Airfield Operational Planner - London, United Kingdom - London Stansted Airport

London Stansted Airport

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London, United Kingdom

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Description

Date:24 Nov 2023

Location:
London Stansted Airport, GB

Company:

MAG

Summary
Airfield Operations Planner
Based at London Stansted Airport / Hybrid
Salary: £40,000£50,000k

Why
MAG?

Every year, London Stansted Airport connects over 28 million passengers with more than 190 destinations across the globe. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group,
MAG, London Stansted Airport supports over 11,600 jobs onsite and generates around £7.75bn each year for the region.
There is an exciting future ahead for London Stansted. Having already invested millions in the departure lounge and baggage system, last year we also secured approval for the next phase of growth, with permission granted to increase the airport's capacity from 35 to 43 million passengers per year.
We're all here on a journey ourselves, striving every day to help make air travel smoother, more seamless, connecting more people and goods with the world. As a team, we recognise the importance of what we do, supporting one another along the way. Together, we are the Journey Makers.
The role
The role

of our Airfield Operations Planner is responsible for collaborating with Service Delivery to support the Head of Operational Planning in the development of an operational plan for airfield, including stand/gate allocation, special events and airside bussing. This role will provide technical and analytical support to Airfield Control Managers (ACMs) and Airside Operations including seasonal modelling and sensitivity analysis. This role is pivotal to ensuring that any requirements or major events that deviate from the normal operation (eg, runway maintenance, resurfacing works, airbridge outages etc) are robustly planned. There will be a lot of collaboration in this role with Demand Forecasting, Resourcing Planning to Operational delivery teams and Command & control. There is a great opportunity to work with our insights team and help deliver continual improvement incentives across our planning process.

What will make you successful in the role?
To be successful in this position, you will need operational planning experience in a fastpaced industry, and ideally, similar experience of working in an operational organisation. Strong communication skills are pivotal, as there will be a lot of collaboration across departments, and relationship building will be key to your success. Ability of using and understanding insights/ data to inform planning decisions will be essential as this will help identify opportunities to improve operational planning processes. Strong organisational skills are necessary as you will need to ensure that any essential maintenance or compliance activities are built into the plan and can be undertaken with mínimal operational impact.