Network Planning Consultant

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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.

Network Planning

The Network Planning Consultant supports the Network Planning Team by leading capacity planning decisions across Southwest’s route network. They’ll analyze operational performance, commercial insights, and forward-looking data to develop route and frequency recommendations that drive revenue and profitability. They’ll partner across Commercial and operational Teams to balance business objectives, operational constraints, and Customer needs. The Network Planning Consultant leverages strong analytical and communication skills to optimize network performance and help connect Customers to what’s important in their lives.

• The culture of Southwest Airlines means we value the camaraderie, collaboration, and innovation that occurs when we come together and interact face-to-face at our vibrant Corporate Campus. Due to the nature of this role, you would be required to work from our Dallas, TX Headquarters facility during business hours.
• U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.

We’re committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.

• Leads the revisions of the Southwest flight schedule by overseeing the production of high-quality inputs, managing constraints, identifying obstacles and recommending solutions, and ensures that all schedule initiatives are met
• Leads the process of gathering schedule change requests/inputs/constraints from other departments, such as Network Planning, Crew Planning, Ground Operations, Operational Performance and Revenue Management
• Leads the advanced execution of complex schedule changes including Demand Shaping, Available Fleet deployment, ASM adjustments, slot changes, etc.
• Ensures that all schedule parameters are met, including market frequencies, physical gates, staffed gates, connecting bank structures, minimum turn times, block times, tow times, gate assignments, etc.
• Evaluates commercial requests to determine the best way to achieve them without violating operational requirements and minimize the impact on already booked Customers
• Performs complex, highly visible flight schedule revisions with minimal guidance
• Performs the highly visible and complex post-publication capacity changes including but not limited to demand shaping, available fleet deployment, ASM adjustments, international and domestic extra sections
• Coordinates all runway construction projects across multiple groups to ensure schedules incorporate the necessary parameters or are adjusted to meet the requirements
• Functions at an advanced level in schedule editing
• Supports enhancements for schedule optimization, editing, and simulation software and various other models
• Supports the Principle Airport Access Consultant with external relationships including other airline slot coordinators, FAA slot coordinators, IATA, Customs and Border Protection, Airport Common Use Gate Coordinators
• Supports the process for submitting requests for landing rights and pre-clearance services to Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• Produce on-demand reports supporting international service including but not limited to passenger counts and Cuba overfly permits
• Implements initiatives, improves processes and creates efficiencies to allow for quick turn schedule modifications
• Trains all Senior Analysts and Analysts on the Team on all schedule distribution functions and serves as a coach, mentor, and resource
• May perform…