Safety Transformation Graduate Scheme

Overview

NATS is the UK\’s leading Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP). Every year we handle 2.6 million flights and keep 250 million passengers safe whilst in UK airspace. We provide air traffic management (ATM) services to 15 airports in the UK as well as providing these services around the world spanning Europe, Middle East, Asia, and North America. We\’re shaping the future of ATM through our focus on \’advancing aviation and keeping the skies safe\’ and believe that the size and diversity of our business makes us an exciting choice for undergraduates considering their future careers. Safety is at the heart of what we do and who we are – every one of us has a part to play in ensuring operational, physical, cyber, and personal safety every day. As a corporate function our team looks at generating Safety Performance analysis for all our units – developing and maintaining Dashboards, identifying and monitoring trends, configuring and delivering improvements to our reporting tools as well as generating company safety reports.

What will the DEG Scheme involve?

This 2-year programme will be based at our Head Office in Whiteley or in our Air Traffic Control Centre in Swanwick; we have adopted \’agile working\’ which will enable you, where possible, to have the opportunity and flexibility to work in our modern office facilities as well as at home. Working in Safety Transformation provides a fantastic career opportunity to develop safety and analytics related skills while working in a multi-disciplinary environment. It will provide the opportunity to be part of a team leading the integration of new airspace users into UK airspace, in collaboration with colleagues in NATS, with government, industry and other ANSPs around the world.

Typically, you will be involved in:

• Identification of business risks and opportunities
• Creation of market intelligence through horizon scanning of market trends
• Support the team\’s understanding and influence of international regulation and policies
• Support the setting of strategy for internal developmental activities, including Research & Development

We welcome applications from STEM disciplines, who can demonstrate an interest in keeping our skies safe, maintaining our excellent safety record and implementing the next generation safety measures.

Why choose NATS?

You\’ll be working at the heart of our organisation, alongside other graduates, undergraduate students and professionals. You\’ll gain valuable insight into our business and make a tangible contribution to our success. We are committed to your personal and professional development and will help you achieve your goals.

Your placement experience will be unique to you so you can build on the knowledge you have gained at university. We are committed to your personal and professional development and – with the support of our skilled advisors – will help you achieve your goals.

What are we looking for?

We\’re looking for driven, proactive and committed individuals who will embrace the challenging targets that we\’ve set ourselves over the next few years. One thing is clear to us; we can only achieve these targets through our people. We\’ll be leading the way technically, operationally, commercially, and politically and you can help us shape the future. You will have the ability to produce well documented, high quality technical work, and judge when work is of a sufficient standard. Effective communication and presentation skills to peers and managers. You will be a clear thinker, who can work within a team, communicate with other team members, and also work independently, where required, to a project timescale.

Additional vacancy information

If you\’ve applied and have met the minimum requirements for our scheme, you will be invited to complete a variety of online tests. If you are successful in passing this stage, you may have the opportunity to attend one of our virtual assessment centres.

Whats in it for you?

Competitive salary – £31,000 per annum + £1,000 welcome bonus. 28 days of holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays. Market-leading defined contribution pension scheme. For more information on the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site for early careers information. Youll also need to pass NATS pre-employment security clearance checks. Please note that NATS reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.

Diversity and Inclusion at NATS

We celebrate the diversity of our colleagues. We thrive because we are all brilliantly different yet united in our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe. 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. We want you to be able to perform at your best, so please email if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments.