Network Planning Consultant

Southwest Airlines • Dallas, TX

2d • $108,700 - $120,800 • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Ability to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• Ability to understand and apply information to contribute to the organizations strategic plan
• Skilled in identifying complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Ability to listen, understand, and communicate ideas presented in writing and/or in speaking with others
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns
• Ability to execute a high level of attention to detail
• High School Diploma or GED
• Advanced level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in: Airline network planning including flight schedule alignment with commercial and operational impact, industry-leading capabilities, and aircraft scheduling techniques
• Advanced level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in: Network Planning software systems and data
• Advanced level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in: Impact of Network Planning systems/processes on downline internal/external systems/processes/Customers
• Advanced level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in: Commercial and Operational performance metrics and targets
• Advanced level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in: Airline industry including an understanding of competitors operational and commercial tactics and recent performance
• Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
• Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
• Must meet confidentiality expectations as to confidential, proprietary and sensitive Company information

Nice To Haves

• Experience in analytical/data analysis and data visualization

Responsibilities

• 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 other job duties as directed by Employee’s Leaders

Benefits

• Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
• Southwest will help fund your 401(k) retirement savings with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings
• Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit
• Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
• Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED