Flight Dispatcher

Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
Date Posted: Apr 3, 2025
Job ID: R23770
Job Status: Full-Time

Description

As an experienced Type A Dispatcher/Flight Dispatcher, you would be responsible for overseeing the scheduling and dispatching of Summit aircraft; safety is your top priority.

Working with Summit Air, the perks are endless!

Joining our team means:

1. Stability in knowing you have long-term employment and growth opportunities
2. A competitive wage so you can comfortably provide for your family
3. Health & Dental Benefits that start the day you do and RRSP matching, so you and your family feel secure in the future

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Essential Responsibilities:

• Performs the pre-flight duties by reviewing routing, airport suitability, NOTAMs, regulatory restrictions, weather, etc. to ensure the flight may be performed safely and as scheduled.
• Reviews the planned flight with the Captain to ensure suitability.
• Assesses weather reports and informs the pilot of any hazards.
• Makes checks on aircraft maintenance status and issues.
• Reviews aircraft weight, fuel loads, and cargo loads.
• General duties to ensure the aircraft is safe and ready to fly from a flight planning perspective.
• Coordinates with OCC regarding client requirements, routing, delays, and any further updates required.
• Reports to air traffic control and airport staff about departure times, and after departure, providing reports on aircraft status and predicted arrival times.
• Prepares the Operational Flight Plan (OFP) for each leg of the planned flight prior to the flight crew's arrival. Once the flight crew arrives, the OFP is reviewed with the captain and the dispatcher to ensure all considerations have been addressed, and the flight is good to proceed.

Qualifications:

• The ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Be decisive as flight dispatchers must make many rapid decisions concerning safety, flight regulations, and the economy of operations.
• As day-to-day tasks rely heavily on computer software systems, calculators, weather charts, and loading reports, competence with technology is very important.
• Good analytical skills are important to help with the interpretation of information and applying this to flight plans.
• Work closely with other flight dispatchers, pilots, OCC staff, so the ability to work well in a team is very important.
• This is a high-pressure role which is responsible for the safety of aircraft and passengers, so the ability to concentrate for long periods of time is essential.
• Excellent communication skills coordinating with OCC, other dispatchers, and flight crew.
• Must have a detailed and in-depth knowledge of Canadian Aviation Regulations, Aviation Weather analysis, aircraft performance, aircraft systems knowledge, and logistical understanding of a day-to-day flight.

Working Conditions:

• This will be an on-site position if based in Edmonton.
• Shift times: To be determined but either a 4 days on/4 days off OR 1 week on/1 week off rotation.

Additional Information

Summit Air, a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies, delivers customized fleet and aviation solutions safely and reliably to support Canada's North and beyond. We have one of the largest and most diverse fleets in the industry. From moving cargo to transferring passengers to recreational flights for adventurers seeking to discover the North, we are a one-stop solution. Learn more at www.flysummitair.com.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page. Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email.

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