Air Line Pilots Association | Pilot

Training & Human Performance Coordinator

Location: Tysons (McLean), Virginia, United States

About ALPA:

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is the largest airline pilot union and the largest non-governmental aviation safety organization globally, representing over 79,000 pilots at 42 U.S. and Canadian airlines. ALPA is a member-driven, staff-supported union.

The Opportunity:

ALPA is seeking an experienced Training & Human Performance Coordinator to join the Engineering & Air Safety (E&AS) department at its Tysons (McLean), Virginia office. This role serves as the staff focal point for Training and Human Performance policy areas within the Association.

Key Responsibilities:

The Training & Human Performance Coordinator provides expertise, support, and coordination for activities related to human performance, training, human factors, and other assigned areas. The Coordinator acts as a liaison between the Association and various government, industry, trade, and professional organizations involved in these disciplines, contributing to the development and harmonization of regulatory standards worldwide. This position requires close collaboration with the ALPA Air Safety Organization (ASO) and its associated groups, as well as other technical groups and Master Executive Councils (MECs) within the ALPA structure. On a rotational basis, this role answers calls to the ALPA Worldwide Accident Hotline and the Pilot Peer Support line, including outside business hours, weekends, and holidays.

Travel: Up to 20%; sporadically, travel, local and national, could be as much as 25% of the time.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required; or, the equivalent combination of human performance and training, education and experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of direct experience required in aviation safety, pilot training, human factors, and/or human performance.
• Must have established professional contacts within the international and North American aviation community.
• Thorough understanding of Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written, for effective interaction with staff, pilot members, and external contacts.
• Excellent organizational skills and practiced time management.
• Ability to learn quickly and seamlessly adapt to changing demands is extremely important.
• Technical writing and presentation skills to communicate effectively with Association members and Officers, government and industry representatives and stakeholders, and staff.
• Able to work independently and proactively identify and respond to issues and problems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Desired Qualifications:

• Pilot’s license with an instrument rating and experience operating various aircraft types. Additional experience in aviation safety may be substituted for the licensing requirement.
• Former employment at airlines, the FAA, and/or industry segment in a relevant capacity extremely helpful.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described herein are characteristic of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential physical activities of this position described below.

• Constantly operates a computer/smartphone/tablet.
• Regularly required to maintain a stationary position; move about the office and the local metropolitan area; determine what others have said or written; and, converse with others and exchange accurate information.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, and move about the office and travel (locally, nationally, and internationally).
• May also include occasional bending, stooping, squatting, and/or pushing and pulling or moving, e.g., to pack, unpack, and/or move cases.
• Occasionally required to move, raise, reach, and/or retrieve binders, books, boxes, and files up to ten (10) pounds (lbs.).
• While on travel, could be responsible to move, raise, reach, and/or retrieve luggage weighing as much as 50 lbs. (Assistance may not always be available.)

Benefits:

ALPA offers competitive salaries with excellent benefits, including:

• 401k Plan with Non-Elective Employer Contribution of 12% plus 2% contribution into a Market-Based Cash Balance Plan (MBCBP) after 180 days of employment. No employee contribution required for these contributions. Employees can choose to make pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax contributions to the 401(k). The plan permits in-plan Roth conversions and has a 4-year vesting schedule. The MBCBP has a 3-year cliff vesting period.
• Generous health care benefits on day one – Aetna PPO Plan, Aetna High Deductible Health Plan, and a Kaiser HMO Plan (where available), which includes coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for the employee, their spouse, and/or dependent children. Employees do not have to pay premiums if they enroll in the Aetna High Deductible Health Plan or the Kaiser HMO Plan.
• days paid vacation and holidays per year plus 2 volunteer days per year.
• Generous sick and bereavement leave.
• Competitive parental leave.
• Company-paid coverage for long term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment.
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings accounts.
• Retiree health plan and a retiree health account (retiree HRA). Funds in the retiree health account can be used to pay for eligible medical expenses in retirement.
• Education Assistance Program that reimburses 100% of eligible expenses.
• Optional benefits include a legal plan, supplemental life insurance, college 529 plan, pet insurance, long term care insurance, and qualified transportation fringe benefits (where available).
• Partial remote work opportunities are available after six months of service.

Projected Annual Salary Range: $ 96,027.00 – $ 137,179.00

Relocation is not provided for this position. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

ALPA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in a safe workplace. ALPA prohibits discrimination, harassment and harmful behavior of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, caste, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other protected characteristics as outlined in federal or provincial laws. ALPA highly values everyone and all are encouraged to apply, including minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities. This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. ALPA is a member-driven, staff supported, union with two internal professional unions.