Flight Dispatcher

Role overview

You will join Scoot’s IOCC flight dispatch function, where the focus is on planning flights for the airline’s full fleet. The role works hand in hand with Flight Operations, Engineering, and Ground Operations to keep daily flight planning running smoothly and support safe, compliant operations.

As a Flight Dispatcher, you will play a key part in coordinating flight plans, crew support, and operational communication with flight crews and OCC controllers.

Key responsibilities

• Build accurate operational flight plans and briefing packs for Scoot services, following company procedures and taking into account aircraft performance, weather, NOTAMs, and other operational needs.
• Work out practical and efficient routes while considering operational factors and avoiding hazards such as tropical storms, volcanic activity, and similar risks.
• Submit flight plans to Air Traffic Services and keep them updated whenever changes are required under ATC rules.
• Track operational messages and respond promptly to requests linked to flight planning.
• Work with internal teams and outside stakeholders on flight and fuel planning matters.
• Assist pilots with flight-planning questions accurately and within required timelines.
• Apply working knowledge of fuel policy, operational policy, aircraft performance, aviation weather, route structures, and flight planning processes to support safe and effective outcomes.
• Handle other assigned duties, including tactical monitoring of flight-planning inputs, NOTAMs, the flight-planning system, and related projects.

Requirements

• A degree or diploma is required, ideally with a technical or engineering focus.
• Experience or qualifications related to aviation are beneficial but not mandatory.
• Strong analytical ability, solid numeracy, and practical problem-solving skills are needed.
• You should be comfortable working with operational and technical documents, procedures, and guidelines.
• You must be able to work 12-hour rotating shifts, including both day and night duty, as well as weekends and public holidays.

Work context

This is an onsite, full-time role based in Singapore’s East Region. The position is part of a shift-based operational environment supporting airline flight planning and dispatch activities.