Job Purpose

• To exercise operational control and supervision of flights to fulfil the legal requirements of General Civil Aviation Administration GCAA
• To act as a close link between the aircraft in flight and the ground services and also between aircrew and other third parties such as handling agents

Job Outline

• Analyze and determine routes and flight altitudes for each Emirates flight based on economical such as Overflight Permission charges meteorological safety legal and communication requirements This includes analyzing and negotiating User Preferred Routes on a tactical basis with the relevant Air Traffic Control ATC organizations Calculate and manage fuel requirements for each Emirates flight based on economical meteorological and safety standards.
• Ensure selection of takeoff destination enroute fuel and Extended Twin Operations ETOPS alternate airports for each Emirates flight as per legal and company requirements Conduct ETOPS diversion and ETP strategy analysis for each ETOPS flight as per air law and company requirements.
• Calculate takeoff and landing performance as well as regulated weights for each Emirates flight as per legal requirements Quantify effect on commercial payload and liaise with Ops Control EK Skycargo and load control This includes the assessment and calculation of performance penalties due to meteorological and technical reasons To minimize commercial impact on Emirates flights Based on all above to optimize commercial payload capability for each Emirates flight by adapting route speed and altitude parameters within the legal framework.
• Collate and sign the Flight Release as per legal and company requirements for each Emirates flight Prepare and file ATC flight plan for each Emirates flight and ensure that Flight Release Computer Flight Plan and all briefing documentation is provided to the operating crew in time for briefing at Dubai and all outstations.
• Manage and avoid potential delays by negotiating airport and airway slots with the respective government agencies worldwide.
• Monitor flights until safe touchdown and ensure that these remain inside a safe envelope in regards to weather technical problems airport availability traffic flow and security threats.
• If a flight is in danger of deviating from said safe envelope to safeguard the operation by developing an alternative plan of action Communicate and liaise with air traffic control engineering station staff and flight crew in order to recover the situation Support flight crew during decision making or trouble shooting processes.
• Support Dispatch Duty Manager during disruption events Periodically perform quality checks on General Handling Agent GHA briefing and dispatch services at outstations as part of Route Familiarization Flights.
• Periodically perform quality checks on General Handling Agent (GHA) briefing and dispatch services at outstations as part of Route Familiarization Flights.

Qualifications Vocational or Diploma

Minimum of 5+ Years Flight Operations experience

Knowledge/Skills

• GCAA dispatch license and at least one year experience in exercising its privileges

or

• ICAO dispatch license recognised by the GCAA license verification letter by the issuing authority at least three years documented experience exercising its privileges

or

• At least five years documented experience as a dispatcher for a major airline in case no flight dispatch license exists or is required in the particular state eg EASA region
• Proficiency in computerized Flight Planning
• Proficiency in computerized Flight Watch Safety

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. You can find out more information about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website www.emirates.com/careers. Further information on what’s it like to live and work in our cosmopolitan home city, can be found in the Dubai Lifestyle section.