Senior Operational Readiness and Change Manager
Location: Edinburgh, UK
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time
Pay: £65,000 + depending on experience
Highlighted points for this job
Senior role in operational readiness and change management
Responsibility for integrating major capital projects and operational changes
Requires significant experience in operational readiness in a safety-critical environment
Responsibilities include strategic stakeholder management and operational integration
The role requires the candidate to have been living in the UK for the last 3 consecutive years
About the role
Our overall mission is simple: to ensure happy passengers travel safely and on time. As Senior Operational Readiness, and Change Manager, you will hold senior accountability for ensuring major capital projects, operational changes and business transformation activity are safely, effectively and sustainably integrated into the live airport operation.
Joining our Airport Operations leadership team, you will act as the senior operational gateway for change, setting the ORAT strategy, governance and assurance approach for projects across the airport. You will influence project sponsors, delivery teams, airlines, ground handlers, regulators, suppliers and internal functions to ensure operational requirements are embedded from concept design through to activation, handover and benefits realisation.
This is a senior, airport-wide role with responsibility for building ORAT capability, leading cross-functional readiness activity and providing clear assurance to executive and capital governance forums. You will ensure that people, process, systems, assets, training, trials, contingency arrangements and stakeholder engagement are fully aligned before operational go-live, while protecting customer experience, colleague safety, regulatory compliance and operational resilience.
About the recruitment process
The recruitment process for this role will be comprised of 2 stages. The first stage will be a Teams call with our Head of Terminal Operations and a member of our operational team, to discuss your background, experience and interest in the role. For successful candidates, the second stage interview will be in person, with a task or presentation to be confirmed upon invite to interview, followed with some values and competency based questions.
Please note, depending on the volume of applications, the recruitment process for this role may change. We are committed to supporting diverse ways of thinking and working, so if you require adjustments in the recruitment process, please let us know on your application. You can find out more about our interview process here.
What you'll be doing
Senior ORAT leadership, governance and assurance
- Own and continuously improve the airport's ORAT framework, standards, governance model and readiness assurance approach for major
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