Birmingham Airport: what jobs are currently on offer?

It’s been a hectic few weeks at airports across the UK, including Birmingham, where an increase in customer demand with Covid restrictions easing and low staff numbers resulting in lengthy security queues.

Many passengers have raised issues with some being forced to queue outside the terminal and reports of people even missing their flights.

And Birmingham Airport has admitted it has had issues with staff shortages. They have initiated a recruitment campaign and are currently training up new staff. There also many other vacancies you can still apply for, including a customer experience ambassador.

Al Titterington, Terminal Operations Director for Birmingham Airport, said: “The cause of the problem is this: having spent the past two years running at about 30% of pre-pandemic volumes, we reduced staff numbers accordingly. Now we have a sudden return of people wanting to fly but we don’t yet have the right numbers of security officers to check everyone through as quickly as we or they would like at peak times.”

The airport began a recruitment drive in November 2021. New security officers are expected to be on duty soon after completing training.

So with staffing issues still affecting the airport, we’ve had a look at the latest jobs on offer at Birmingham Airport if you fancy working at the UK’s seventh largest airport.

Latest roles with Birmingham Airport

Sustainability Assistant

Job description: Reporting to the Sustainability Specialist the Sustainability Assistant will work closely with and support the wider Sustainability Team and is responsible for protecting the reputation of Birmingham Airport and positively engaging with local communities and industry partners. The role will have a specific focus on recording, investigating and responding to aircraft noise and track-keeping enquiries and the further development of Birmingham Airport’s efforts to minimise its impact on neighbouring communities. The role holder will provide ad hoc support as required across the other functions within the Sustainability Team, which covers all areas of Birmingham Airport’s Sustainability Strategy.

Salary: £27,645, contractual hours: 37

See more about the role, here.

Senior Projects Engineer

Job description: The role is responsible for managing the engineering and technical aspects of a range of Terminal, Estate and Airfield projects to deliver the strategic aims and objectives that align to the Birmingham Airport Master Plan. To do this role successfully, the jobholder will need to be able to lead, work independently, communicate a vision and negotiate. The role requires a person who understands project engineering, technical standards, development, implementation and delivery through a disciplined gateway and commercial processes.

The role holder will be required to apply best practice in the field of project engineering and engineering management with a sound working knowledge of Construction Design Management (CDM) 2015, Safe Working Procedures, NEC Contract management and administration particularly Works Information and Employers Requirements..

The objective is clear articulation of engineering requirements, safe, on time on budget delivery of capital works.

Salaryup to £50,000 DOE

Hours: 37

Visit the website, here, to see more details about the role.

Senior Projects Engineer

Job description: Responsible to the Head of Security, reporting through the Security Operations Manager, Security Duty Managers and Lane Performance Supervisors, to perform aviation security duties at Birmingham Airport, in conformity with the National Aviation Security Programme and Security Local Operating Procedures. This role reflects the exceptional customer service skills required to ensure that passengers, staff and crew have a safe, secure and efficient passage within an efficient and friendly environment.

Main duties include to control access into restricted areas of the Airport, and to carry out security ID and boarding card checks and physical searches to a minimum of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) standards of all persons and articles carried, requiring access through the Security Checkpoints.

Visit the website, here, to see more details about the role.

Controls Engineer

Job description: Reporting to the Engineering Manager Baggage and the Controls Manager to implement the provision of a safe, cost effective, reliable and efficient Controls Engineering service across the airport site including relevant client roles in minor projects.

Salary: up to £43,659 per annum.

To see more details about the job, visit the airport’s website, here. Visit the Birmingham Airport website to see the latest job opportunites.

Salary: £10.85 per hour

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