Airfield Control Lead - Gatwick, United Kingdom - Appcastenterprise

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Gatwick, United Kingdom

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Airfield Control Lead

Are you our next Airfield Control Lead? We are looking for someone who can help us redefine what's possible for the airfield operation.

As part of our 'Grow with Gatwick' initiative you'll be provided with plenty of training and support to ensure you're developing and growing your career.

The Airside Operations team's main focus is on safety, service and performance, working with our business partners and third parties to deliver a safe and efficient operation. They manage the world's most efficient single runway.

What is the role?
The Airfield Control Lead is responsible for the Safety, Compliance and Performance during each shift operation of the Airfield.

Coaching their team of Controllers and Support you will act as the delegated authority in the absence of the accountable manager.

As Airfield Control Lead you will have accountability for the execution of the operational plan through a just safety culture and effective organisation of both Gatwick's and partner teams

What will you do?

Maintaining the Airfield Status in line with the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) and promulgation of NOTAMs
Providing leadership to the Airfield Operations team driving a high performance culture aligned to the organisational values.
Working with the Aerodrome team to ensure the safe throughput of aircraft movements by liaising with the necessary stakeholders preparing and disseminating necessary airfield, aviation and operational inform
The continuous improvement and development of people and processes to meet business and customer requirements.
Minimising disruption to the airfield, maintaining runway and airfield availability, including winter and adverse operational performance.

Do you have what we're looking for?

Experience of working in a leadership position within a safety focused service delivery environment
Knowledge and understanding of airfield and aircraft ground and flight operations, and in particular licensing and safeguarding activities
Experience in delivering improvements across a team
Sound commercial understanding
Exposure to Crisis management events.
Bias for action with a strong performance orientation.
Strong decision maker effectively driving change and continuous improvement.
Good resilience, being able to adapt well in the face of potentially challenging scenarios.
Personally driven, energetic, self motivating individual.
Good communicator
The ability to complete Advanced Operational courses including fire arms and airfield driving

**What's it like to work here?
**Our employees tell us that working here is something special. Everyone is looking to deliver what matters to our passengers. There is so much that makes air travel possible. No day is like another. Our employees enjoy a range of personal, health andfinancial benefits, including annual leave and high street discounts. We offer a performance-based bonus scheme and our people can request professional training to support them to Grow with Gatwick

We want our people to reflect our local community and the passengers we serve. We know we are all at our best when we feel comfortable and included.

We want our people to feel like they can be who they want to be at work, and we work hard to provide themwith the respect and flexibility to do so.

We aim to be an equitable, diverse, and inclusive employer. We encourage and support our people to be their best. We seek different perspectives that redefine what's possible. Together we are a team.