CAREERS

Job location:

Summit (New Jersey), Texas, Florida or California according to project needs.

Job description:

The ORAT project manager will be part of a dedicated ORAT team delivering operational readiness services for which the company has been tasked for by clients.

This includes elaborating the ORAT deliverables such as framework documents, delivery plans, activity reports and general reporting, coordinating with the clients’ operational/project stakeholders and organizing ORAT activities such as workshops, training, familiarizations, and trials.

The ORAT project manager may also support other ongoing ORAT projects in a back-office role as well as ORAT business development efforts, according to the company needs.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Project Responsibilities:

• Establish and customize ORAT project management plan including governance structure, scheduling, and reporting according to the client needs, specific project and stakeholder ecosystem
• Perform a 360 mapping, analysis and gap analysis of the projects including operational process mapping, stakeholder mapping and asset/ technology mapping to establish the CONOPS
• Implement the defined ORAT services including stakeholder coordination, deliverable elaboration, and ORAT activity management throughout the duration of the project , from operational documentation to training and familiarization, trial, activation and project closing phases
• Contribute to ORAT reporting, risk analysis and open issues log elaboration and updates
• Configure, use, and manage any ORAT project management tool allocated to the projects

Team Organization:

• Support the local ORAT team to ensure optimum delivery of ORAT services
• Support and engage local stakeholders in the ORAT projects
• Maintain and continuously improve ORAT toolbox for the implementation of ORAT services by Merchant Aviation
• Coordinate with Merchant Aviation and Groupe ADP back office teams
• Stay current on industry trends and share relevant information with the team
• Perform other duties as assigned

Business Development:

• Contribute to the elaboration of ORAT proposals for opportunities pursued by Merchant Aviation and support business development efforts by preparing appropriate material and taking part in business development and networking events

Requirements:

• 3 -5 years of experience in airport/terminal operation and/or large airport capital investment project managent and/or airport planning and/or related project coordination roles
• In-depth understanding of airport landside/airside operations, passenger/baggage flows and related stakeholders
• Understanding of airport capital investment projects and related stakeholders
• Understanding of Airport IT systems from an operational standpoint
• Ability to translate technical language to non-technical audiences and vice-versa
• Strong project management skills
• Strong Microsoft Office and project management tools (MS Project, Smartsheet or similar) skills
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, REVIT, GIS or similar tools a plus
• Familiarity with FAA, ICAO/IATA requirements and other industry standards, or ability to learn quickly
• Organized, accountable and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Strong teamwork and communication skills; fluent English; additional language a plus
• Willingness to travel up to 15%

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Transportation/aviation, Program/Project Management
• Aviation specialty and/or airport/airline experience preferred.

Interested applicants are requested to submit a cover letter and resume to careers@merchantaviation.com. No phone calls please.