NOP Technology Consultant - HDQ

Southwest Airlines promises to provide Employees with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. The Network Operations Planning (NOP) Air Traffic Management (ATM) Delivery Technology Consultant is on a team that supports the Air Traffic Control (ATC) group within the Network Operation Control (NOC). This person would be responsible for leading projects, driving strategy, and ultimately delivering new capabilities that provide value to ATC. This Consultant would manage projects from beginning to end, which would include presenting complex topics in front NOC and NOP Leadership, leading technical meetings with subject matter experts, and synthesizing that collaboration to our Technology partners. This role would also interact with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to modernize our systems in compliance with FAA's NextGen roadmap. We are looking for someone who is a Team player, organized collaborator as well as strategic thinker, and hungry to learn the operation (and a lot of acronyms) to drive the modernization of ATM at Southwest Airlines.

• Lead and execute projects focused on modernization and increasing efficiency for operations
• Create requirements to meet enterprise initiatives and enhance tools and synthesize those requirements with Technology partners
• Transform analysis and strategies into easily understood, presentable, and actionable findings
• Develop strategies and lead technical meetings focused on project execution
• Facilitate and share technical guidance from FAA on principles and topics to Stakeholders
• Drive cross-departmental projects and manage multiple concurrent projects

• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, product planning, prioritization, and coordination of people and resources
• Knowledge of strategic and financial analysis and analytical and quantitative skills
• Skilled in PowerPoint to synthesize information and develop presentations for Senior Leadership and affected stakeholders
• Skilled in written and verbal communication with diverse audiences, including both technical and non-technical customers, colleagues, and executives
• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite products such as Excel, SharePoint, etc.
• Ability to assume a high level of responsibility and to provide direction in a cross-functional, team-oriented environment
• Ability to work under stressful situations and manage time effectively
• Ability to prioritize tasks to meet department objectives and goals
• Ability to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision-making
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
• Ability to communicate in a flexible and effective manner with all levels of Employees and Leadership
• Ability to demonstrate identifying tradeoffs between immediate operational needs and long term strategic requirements

• Fly for free on any open seat on all Southwest flights
• 401(k) with Company contributions up to 9.3%
• ProfitSharing contribution
• Competitive health insurance

We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.