Position Summary
The Manager, Schedule Reliability and Optimization position supports the Director, Operations Strategy and Engineering on projects involving schedule analytics, line of flight analysis, schedule optimization and block time forecasting. The Manager oversees and applies analysis and simulation techniques to predict operational performance of proposed airline schedules and uses data driven methods to recommend changes to airline schedules in development. This position is accountable to key internal stakeholders in Enterprise Planning, Network Planning, Financial Planning, and the Executive Leadership Team.
Essential Responsibilities
- Develop and utilize analytical tools to predict on time performance of flight schedules proposed
- Optimize proposed schedules for on time performance or other operational goals by applying optimization modeling
- Use data driven methods to provide analysis on impact of schedule changes and investments to various on time performance metrics
- Continuously review schedule identifying areas of improvement aimed at improving on time performance
- Continuously refine block time modeling methodology to ensure block targets are met and forecasts best reflect operational realities - oversee and identify opportunities to tighten distribution of actual block time performance and maximize system reliability by applying optimization modeling
- Oversee and guide cross-departmental project teams to define, analyze, and recommend processes aimed at improving schedule reliability and on time performance
- Act as source of truth for all schedule related statistics providing data/insights as needed
- Build and maintain dashboards to allow other teams access to schedule information/modeling – aimed at ensuring operability of schedules and improved on-time performance
- Support JetBlue’s operational reliability strategy
- Take a significant role in crewmember professional development to enhance engagement, growth, and goal achievement
- All other duties, as assigned