Airport Operational Engineer - Heathrow

NATS; West Devon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

NATS, the UK's leading air navigation service provider, is seeking an engineer to provide essential services at Heathrow Airport. The role includes maintaining Air Traffic Control systems, managing planned and corrective equipment maintenance, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have a professional engineering qualification, strong understanding of safety-critical systems, and the ability to work flexible hours in a 24/7 operational environment.

Qualifications

• Professional engineering qualification to Higher National Certificate (Level 4 or SQF Level 7) in Electronics, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience in a relevant transferable environment such as ATSEP.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform maintenance on Air Traffic Control systems.
• Supervise Airport Maintenance Engineers and ensure compliance with company management system.
• Conduct post-incident procedures for safety-related events.

Skills

Team player

Flexible approach

Understanding of safety critical systems

Education

Professional engineering qualification (HNC Level 4 or SQF Level 7)

Job description

NATS is the UK's leading air navigation service provider, handling over 2.4 million flights each year. We provide air traffic control services from two control centres and at airports around the UK. We also provide a wide range of commercial products and solutions internationally. Our people are at the heart of our purpose to advance aviation and keep the skies safe.

Job Purpose:

NATS can offer an exciting and unique opportunity providing engineering services at Heathrow Airport, working closely with the airport to ensure critical Air Traffic equipment is available for operational use and responding to failures to limit any prolonged downtime
You will be a focal point for planned and corrective maintenance management on a range of operational engineering systems and functions

Duties include:

• Plan and carry out planned and corrective maintenance on a range of Air Traffic Control systems.
• Prioritise faults and or direct engineering resources towards a safe and expeditious restoration of service
• Make operational decisions; provide guidance, specialist advice and assistance.
• Maintain clear and accurate records for all activities where required
• Fully brief Air Traffic Control and other engineering staff, supervise Airport Maintenance Engineers and contractors ensuring compliance with NATS Management System
• Maintain own Competency Ratings and ensure any concerns are reported to the Engineering Manager
• Conduct post incident procedures to aid the provision of Incident Reports in the event of a safety related event
• Expected to work on a variety of equipment and interfaces across the airport. The range of equipment would be across the Communications, Navigation, Surveillance, and Information domains

Qualifications:

• Professional engineering qualification to Higher National Certificate (Level 4 or SQF Level 7) as a minimum Electronics, Telecommunications or Computer Science or other relevant Engineering discipline

In lieu of the above qualifications the candidate will be required to demonstrate one of the following alternative criteria:

1. Relevant lower-level engineering qualifications such as an Apprenticeship coupled with demonstrable engineering experience in a relevant field (May include but not limited to: RAF, Navy, Rail, other Safety Critical environment)
2. Evidence of substantial experience gained in a relevant transferable environment (such as ATSEP) gained over a significant period
3. Experience of supporting systems and equipment like those used by ANSP's such as RAF, Navy, Rail, other Safety Critical environment, and experience in maintenance engineering on this type of equipment.

• Demonstrate an understanding of safety critical systems and the impact they may have within our operational environment
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Flexible approach and attitude and ability to work unsupervised
• Willing to be a Team player and support others where required

Please be aware should you be offered the role you will be required to undertake and pass a colour vision assessment prior to starting.

Outer London weighting allowance of £3,003.23, and once suitably qualified to join the roster, an unsociable hour's payment of £8,702.44 per annum.

You will be part of a 24/7 operational roster where you will work a mix of Early, Late & Night shifts.

We are proud to offer a fantastic total reward package to help you thrive both personally and professionally - for more information on what NATS can offer you please visit - Why NATS? - NATS'

If you share our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe - we would like to hear from you whatever your age, sex, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, visible or invisible disability. Individuals that bring different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds help us be at the forefront of our industry.