• Job Description

  Req#: INITI002131

  At Hawaiian Airlines, we are all about welcoming our guests with Hawaiian hospitality and aloha, and taking care of our people, our home, and the communities we serve. Join our ‘ ohana and be a part of an exciting team of professionals dedicated to serving our kama‘āina and introducing our islands to the world!

  Position Summary

  Reporting to the Senior Manager of Technical Operations Initiatives, this position is responsible for managing the execution of general initiatives and facility-driven initiatives within the Technical Operations (TechOps) department, and collaborating closely with department stakeholders, Corporate Real Estate, and supporting teams to ensure solutions are built to intended objectives within committed timelines and costs.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with the key stakeholders/departments to successfully lead the execution of initiatives by creating clear project plans, defining roles and responsibilities upfront, and managing milestones and deliverables via a regular cadence of status meetings, reporting, and accountability measures
  • Deliver intended project objectives by ensuring solutions are built and tested to requirements, continuous improvement methodologies are adhered to, and proper documentation and training collateral are created for end users to institutionalize new technology or process solutions
  • Develop/maintain simple and intuitive dashboard reports for Tech Ops Leadership to convey key status, schedule, risks, owners, and next steps for a portfolio of facility initiatives
  • Manage the priorities within that portfolio and help develop an orderly roadmap to execute against, raising appropriate flags to Tech Ops Leadership when conflicting priorities or resourcing constraints arise
  • Adapt to effectively pivot when priorities shuffle that require a reset of existing plans, workload, and direction
  • Other related duties as assigned

  Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and related working experience
  • 3 years of professional experience in managing process improvement initiatives or related experience
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Communicates clearly and concisely with data and facts, both verbally and written, to be able to deliver salient messaging and enable quick decision-making especially amongst senior level executives

  **Hawaiian Airlines is regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT - regulation, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of Marijuana, Cocaine, Opioids, PCP (Phencyclidine), and Amphetamine prior to any offer of employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Hawaiian Airlines and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

  *** In addition to routine employment eligibility verification, U.S.-based airlines must gather information to validate country of citizenship and country of birth. Upon hire, you must provide documentation proving your current country of citizenship and birthplace.

  Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA or Master’s degree in related field
  • PMI PMP certification
  • Airline industry experience with knowledge of construction and facility management.
  • A successful track record of effectively leading concurrent, complex, and large scale projects from initiation through closing, and defining the order of when to execute those projects based on priorities and available resources
  • Passion for instilling process and order to empower teams to perform at their best and in the most efficient way
  • Thrives in an environment of constant change and effectively steers disparate teams to adapt and march at the same pace and direction
  • Solves complex problems, both collaboratively and independently, but also recognize when and how to escalate issues at the right time to the right audience
  • Construction management experience

  About Hawaiian Airlines

  Now in its 94th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawaiʻi's biggest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers approximately 150 daily flights within the Hawaiian Islands, and nonstop flights between Hawaiʻi and 15 U.S. gateway cities – more than any other airline – as well as service connecting Honolulu and American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Tahiti.
  
  Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawaiʻi. The carrier was named Hawaiʻi's best employer by Forbes in 2022 and has topped Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best list as the No. 1 U.S. airline for the past two years. Hawaiian has also led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for 18 consecutive years (2004-2021) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

  The airline is committed to connecting people with aloha by offering complimentary meals for all guests on transpacific routes and the convenience of no change fees on Main Cabin and Premium Cabin seats. HawaiianMiles members also enjoy flexibility with miles that never expire. As Hawai‘i’s hometown airline, Hawaiian encourages guests to Travel Pono and experience the islands safely and respectfully.

  Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow Hawaiian’s Twitter updates (@HawaiianAir), become a fan on Facebook (Hawaiian Airlines), and follow us on Instagram (hawaiianairlines). For career postings and updates, follow Hawaiian’s LinkedIn page.

  For media inquiries, please visit Hawaiian Airlines’ online newsroom.

  Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

  The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

• About the company

  Hawaiian Airlines is the largest operator of commercial flights to and from the US state of Hawaii.

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