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Show me jobs like this oneCompany: | The Air Line Pilots Association, International |
Job Type: | Full Time |
Country: | United States |
City: | 535 Herndon, Parkway, Herndon VA |
Post Code: | 20170 |
Salary/Earnings: | Non-disclosed |
Post Date: | 06/26/2015 12:54 PM |
The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), the largest airline pilot union in the world and the largest non-governmental aviation safety organization in the world seeks a Manager, Engineering & Operations for our Herndon, Virginia, office. ALPA represents over 52,000 pilots at 31 U.S. and Canadian airlines. ALPA is the recognized voice of the airline piloting profession, with a history of safety advocacy that extends for more than 80 years. Reporting to the Director, Engineering & Air Safety, operating under minimal direct supervision and within the limitations of Association policy, the Manager, Engineering & Operations provides guidance and direction in a wide variety of areas, including but not limited to the following: Accident/Incident Investigation Aircraft Design NextGen issues, including ADS-B · Air Traffic Control · Airspace · RNAV/RNP · UAS/RPA Charting & Instrument Procedures · TERPS Flight Operations & Safety Data Programs (e.g., ASAP & FOQA) Maintenance · MMEL · OpSpecs Pilot Training and Qualifications Aviation Weather The activities of the more than 400 pilot representatives in ALPA’s Air Safety Organization are coordinated with appropriate staff from the Engineering & Air Safety (E&AS) Department. For the Manager, Engineering & Operations, this requires regular interaction with ALPA’s Master Executive Councils (MECs) and National Officers as well as counterparts in the FAA, ICAO, IFALPA, the NTSB, TC, and TSB. S/he assists in the interpretations and applications of established Association policies and positions and assigns staff to government and industry working groups and provides oversight for same. As an advisor and consultant on implementing established policies and procedures, s/he is also a developer and instigator of new and improved air safety policies and procedures, always working in close collaboration with SMEs in other ALPA departments, especially Communications, Government Affairs, and Legal. S/he also ensures that ALPA Representation Department attorneys have the technical support required for the processing of FAA and Transport Canada certificate actions involving ALPA members. S/he also develops expert witness testimony for judicial and/or Congressional hearings and industry meetings. The Manager, Engineering & Operations works with ALPA’s national officers, staff, leadership, and members to implement Association positions and policies. With his/her staff, s/he assigns accountabilities, determines priorities, sets objectives, establishes development goals and monitors staff performance, and conducts annual performance reviews. S/he actively listens, builds trust, and adapts his/her style and tactics to fit the audience. Local, national, and international travel, significant and, at times, on short notice is required.
Frequent (weekly) local travel, National, and International Travel: usually 10-25%. Minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Minimum Requirements:
Physical Demands: Note: The physical demands described herein are characteristic of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential physical activities of this position described below. Constantly operates a computer/smartphone/tablet. Regularly required to maintain a stationary position, move about the office and the local metropolitan area, determine what others have said or written, and converse with others and exchange accurate information. Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, and move about the office and travel (locally, nationally, and internationally). Also includes occasional bending, stooping, squatting, and/or pushing and pulling or moving, e.g., to pack, unpack, and/or move cases. Occasionally required to move, raise, reach, and/or retrieve binders, books, boxes, and files up to ten (10) pounds (lbs.). While on travel, could be responsible to move, raise, reach, and/or retrieve binders, boxes, cases, and/or files weighing as much as 50 lbs. (Assistance may not always be available.) Please apply online at https://jobs-alpa.icims.com/jobs/1192/manager%2c-engineering-%26-operations/job ALPA offers competitive salaries with excellent benefits, including:
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