Job Description

Title: Manager UAS Program

Requisition ID: 22439

Location:

Phoenix, AZ, US, 85004-2121

Category: Aviation

Description:

Freeport-McMoRan is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. We operate large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold, and molybdenum. The company has a dynamic portfolio of operating, expansion and growth projects in the copper industry. Freeport-McMoRan is one of the worlds largest publicly traded copper producers, the worlds largest producer of molybdenum and a significant gold producer. We have a long and successful history of conducting our business in a safe, highly efficient and socially-responsible manner.

We have the assets, the talent, the drive and the financial strength to provide attractive and rewarding careers of our employees. We encourage you to take the time to explore the opportunity to advance your career at Freeport-McMoRan.

Description

Develop implement and oversee the Freeport Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Program. Develops UAS Aviation Goals and Objectives with associated strategies that support UAS requirements at all mine sites and functional areas. Provide UAS operational and fiscal oversight of all UAS activities ranging from regulatory compliance to post processing data management.

* UAS Program Strategic Goals and Objectives development and implementation -Develop and implement long term UAS goals and objectives and act as the program manager and coordinator for all corporate efforts. Primary coordinator and synchronizer of the UAS effort, ensures actions between the Aviation Team and the Technical Center UAS Team achieve organizational goals and objectives. Develops and implements all sustainment requirements in support of global UAS operations.
* UAS Program Management Provides program oversight of all UAS activities and initiatives. Conducts the UAS Bi-weekly all call meetings and coordinates the UAS advisory board. Responsible for the UAS task tracker and the development and oversight of all required work flows to ensure UAS Program success.
* UAS Safety, Standardization and Training Provide oversite of UAS safety, standardization and training programs. Primary training integrator for site specific training as well as long term training requirements with the Mine Training Institute. Provides oversite to the UAS pilot program through the administration and utilization of the Skyward UAS Software and ensure all required certifications and licensing are current. Interfaces with the Health and Safety department to merge FAA and MSHA safety requirements. Conducts UAS Safety and Accident investigations as required and maintains the UAS incident register. Reviews UAS accident reports and directs the development of and participates in the UAS accident prevention programs.
* Government Aviation Regulatory agency (FAA, NTSB, DGCA, etc.) coordination -Confers with Federal, State, local or host Government officials on development, interpretation and revision of UAS rules and regulations applicable to UAS operations. Corporate Lead to develop and submit all PART 107 waivers and exceptions. Confers with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and other international agencies regarding UAS accidents and Industry best practices.
* Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

Minimum

* Bachelors degree Aviation Administration, Business Administration, or closely related field and ten (10) years experience in the Aviation/UAS Management field OR
* High School Diploma or GED and fourteen (14) years experience in the Aviation/UAS Management Field.
* Must meet FAA requirements to obtain a FAA PART 107 UAS License
* 3 years of UAS operational experience
* Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
* Must be an effective leader with the ability to teach, coach and mentor.

Preferred

* Masters degree in Business Administration Aviation
* +5 years as a UAS pilot or +10 years as an operational pilot
* Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), Instructor Pilot or Aviation Safety Manager qualified.

Criteria/Conditions

* Position is in busy, non-smoking office located in downtown Phoenix, AZ
* Location requires mobility in an office environment; each floor is accessible by elevator.
* Occasionally work will be performed in a mine, outdoor or manufacturing plant setting.
* Must be able to frequently sit, stand and walk.
* Must be able to frequently lift and carry up to 10 pounds.
* Must be able to work in a potentially stressful environment.
* Position requires moderate (20-25%) international and domestic travel to remote locations.
* Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required.
* Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol-free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as allowed by applicable state laws

Freeport-McMoRan has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs require employees to perform essential job functions that pose a direct threat to the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others. Accordingly, the Company has designated the following positions as safety-sensitive:

* Site-based positions, or positions which require unescorted access to site-based operational areas, which are held by employees who are required to receive MSHA, OSHA, DOT, HAZWOPER and/or Hazard Recognition Training; or
* Positions which are held by employees who operate equipment, machinery or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing the essential functions of their job duties, including operating motor vehicles while on Company business or travel (for this purpose motor vehicles includes Company owned or leased motor vehicles and personal motor vehicles used by employees in furtherance of Company business or while on Company travel); or
* Positions which Freeport-McMoRan has designated as safety sensitive positions in the applicable job or position description and which upon further review continue to be designated as safety-sensitive based on an individualized assessment of the actual duties performed by a specifically identified employee.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability

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