The Aerodrome Compliance Coordinator assumes a critical role in implementing the Airside Works Plan, contributing to the strategic management of work schedules. Collaborating with your team, you will all play a pivotal role in ensuring the execution of safety restrictions across the Airfield.
 

The core duty of this role involves initiating technical and physical safeguarding of cranes and drones within Heathrow. Ensuring unrestricted airside operations and optimal flight safety. You will control these activities through the administration of Airside Works Permits and the facilitation of meetings with both internal and external stakeholders.
 

Please be aware this is a Monday to Friday business hours role so will not attract shift allowance.

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Planning of Airside works to minimise conflicts with persons, vehicles, equipment and aircraft engaged in day to day operational activities.
Chairing works programme meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
Reviewing and approving Airside works permits, including method and risk, ensuring works are planned and conducted in a compliant and safe manner in line with current HAL/EASA policies and procedures.
Reviewing and approval of applications for cranes and high-lifting equipment.
Reviewing and approval of all drone flight applications.
Auditing of internal and external contractors for quality and compliance to Heathrow policies & procedures and legal & statutory regulations.

Ability to communicate and build relationships with stakeholders to manage ambiguity & influencing skills.
Current UK driving licence holder, capable of securing an Airfield driving permit.
Excellent planning skillset, able to organise and prioritised complex and interlinked workload.
Excellent English language skill and computer literacy to include Microsoft Word, Excel and Teams.

These skills are desirable:

Understanding of aviation regulation to appreciate an understanding of airlines’ business models, their drivers, and challenges.
Experience of working in an Airside Operations environment.

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and come home buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there’s no place like Heathrow.

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you’ll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.

Working location

This is an airport-based position. Every day, you will play a critical role in helping us to give our passengers the best airport service in the world.

Sustainable Travel to work

Heathrow’s Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work, and through our diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.