Flight Dispatcher

**Barcelona Headquarters**

**Hello We are Volotea, the airline of the small and mid-sized cities in Europe.**

Since our inception in 2012, we have been amongst the fastest-growing low-cost airlines in Europe. We are enthusiastic enablers of direct travel for Europeans who don’t live in big hubs. We are changing air travel from small and mid-sized cities in Europe, many previously unconnected or underserviced. We aim to connect the people in these cities with their passion for travel, in an enjoyable and increasingly sustainable way.

After over a decade in the skies, we have now flown more than 55 million passengers. Today, we serve ovecontrol 100 destinations in 18 countries, actively consolidating our position among the top European airlines in the industry.

In recent years, we have raised our travel capacity more than most competitors, increasing our number of aircraft, routes, destinations, employees, and markets. Throughout this journey, our team continues to excel and grow stronger as our services gain recognition amongst an expanding European audience. We are a young, dynamic, and international team that enjoys working together to grow our company during this exciting time in the airline industry. **If you feel inspired by our story and you’re ready to take off with us, continue reading**

Our main markets are France, Italy, Spain, and Greece. We have 19 operational bases: Nantes, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Marseille, Strasbourg, Lille, Lourdes, and Lyon in France; Venice, Verona, Palermo, Cagliari, Olbia, Florence, and Naples in Italy; Asturias and Bilbao in Spain; Athens in Greece, and Hamburg in Germany.

We are hiring a** Flight Dispatcher** who has experience in interacting with different cultural environments and can work in a challenging high-growth atmosphere.

**What you will do**:

- Analysis of the operational environment of the flight through NOTAM’s, Aeronautical publications and weather reports.
- Preparation of the Operational Flight Plan according to legal regulations, company policies and the environmental conditions expected for the flight.
- Filing the associated plan with the appropriate Air Traffic Service Unit.
- Updating flight plans as required to cope with delays, diversions, MEL restrictions and other abnormal operations.
- Flight monitoring of all airborne flights.
- Updating and optimizing the flight plans to reduce ATC delays and ensure the most cost effective routings are being utilized.
- Coordinating with crew for fuel/route and aircraft performance requirements.
- Coordinate with airports for runway slots in case of operational changes.

**What you will need**:

- Flight Dispatcher course/license, pilot license/training, Aeronautical Engineer or Airline Management degrees are required.
- Familiarity with aircraft performance, international and EASA regulations, operations manual (OM), flight entry requirements, flight planning and dispatch.
- Proactive personality with strong organizing skills, team-oriented, flexible and able to provide solid results under high pressure.
- Previous work experience required. Experience in flight dispatch and/or operations control environment, preferably related to worldwide flight scheduled operations (Flight Dispatcher course/license, Pilot license, Aeronautical Engineer degree are an asset) or airport operations is a plus.
- Ability to interpret weather and NOTAM information as well as airport/airspace NAV charts (preferably LHS LIDO charts).
- Willingness to work in rotating shifts (24/7).
- Able to work diligently, independently and reliably.
- Good communication skills in Spanish and English. Italian or French knowledge are a plus.

**What do we offer**:

- Flexible vacation days.
- Access to year-round free flights (exc. airports tax) for you, your partner, and your children, with over 100 airlines worldwide.
- Gym pass discounts and more.
- Continuous training to continue your development.

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