropriate; listens attentively to others and retains/processes information.

3. Teamwork - Builds alliances, partnerships & collaboration with others including those different from him/her; deals tactfully with others; assumes helps with a variety of team roles.

4. Strategic Planning & Decision-Making - Develops strategic short- & long-term plans; arranges priorities, distinguishing urgent, important and unimportant in order to meet goals & deadlines; consults & collaborates with appropriate people.

5. Initiative & Innovation - Generates new ideas personally & encourage team to do the same; stays up to date on technology & approaches to work; provides creative solutions & input when faced with challenges.

6. Quality & Safety - Adheres to all safety & security policies and regulations. demonstrates quality work that is accurate, thorough & efficient.

AAR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.