Senior Establishment Planning Officer

Senior Establishment Planning Officer

We are easyJet – a FTSE-100 listed, £multi-billion low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you're reading this, you have probably already been an easyJet customer, and you'll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange) travel brand in Europe.

We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We're on a mission to make low-cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you'll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe's best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

What makes us easyJet? Our Promise Behaviours – we are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. Four Behaviours. One Spirit. One easyJet.

Read on if you

Have experience in crew scheduling, planning or establishment, ideally within an EU planning environment

Enjoy working with data, numbers and complex problem-solving, and thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment

Can be in our fantastic Luton head office 3 x per week

The Team

The Establishment team sits within the Crew Planning team as part of the Operations Strategy & Planning department. You'll report to the Establishment Planning Manager and play a key role in developing and maintaining the crew Establishment plan, working cross-functionally with operations and commercial teams.

The Role

As Senior Establishment Planning Officer, you'll be responsible for planning and managing the crew Establishment plan to ensure optimum crew levels for our Operational Planning and Crew Planning functions. You'll oversee the associated financial budgeting process, ensuring our operation is safe, compliant and cost-efficient.

You'll manage and support Crew Establishment Officers, set tasks and provide day-to-day oversight. Your work will involve:

Administering the long-term Establishment plan and providing regular updates to stakeholders including Recruitment, Training, Flight Ops/Cabin Services, HR and Finance

Tracking and reporting actual FTE data vs. budget, highlighting deviations and enabling action plans

Overseeing key metrics to track crew performance and communicating insights to stakeholders

Managing crew attrition and adjusting plans as needed

Updating recruitment and training plans in line with operational needs

Planning and communicating temporary basing requirements

Developing and maintaining the crew leave plan and supporting the Crew Leave team

Producing country data packs for union and works council reporting

Forecasting and reporting on network and base crew block hour availability and productivity

Producing a five-year crew establishment plan aligned with business strategy

Supporting future schedule proposals and strategy

Building collaborative relationships with key stakeholders

Seeking process improvements to ensure tools and information flows are fit for purpose

What we're looking for

Educated to degree level or business equivalent

At least two years' operational experience in crew scheduling/planning or establishment, with knowledge of EASA FTL regulations and crew collective agreements

Strong analytical and numerical skills, with proven experience in MS Office (especially Excel) and practical database skills (e.g., MS SQL)

Excellent communication skills, able to present complex information clearly

Team player with a flexible attitude and ability to adapt to changing demands

Experience of financial budgeting and forecasting in a dynamic environment

Requirements of the Role

What you'll get in return

Up to 20% maximum bonus

Private Medical Insurance (PMI)

7% pension contributions

Excellent staff travel benefits

25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual credit towards an easyJet holiday

Various flexible benefits and extras

Practicalities

This full-time role will be based in Luton and will be 40 hours per week. We support hybrid working and we spend 60% of our time per month in the office.

Reasonable Adjustments

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