Airfield Flow Planner

Are you our next Flow Planner. We are looking for someone who can help us redefine what's possible for are our Aerodrome Operations team.

As part of our 'Grow with Gatwick' initiative you'll be provided with plenty of training and support to ensure you're developing and growing your career.

What's the role?

The Flow Planners are responsible for creating and executing the daily stand plan, a tactical challenge that maximises the use of our pier served stands, by fitting each aircraft into the appropriate sized stand.

As a Flow Planner you will monitor live air traffic movements and also tactically manage arrivals and departures to make pragmatic and effective decisions, being conscious of how this affects our Airlines, Handling Agents & Passengers, ultimately you will aim to deliver the best performance every day.

What you'll be doing?

• Executing the production and maintenance of the daily stand plan to deliver optimal use of stands, and maximise efficiency of ground movements,


• Dynamically manage arriving and departing aircraft to minimise inbound holding and pushback conflict.


• Monitoring the live operations to anticipate and / or react to disruption, adverse conditions or other unplanned events.


• Ensuring Gatwick Airport operates a just safety culture


• Producing operational data for analytical, investigatory and statistical purposes, identifying areas of improvement


• Acting as first contact for stakeholders for general 'Stand Plan' enquiries
  
  Friendly, enthusiastic and positive with a keen interest and willingness to learn and develop.


• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.


• Ability to build relationships across teams.


• Knowledge and understanding of airport operations


• Highly effective organisational skills and able to manage own workload.


• Ability to work unsupervised and deliver quality work across multiple tasks within required deadlines.


• The ability to deal with people in a positive and calm way. You'll be happy working as part of a team, and you'll be confident and open-minded when dealing with any issues.


• Motivated, with a can-do attitude, regardless of the challenges ahead


• Experience working in Airport Operations would be beneficial.
  
  Let's make time fly


Joining team Gatwick means growing your career with the world's most efficient single runway airport - where no two days are the same. You'll get the space and support to grow and develop your career with us. Together, we can succeed in creating an enjoyable and effortless experience for our passengers.

Creating an enjoyable and effortless passenger experience

Our passengers are at the heart of everything we do. We've grown from a small flying club to the UK's second largest airport - serving over 46 million passengers in 2019. We're focused on making the journey through the airport as quick and smooth as possible - for every passenger. If this is your kind of challenge, join our team as we rebuild and grow for our passengers, people and local communities.

Inside Gatwick

We're open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year - the airport is a city that never sleeps.
Here's just some of the things you'll really enjoy:

BENEFITS - Your payslip is only part of the pacakge. At Gatwick we offer you health, travel and financial benefits

IN THE ACTION - You'll have a backstage pass to all the action. We encourage you to explore the airport and shadow other teams.

GIVING BACK - You'll have two days every year to support a cause that's important to you and take part in our community programmes.

Grow your career with us

Joining team Gatwick means growing your career with the world's most efficient single runway airport - where no two days are the same. You'll get the space and support to grow and develop with us. Together, we can succeed in creating an enjoyable and effortless experience for our passengers.
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Our employees tell us that working here is something special and no day is like another. Our employees enjoy a range of personal, health and financial benefits, including:

• Performance-based bonus scheme


• High street shops and restaurant discounts


• Healthcare scheme


• Life and disability insurance


• Professional training to develop


• Discounted travel to work schemes


• Volunteer days


What it's like to work at London Gatwick?

At London Gatwick, our people are our biggest asset. We want our people to thrive and have the best experience while working with us. We know we are all at our best when we feel comfortable and included.

We are an organisation that places diversity, equity and inclusion at its heart. Our aim; to create a place where everyone belongs and has a voice, and we recognise we all play an important role in our success.