Operational Readiness & Transition Lead - UK Travel

Vanderlande Industries United Kingdom Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Aviva Medical Cover

Wellbeing membership (YuLife)

Cycle to work scheme

Pension with Aviva

Job summary

Vanderlande is seeking an Operational Transition Manager for London Heathrow, with regular travel across the UK and Ireland. The role focuses on planning and delivering transition activities, creating training materials, and ensuring readiness across airports.

The candidate will manage operational risks, produce performance reports, and drive closure reports and lessons learned, while promoting safety and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Airport baggage handling knowledge and operational understanding.
• Ability to travel across UK & Ireland with a valid licence.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience delivering end-user FIT training.
• Ability to transform raw data into clear actionable documents or dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Identify project benefits, deliverables, operational impact, and deadlines with project team and stakeholders.
• Plan and oversee Operational Transition activities within budget and timescales.
• Create training material and deliver to operational teams at airports across UK & Ireland—and beyond.
• Prepare and present Operational Readiness communications to stakeholders.
• Identify operational risks and present mitigation options to stakeholders.
• Provide progress reporting to Project Manager and leadership.
• Take preventative actions to mitigate risks and avoid reactive responses.
• Support post Go-Live Reliability with monitoring and reporting.
• Prepare end of project closure reports and lessons learned.
• Support a safety-first culture in the working environment.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Airports/aviation knowledge

Communication skills

Training delivery

Data storytelling

Risk management

Difficult situations handling

Travel readiness

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Vanderlande is seeking an Operational Transition Manager for London Heathrow, with regular travel across the UK and Ireland. The role focuses on planning and delivering transition activities, creating training materials, and ensuring readiness across airports.

The candidate will manage operational risks, produce performance reports, and drive closure reports and lessons learned, while promoting safety and collaboration across teams.