Senior Aviation Forecasting Analyst

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Location: Dublin
Job type: Permanent
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Sector: Operations
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Senior Aviation Forecasting Analyst

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IE-Dublin

Posted Date

6 hours ago(04/05/2018 12:00)

ID

2018-1946

Number of Openings

1

Category

Business Support

Overview

An immediate vacancy has arisen within Dublin Airport’s Planning and Economic Regulation department for a Senior Business Analyst, focused on the forecasting of passenger throughput through the airport. The successful candidate will operate at the heart of the Dublin Airport business, producing long and short-term forecasts that will drive day to day operations, financial planning for the years ahead and major infrastructural decisions.

Working closely with all parts of the business, you will be involved with developing and communicating new procedures to improve the existing forecasting methodology and championing the use of the forecasts to meet the continuously changing needs of the business. This role will report to the Manager – Aviation Forecasts and Statistics.

Qualifications

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This role requires at least 3 years’ experience in an analytical or forecasting role.

* Third level qualification in a field with a significant mathematical and statistical component.
* Expert proficiency in Excel (e.g. Macros, advanced formulas and add-ins).
* Experience with R or Python, while familiarity with other packages like SAS or SPSS is a plus.
* Adept at translating data from a range of sources into insights and actions that deliver commercial benefits at both micro and macro levels in various business areas.
* Self-starter with proven ability to meet targets and deadlines while maintaining focus on vision and purpose of work outputs, not just activities. Ability to develop, plan, and implement short- and long-term goals.
* Ability to manage diverse work-streams, prioritise effectively and work to shifting deadlines
* Proven organisational skills with project management knowledge and ability.
* Analytical mind-set with strong problem-solving skills.
* Ability to work well with and influence large groups – as well as to work well independently
* Confident communicator (verbal and written) with a proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels. Must possess certain leadership skills that allow him / her to command attention and achieve credibility in a short period of time.
* Experience in or familiarity with methods for increasing user adoption of new initiatives.
* Flexibility to perform tasks outside of normal course of work when needed
* Knowledge of the aviation market, its interconnections and associated challenges will be an advantage.
* Proven commitment to daa values and strategic targets.

Responsibilities

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Provide detailed daily passenger throughput forecasts to the business for the next 14 days.

* Review actual outturn versus the forecast, ensuring any significant discrepancies are understood and action taken to avoid reoccurrence in a timely and effective manner.
* Develop a close working relationship with key internal stakeholders (e.g. Airport Security and Finance) to drive engagement and understanding of the assumptions behind the forecast numbers and to appreciate how the output is used in other areas.
* Provide projections for the coming year and regular updates across the year regarding the expected annual passenger outturn. Fully document all scenarios and present scenarios to Senior Management Team.
* Produce a range of robust long-term forecast scenarios to reduce business risks, reflecting the wide variety of developments possible and conceivable airline growth scenarios.
* Generate future airline daily schedules using these long-term forecasting scenarios to feed into infrastructural development plans.
* Work with the Aviation Forecasts and Statistics Manager to further develop the use of passenger forecasts.
* Gather, analyse and provide forecast information across the business to spread knowledge and, on a project-basis as needed, promoting the use of data and analytics to drive efficiencies in the business.
* Undertake research to understand developments in the forecasting area, define best practices and deliver year on year business improvements.
* Manage the delivery of a new short-term forecasting model.
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