Operations Schedule Planning Officer - 9 Months FTC

INTRO

We are easyJet – a FTSE 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 working with data, operational planning, scheduling or

business planning activities.

 Enjoy analysing complex information and turning insights into practical

recommendations.

 Can build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and

influence decision-making.

 Thrive in a fast-paced environment where attention to detail is

critical.

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

THE TEAM

The Operations Schedule Planning team sits within Operational Planning and plays a vital role in shaping easyJet’s future flying programme. Working closely with Scheduling and operational teams across the business, the team ensures that our commercial flight schedules are safe, operationally feasible and cost efficient.

As part of this team, you will help coordinate future schedule activities, support operational readiness and contribute to the development of resilient schedules that deliver a great experience for our customers and colleagues.

THE ROLE

As an Operations Schedule Planning Officer, you will support the design and validation of easyJet’s future flight schedules, ensuring they are operationally achievable, compliant and efficient. Working closely with Operations Schedule Analysts and operational stakeholders, you will help translate performance modelling outputs into practical solutions that support safe and reliable operations.

Key responsibilities include:

 Coordinating new route and new network point safety processes.

 Testing and validating future network scenarios and schedule

feasibility studies.

 Supporting schedule validation activities, ensuring safety compliance

and agreeing mitigation plans where required.

 Designing and maintaining crew pairing frameworks to support legality,

fatigue management, efficiency and reliability.

 Assessing and influencing line of flying design to improve operational

resilience and reduce disruption costs.

 Validating future fleet plans to ensure operational feasibility.

 Providing operational stakeholders with the schedule data they need to

support readiness and planning activities.

 Coordinating non-standard operational activities, including night

stops, crew slipping and the introduction of new aircraft types.

 Reviewing and responding to schedule-related safety reports.

 Gathering operational feedback and supporting improvements in future

schedules.

 Researching and developing initiatives that enhance operational

performance and drive continuous improvement.