About the role:

Qatar Airways are pleased to announce an incredibly exciting opportunity to join our Flight Operations – Navigation Services Air Traffic Management team as a Manager Air Traffic Operations Optimisation to be based in Doha, Qatar.

As a Manager Air Traffic Operations Optimisation, you will be responsible for driving Air Traffic Operations (ATO) and airspace utilization efficiency by overseeing data-driven initiatives to enhance airspace capacity, reduce costs, and improve on-time performance. You will collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders in high-impact projects and influence their decisions with high-level technical data supported by Fast Time Simulation Tools.

Specific responsibilities for the role include:

• Oversee the optimization team, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and strategic initiatives.
• Fully manage and maintain Fast Time Simulation Solutions (FTS), ensuring Qatar Airways has access to simulated projections based on what if scenarios, which will allow informed collaborative decision-making.
• Lead and steer the development and procurement process of future-proof operational and business intelligence solutions for Air Traffic Optimization team.
• Oversee the specification, development, customization, validation, testing, implementation, documentation, training, and maintenance of operational and business intelligence systems (including but not limited to in-house developed tools, Aeroficial and FTS).
• Ensure the establishment and monitoring of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to assess the performance of air traffic and flight planning operations. Conduct regular analysis and reporting to track progress and identify areas for improvement.
• Oversee the use of data analytics techniques including Fast Time Simulation to support key operational stakeholders in: development and validation of new operational concepts, Capacity assessments, identification of operational hot spots, data driven what-if analyses, operational trials design and evaluation.
• Manage the identification of potential operations efficiency gains, taking a data-driven approach, to achieve cost savings, capacity gains, and improvements in on-time performance (OTP). This includes but is not limited to: analyzing the impact of air traffic growth within Doha TMA, preparing the analysis results, contributing to sustainable traffic flow increase and optimized airspace utilization while maintaining safety, analyzing capacity for QR Airways route systems with current and future traffic levels, contributing to airspace, assessing the related benefits and evaluating the implication of new en-route and terminal procedure implemented throughout the Qatar Airways Network.
• Lead analytical research within QRs existing and planned network operations to optimize airspace utilization.
• Manage the utilization of the Aeroficial tool supporting flight operation stakeholders with analytical data with the goal to resolve operational challenges before they may impact the operations.

Be part of an extraordinary story
Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future and build the life you want while being part of an international community. Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.
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About you

The successful candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:

• Relevant University or College qualifications with Minimum 9 years of job-related experience.
• Experience within an ATM environment for either an Air Navigation Services Provider (ANSP) or Airline.
• Flight Operations environment or related organization engaged in ATM activities.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• ATPL/CPL/Flight Dispatch License/Certification or ATC, ATM qualification preferred.
• Sound knowledge of ICAO documentation on Global Air Navigation Plan, Global ATM Concept and
• Aviation Systems Block Upgrades (ASBUs) preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of ATC procedures, and CNS/ATM Technology.
• Subject matter expert in the field of ATM and knowledge of Airspace planning and Management.
• Demonstrable knowledge of world-wide flight planning and Airline Operations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets and generate actionable insights.
• Project Management skills - Ability to independently manage project from its inception to completion.
• Presentation Skills- Ability to develop and clearly present the objectives of the project.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

About Qatar Airways Group
Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before. So whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

How to apply
If you’re ready to join a progressive team and have a challenging and rewarding career, then apply now by uploading your CV and completing our quick application form.

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

So whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

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