Director, Aviation Operations

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Company: Humana
Location: Louisville, KY

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Humana is seeking an experienced aviation professional to lead the Humana aviation organization. Our aviation organization has a long history of providing safe, flexible, reliable, and customer centric travel solutions for our team mates around the country but also internationally. We are looking for a seasoned and well-rounded aviation leader to help us continue this track record of outstanding service but to also improve and build on the foundation that already exists in the spirit of continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have deep experience with managing a corporate aviation team, as well as in-depth knowledge of current aviation trends and an in-depth understanding of both domestic and international aviation regulations. You will be a balanced leader, mixing in industry experience with a background in leading a large and diverse team of pilots, maintenance staff, schedulers, and contractors. Deep experience required in regards to fleet strategy, including, but not limited to, purchasing, leasing, and charter operations. You will always put the safety of the crew and your passengers first.


Responsibilities

The Aviation director will develop and institute department policies and procedures. They will prepare annual operating budgets that include operating expenses, facilities, supplies, personnel, training, and capital expenses. The Aviation director will report deviations between estimated expenditures and actual costs with other team mates and leadership to ensure budget transparency is always maintained. The Aviation director will advise on the status and requirements for aircraft and other equipment consistent with the company needs. The Aviation director establishes and maintains partnerships with relevant company team mates. They will also manage the recruitment and retention of talent in partnership with their HR Business Partner.

The Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:

  • Maintain full responsibility for the Humana aviation program, not limited to overall strategy and execution.
  • Lead an experienced management team who oversee approximately 25 aviation colleagues across teams of pilots, maintenance engineers, and schedulers.
  • Continuously comply and improve upon the Humana aviation safety program, including using third party auditors to ensure we operate within complete compliance across all aviation best safety practices and policies.
  • Ensure operational excellence and world class service to our clients with Humana
  • Demonstrate strong general leadership skills and contribute to the overall advancement of the broader enterprise outside of the aviation department


Education, Knowledge And Skills

  • Extensive background in flight operations.
  • Experience in complying with regulations and policies of the FAA and all aviation entities globally.
  • Previous management experience in a flight department and working with senior executives
  • Experience acquiring/purchasing short and long haul aircraft.
  • Excellent people and organizational skills.
  • Absence of history of violations of FAA regulations.
  • Must be able to travel 25% of time.
  • General computer skills required including comfort various MS Office tools
  • Previous Director of Operations, Aviation, Safety or equivalent aviation leadership experience strongly preferred
  • Broad knowledge of aviation tax regulations
  • Experience managing aviation operating and capital budgets in excess of $20MM
  • Bachelors degree in aviation, engineering, or a technical field required
  • Masters degree strongly preferred in aviation, engineering, business, or a technical field


Scheduled Weekly Hours

40