easyJet
Operations Schedule Planning Officer
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Job Description
- Req#: 15936
When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. Join us and you’ll be able to play a big part in the success of our highly successful, fast-paced business that opens up Europe so people can exercise their get-up-and-go. With over 300 aircraft flying over 1000 routes to more than 30 countries, we’re the UK’s largest airline, the fourth largest in Europe and the tenth largest in the world. Flying over 80 million passengers a year, we employ over 13,000 people. Its big-scale stuff and we’re still growing.
We are looking for an Operations Schedule Planning Officer to join our Operational Planning team. This role reports to the Operations Schedule Manager and supports the design of the commercial flight schedule by ensuring it is safe, operationally feasible, and cost-efficient. The role will work closely with Scheduling and Operational teams, leading the coordination of future schedule activities.
What you’ll be doing:
In this role, you will coordinate the safety processes for new routes and network points, validate production schedules, and ensure compliance with safety standards. You will test and assess future network scenarios, validate commercial fleet plans, and design crew pairing frameworks to manage legality, fatigue, and reliability. Your responsibilities include influencing operational resilience, coordinating non-standard activities such as nightstops, crew slipping and new aircraft types, and owning Operational Readiness change cycles (ORP’S) as required. You will also review and respond to schedule-related safety reports, gather operational feedback, and drive continuous improvement through research and development of new operational initiatives.
What you’ll need to do the role:
The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for understanding and interpreting data, using insights to recommend changes and improvements to schedule builds. Meticulous attention to detail is essential, along with a good working knowledge of Excel and the Microsoft Office suite. Experience in stakeholder management and operational planning is highly desirable. The candidate should be able to work with data to drive business initiatives and enhance operational performance, with excellent planning, organisation, and project management abilities. A creative approach to data visualisation and presentation is also crucial for success in this role. Experience in Pairings Optimisation, OTP forecasting tools, MS SQL Studio and Tableau is desirable.
What you’ll get in return
> Competitive base salary
> Up to 20% bonus
> 25 days holiday
> BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes
> 5% pension
> Life Assurance
> Flexible benefits package
> Excellent staff travel benefits
Location & Hours of Work
This full-time role will be based in Hangar 89, London Luton Airport, and will be 40 hours per week. We support hybrid working and spend 3 days per week in the office.
About easyJet
At easyJet our aim is to make low-cost travel easy – connecting people to what they value using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.
It takes a real team effort to carry over 90 million passengers a year across 35 countries. Whether you’re working as part of our front-line operations or in our corporate functions, you’ll find people that are positive, inclusive, ready to take on a challenge, and that have your back. We call that our ‘Orange Spirit’, and we hope you’ll share that too.
Apply
Complete your application on our careers site.
We encourage individuality, empower our people to seize the initiative, and never stop learning. We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates.
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About the company
EasyJet plc is a British multinational low-cost airline group headquartered at London Luton Airport.
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