Senior Airport Operations Planner/Analyst/Engineer

5d5 days ago

Cordoba Corporation

Los Angeles, US · Full-time · $165,000 – $185,000

About this role

Cordoba Corporation, a leading engineering and design firm based in California, seeks a Senior Engineer for its Facilities Sector. The role supports client's operational business units in documenting, analyzing, and recommending solutions to current and future operational challenges. Focus areas include airport/aviation planning such as Landside, Terminal, or Airside.

Conduct technical studies, data analysis, and simulation of airport business/operations. Collect and analyze aviation data like historic flight schedules, Aerobahn airfield tracking, TSA, CBP, staffing, baggaging, and space occupancy. Develop gated flight schedules for upcoming seasons and baseline gate/counter assignments for common-use facilities.

Prepare, review, and lead studies on improving operational efficiency, increasing capacity, managing delays, and handling changes due to construction or policy. Perform simulation and modeling with tools like CAST for gate allocation and Simio for processing flows. Conduct field observations and review modeling methodologies, assumptions, and parameters.

Review functionality of massing, stacking, and conceptual layouts from operational perspectives, providing recommendations and sketches for airside and terminal space improvements. Coordinate with commercial, operations, maintenance, and other stakeholders to provide input and modify assumptions. Develop reports and presentations for stakeholders and airport management.

Requirements

5-12 years of experience in airport planning, operations, simulation, and data analysis
Proficient with MS Office and MS 365 products
Experience in CAST or aircraft gate/stand allocation
Experience with Simio or processing/flow simulation software
Preferred experience with data and statistical software such as Python, R, SAS
Preferred experience with analytical software such as Excel, PowerBI, Tableau, GIS, AutoCAD, Revit, BIM
Degree in industrial engineering, civil engineering, transportation planning, city/urban planning, architecture, aviation, business, operations research, or related technical field

Responsibilities

Support process improvement by coordinating with operational business units, identifying inefficiencies in airside and terminal components, and providing improvement opportunities
Collect and analyze aviation operational data such as historic flight schedules, Aerobahn tracking, TSA, CBP, staffing, baggaging, and space occupancy
Develop gated flight schedules for upcoming seasons
Develop baseline gate/counter assignment/allocation for common-use facilities
Prepare, review, and lead studies on improving operational efficiency, increasing capacity, managing delays, and operational changes due to construction, policy, or safety
Perform simulation and modeling including CAST gate/stand allocation, Simio, gate utilization analysis, and queueing analysis on passenger processing
Conduct field observations for data collection and information gathering on airport operations
Coordinate with commercial, operations, maintenance, and other stakeholders; develop reports and presentations to stakeholders and airport management

Benefits

Salary Range: $165,000 to $185,000 yearly
Relocation Assistance may be available for qualified candidates based on business needs and final offer letter