Head of Scheduling and Slots - Heathrow, United Kingdom - British Airways

British Airways
British Airways
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Heathrow, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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This is a key time to be joining British Airways as we Build a Better BA.

We take huge pride in our past - but we're looking to the future as an airline that loves embracing the best of modern Britain.

Our country's creativity, diversity, style, wit and warmth are the same special qualities that make us who we are.

If you're made of the same qualities as us, you could soon be part of the next chapter of our story.

Together as one team, we're connecting Britain with the world and the world to Britain like no one else


This role leads the scheduling and slot planning teams to build schedules that are cost effective, operationally robust and protect our slot portfolio.


The schedule development process has centre stage in transforming the end to end process, enabling accurate planning of people and operations.

The schedule design needs to support both the drive for improved 'On Time Performance' and utilisation of our aircraft assets.


Building feedback loops is important to ensure the schedule is integrated into the wider planning process and where necessary adapts to the latest formation.


Your success will depend on analytical capability, leadership skills and excellent relationship building across the many areas of the business that the schedule touches.


Skills / capabilities

  • Ability to influence to director / COO level and externally with HAL/ACL
  • Strong analytical skills to interpret and challenge the outputs of complex analyses, ensuring findings and recommendations are robust
  • Excellent people management, organisational, teamworking and project management skills
  • Demonstrates resilience, and works calmly and effectively under constant time pressures, always seeking to maintain exemplary standards.

Qualifications / experience

  • Numerate degree or equivalent numerical proficiency, proven in a similar role
  • Excellent understanding of the endtoend schedule planning and schedule clearance process
  • In depth knowledge of overall airline planning process across engineering, crewing, ground resourcing commercial, the IATA slot management process and airport planning
  • Understanding of BA network and fleet, markets and competitors
Our Corporate and Support roles come with big potential to make your mark on our business.

The airline industry changes so fast that we're constantly evolving and finding new ways to impress customers and get ahead of our competitors.

If you're an innovator and brave and bold, you will be in your element at British Airways.


Your impact on British Airways will be rewarded with a competitive rewards package plus the opportunity to develop and progress your career in many directions.


Not only will you have the chance to further your career development within BA, you'll have access to our competitive reward and benefits package.

This includes core company paid benefits such as a Defined Contribution pension scheme, generous Life Assurance cover and a whole host of options to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

You can also sign up for a range of voluntary benefits such as Private Medical cover, Dental and Critical Illness cover, Technology Scheme, Cycle to Work and Electric Car Scheme.

And of course, you'll be able to enjoy the benefit of staff travel as soon as you join us

We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity at British Airways. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job.

However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.


  • N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities_
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