• Function title: Airport Operations Specialist
• Reference: NOC-NM-2023-AD/615
• Location: Brussels – Information about living in Brussels
• Nature of competition: Internal and external competition
• Applicable regulations: Staff regulations governing officials of the EUROCONTROL Agency
• Type of post: Administrator
• Job level: AD6-AD9 – Check salary simulations for the basic grade
• Generic job title: Expert
• Number of posts: 1
• Duration of appointment: 5 Year(s) – extension or conversion of the contract is possible – see “Useful information” section
• Security clearance: Security vetting may be required in accordance with the relevant EUROCONTROL security policies
• Directorate/Service: NMD/NOM/APT – Airports Unit
• Working arrangement: Hybrid work (remote and onsite)
• Competition publication date: 27/04/2023
• Competition closing date: 25/05/2023 (23:59 Brussels time)
• Reserve list: Applicable – See details in the “Useful information” section

Your team

Within the Network Management Directorate, the “Airports” Unit develops, validates and deploys airport safety, runway throughput, surface management and total airport management solutions.​

Your role

Your role will be to:

• Lead and/or contribute with operational expertise to strategic projects and activities in the area of the airport connectivity and technical and operational integration with the Network (Airport, CTR, TMA).
• Support the Single European Sky R&I projects and activities in the airport domain, with particular focus on services targeting increased airport cost effectiveness, punctuality, and performance.
• Identify and lead the support needed to local airports with the aim to improve network punctuality and performance.
• Keep an overall operational overview on on-going projects and activities, and identify potential operational synergies or inconsistencies and address them to the relevant parties (i.e. internal teams, stakeholders, etc).
• Contribute to the Network Manager digitalisation programme and its objectives with operational expertise.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders and related associations (i.e.. ACI EUROPE, IATA, CANSO, etc.).
• Carry out any other task in line with the main purpose of the job.

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

• University studies of at least 4 years in a relevant domain or university studies of at least 3 years plus 1 year relevant professional experience, or professional training of an equivalent level (e.g. ATCO).
• Internal candidates should go to page check on the intranet to see what level of in-house experience is considered equivalent to educational qualifications where appropriate.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in the airport environment (Airport, ANSP, Ground Handling).
• Experience in ATM services, ATC infrastructure or Airport Operations.
• Experience with digital innovation ideally in the airport domain (i.e. passengers forecast, auto detection systems on airports’ departures/ arrivals, etc) would be a definite asset.
• Stakeholder management skills.
• Strategic focus: you know how to align action with strategy.
• Networking: you know how to maintain and expand effective networks.
• Creativity and innovation: you apply new approaches.
• Managing change: you support the change process.
• Result focus: you seek to improve personal performance.
• Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment.
• Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach.
• The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For this particular job, candidates must be proficient users of English at level C1. The selected candidate will be required to become basic users of French at level A1 before the end of the probation period.
  The levels relate to the European-framework-reference Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR).

Useful information

• Applications will be accepted from nationals of EUROCONTROL Member States only.
• Duration of appointment: This is an appointment for a determined period of 5 Year(s). It could be extended up to a maximum of 9 years or converted into an undetermined contract.
• Internal candidates
  If selected, the person will keep their current type of appointment duration (undetermined or determined).
  The internal staff member with a determined contract will be offered, in principle, an appointment for 5 Year(s) with a maximum total duration of 9 years.
• The successful candidate shall be appointed at the grade set out in this vacancy notice, or if a group of grades has been published for a job level, in principle at the basic grade of the published job level.
• In case of reserve list: Suitable candidates, however not selected to fill the post, will be placed on a reserve list for similar functions. The period of validity of reserve list is 1 year from the closing date of applications .
• Information on salary and benefits can be found on our Careers site
• EUROCONTROL is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality and diversity. In the event of equal merit, preference may be given to the applicant from the under-represented diversity characteristics in order to complement diversity of teams and rebalance the workforce.
• Candidates should go to our Careers site and read the tips on how to apply.