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Work Location: NASA JSC Ellington (Houston, TX)
Minimum Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Clearance: US Government Public Trust
JOB DESCRIPTION
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
REQUIREMENTS
Education: High School Diploma (College Degree preferred)
Year(s) of Experience: 5+ years of experience providing real-time flight scheduling support in a commercial aviation or military aviation environment
Required Skills and Traits
The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of the QTS is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. QTS hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. QTS believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables them to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.
Minimum Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Clearance: US Government Public Trust
JOB DESCRIPTION
Duties will include, but are not limited to:
- Schedule all T-38 and Heavy Aircraft in Flight Scheduling Application (FSA). Schedule T-38 Aircraft Movement requests from NASA Maintenance.
- Schedule T-38 Test Flights in FSA.
- Update all currency requirements through Flight Records and Currency System (FRC) for all flying personnel.
- Update and maintain Training Records and Flight Records for all flying personnel.
- Update flight information as needed in Flight Data Capture System. (FDC).
- Schedule T-38 CRM/EP Simulator training for AOD IPs and Astronauts.
- Schedule airspace request for W147C, Physiological Refresher Course, and Water Survival Refresher training.
- Verify accuracy of flight data and fuel slips.
- Create and maintain the flight manifest for NASA JSC Gulfstream aircraft.
- Coordinate with US Customs on flights returning from overseas.
- Submit Quarterly Individual Flight Hours Reports.
- Update and maintain all Duty Office Work Instructions.
- Maintain software updates to iPads applications.
- Charter Flight support for Astronaut Families and other NASA Personnel
REQUIREMENTS
Education: High School Diploma (College Degree preferred)
Year(s) of Experience: 5+ years of experience providing real-time flight scheduling support in a commercial aviation or military aviation environment
Required Skills and Traits
- Ability to share knowledge with others for flight scheduling training.
- Ability to recommend changes to existing processes and policies in Aircraft Operations Division Duty Office.
- Strong office skills and the ability to work with Microsoft Office elements and popular web-based applications.
- Ability to use Flight Scheduling Application (FSA) program and the Flight Records and Currency (FRC) program within NASA Aircraft Management Information System (NAMIS) (training provided).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to handle tasks with little to no direction.
- Ability to work in a dynamic operational work environment.
- Ability to project a professional and cooperative demeanor.
- Strong Microsoft Office Excel, Outlook and Word skills.
- Knowledge of NASA/JSC environment and processes is a plus.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of the QTS is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. QTS hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. QTS believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables them to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.
This position is open.
This job was posted on Thu May 02 2024 and expires on Mon Jul 01 2024.
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Air Transportation Flight Dispatcher
We, the flight dispatchers, co-ordinate different activities and remain on the ground at airports to ensure the quick, safe, and efficient turnaround of aircraft when they land to the time and when they depart from the airports. We ensure that all the flight operations systems at the airports are maintained in a timely and accurate manner. We also make sure flights are dispatched efficiently and all regulatory and company checks are performed.
Core tasks:
- monitoring aircraft departures and arrivals and adjusting turnaround schedules on time of delays
- ensuring that tasks and liaising with crew on the ground, such as refueling, cleaning, and loading, are completed on-time
- calculating quantity of fuel required for the aircraft’s weight and distance of journeys
- calculating payloads (weight of passengers, luggage, cargo, and fuel) and preparing plans of where they should be positioned in the aircraft
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