Job Description

There's nothing quite like the buzz you'll feel when you're playing a crucial role at the heart of one of the busiest airports in the world. With more than 1,000 arriving and departing flights on a normal day, the Airside and Airspace Operations team works with customers and suppliers to ensure the safe, efficient and effective operation of the airfield and aircraft. Every day, you'll discover a world of fresh possibilities, when every decision taken has a real impact on the way our whole airport operates.


You'll join a high-performing team with a wide range of skills and a shared passion to make every journey better. You'll be part of a team that not only delivers a safe and efficient operation every day but is also at the cutting edge of innovation, crafting and delivering new technology and infrastructure. Whether your role is to improve process efficiency, monitor aircraft movements or oversee safety measures, you'll be vital to the continuing smooth running of our airport.



The Aerodrome Works Manager is responsible for overseeing the airside works approval process, and supporting the integration of airfield maintenance, transformation, and development projects into the airside environment through the Aerodrome Compliance Coordinators, whilst providing strategic management and development of the broader works schedule. The Post Holder oversees the management of technical and physical safeguarding of drones, cranes and tall construction equipment applying to be used within the vicinity of Heathrow Airport. Ensuring the integrity of the obstacle limitation and instrument flight protection surfaces is maintained to ensure air safety is not compromised. The Aerodrome Works Manager acts as a focal point for Airside Operations, providing specialist aerodrome safeguarding and works advice, including overseeing our aerodrome safeguarding duties to ensure we maintain compliance with CAA regulation. This includes the coordination for activities that protect our aerodrome safeguarded surfaces, such as tree lopping, as well as planning and facilitating our annual aerodrome safeguarding survey. The Post Holder must be technically competent, self-motivated and adaptable with the ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders at all organisational levels to provide maximum opportunity for airside work with minimal impact to the business.

Plan, coordinate, and manage airside and landside infrastructure projects. Oversee aerodrome safeguarding processes to protect operational integrity and airspace. Ensure all works comply with CAA/ICAO regulations and airport safety protocols. Liaise closely with airside operations, engineering teams, and external contractors. Support the long-term maintenance and development of critical airport infrastructure.

Strong knowledge of airside operations, including safety zones, access control, and operational impact management. Demonstrable understanding of aerodrome safeguarding, including obstacle limitation surfaces and protected areas. Excellent project management and communication skills. Ability to work effectively across departments and with external stakeholders.

There's something so special about working at the world's most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.


Every day, you'll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.


It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we're working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.


Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there's no place like Heathrow.

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we'll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we'll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you'll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions.

Working Location

Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow . Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You'll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.

Sustainable Travel to work

Heathrow's Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger - not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.