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.
The Safety Management & Oversight team is split into four areas of speciality: Safety Management System (SMS), Safety Oversight, Safety Performance and Regulatory Compliance. These sub-departments all interact to provide a detailed safety picture for the business and the NATS board.
What will the Industrial Placement (IP) Scheme involve?
This is a one-year scheme available to undergraduate students who are keen to gain industry insight during their penultimate year of university. This IP scheme will be based at our Head Office in Whiteley, near Fareham in Hampshire. However 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 Management & Oversight provides a fantastic career opportunity to develop safety related skills while working in a multi-disciplinary environment. It will provide the opportunity to be part of a team focussed on the development and delivery of a safe service to our ATC colleagues, Airline and Military Customers, and to the travelling public.
Within the SM&O team, you will have the opportunity to work with the teams that deliver:
- NATS Safety Management System, ensuring it meets the needs of the business, remains compliant with the ever-changing regulatory framework and delivers continual improvement. The SMS is being continually developed to include any new systems, processes and operations. This includes unmanned aircraft and new concepts to the industry.
- Safety Oversight, ensuring the necessary systems and actions are in place across NATS for us to provide independent safety oversight through the analysis and provision of safety performance data.
- Safety Performance, providing safety & quality performance and improvement data & analysis, across NATS.
- Regulatory Compliance, working across NATS to ensure compliance with DfT legislative and CAA regulatory requirements.
- They manage the Common Requirement Matrices which is one of the essential foundations of our certification as an air navigation services provider
Overall, as an IP in SM&O, you will form part of the team working to reduce the risk of safety accidents and incidents in civil aviation with a view to ensure public confidence in aviation transport. You will learn about the NATS safety management system with a focus on safety performance reporting, regulatory compliance as well our internal safety oversight.
Typically, you will be involved in
- Development of the NATS Safety Management System
- Working in multidisciplinary project teams to identify and manage hazards and risks.
- Production and analysis of safety performance reports
- Monitoring of compliance against legislation and regulation
- Supporting oversight activities carried out by NATS business areas.
Our current team comes from a wide range of backgrounds which provides us with diversity and a range of skills to leverage. We welcome applications from many disciplines, not just safety or technical related qualifications, who can demonstrate an interest in the technical and non-technical elements of safety management & oversight.
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.
You’ll also need to pass NATS pre-employment security clearance checks.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary - £ 21,300 per annum
- 28 days of holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays
- Market-leading defined contribution pension scheme
For more information on the benefits we offer, please visit https://www.nats.aero/careers/early-careers/
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. For more information on our commitment to diversity and inclusion, please visit: https://www.nats.aero/careers/why-nats.
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 earlycareers@nats.co.uk if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments.
