Director of Program Aviation Operations

Director Of Program Aviation Operations

This position description is subject to change at any time as needed to meet the requirements of the program or company. Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $4.5B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

V2X invites applications for the position of Director of Program Aviation Operations for the U.S. Department of State (DoS) Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement/Office of Aviation (INL/A) Worldwide Aviation Support Services (WASS) program. This program focuses on providing aviation support for the eradication and interdiction of illicit drugs, training of contractor and host nation personnel, movement of personnel and equipment, reconnaissance, personnel recovery (PR), medical evacuation, security of personnel and equipment, and ferrying of aircraft.

Fixed Wing (FW), Rotary Wing (RW) and Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) platforms supported both CONUS and OCONUS:

• F/W: DHC-8; C-208; B-1900
• R/W: HH-60L; HH60; UH-1 ST; UH-1 HII;
• SUAS:
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This permanent full-time position will be CONUS-based out of Melbourne, FL. However, remote work is permissible with visits as needed to customers and program support locations.

Contract Period of Performance: 10 Years

NOTE:

Interim employment offered immediately on a consulting basis. Full-time employment contingent upon contract award.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct global DOS INL/A aviation operations across fixed-wing, rotary-wing, ISR, and mission-support platforms, sustaining mission execution rates across deployed operating locations.
• Lead daily flight operations, crew scheduling, mission planning, dispatch, risk assessment, and operational coordination to ensure safe, on-time, and fully compliant mission launch and recovery.
• Provides general management and leadership to operational functions.
• Provides guidance and oversight to operations and mission requirements both CONUS and OCONUS.
• Facilitate all operational requirements supporting mission.
• Maintains liaison with INL/A, associate contract leads, and other stakeholders as required to affect all plans, coordination, briefings, de-confliction, and execution of INL/A directed activity.
• Serve as subject matter experts regarding policy and operational practices.
• Coordinate with government leadership, maintenance, logistics, security, host-nation partners, and contractor teams to align aircraft, crews, and resources with 100% approved mission priorities.
• Monitor mission status, aircraft availability, weather, airspace, crew duty limits, and threat conditions to reduce delays, mitigate risk, and maintain continuous operational readiness.
• Oversee contractor performance against KPIs for mission completion, safety, staffing, response time, and schedule adherence, driving measurable improvements in accountability and operational effectiveness.
• Report daily operational readiness, mission execution metrics, risk items, and resource constraints to senior government stakeholders, enabling timely decisions and improved mission outcomes.
• Improve aviation operations processes by analyzing mission trends, bottlenecks, and after-action findings to increase sortie completion, reduce operational downtime, and enhance program efficiency.
• Tracks performance measures and goals to ensure variances in established procedures are clearly identified and corrective actions defined to ensure the services provided to the customer are of the highest standards and continually enhance the overall mission of the Department of State Air Wing at CONUS and OCONUS locations.

Pre-Award & Proposal Development Support:

• Partner with the Capture Manager to shape the overall Program Management, Execution Approach, and technical volumes, ensuring alignment between proposed technical solutions, staffing models, performance…