Facility and Environment Assurance Lead

As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

This originality has been in our blood since day one. It’s the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues.

So, whether you are a reassuring voice on the end of a phone, a smile at the door, under a wing keeping the turbines spinning or landing us gently in far-flung places, a job at British Airways is yours to make.

We know great things can happen when you’re inspired to think big and bring your ambition to work every day, which is why, at British Airways the sky is never the limit.

Great journeys require first-class aircraft. That’s why we’ve our world class engineering function is so important to the British Airways customer experience. On our team, you get to work in unrivalled facilities on one of the most diverse fleets around: 300 aircraft from 747s (the 'queen of the skies') to new A320neos and A350s. Get ready to push your engineering skills to ensure our customers fly in the safest, most reliable aircraft in the skies.

In return for keeping our fleet at the forefront of the sector, you’ll receive great rewards and lots of scope to develop your engineering skills and progress your career.

The role:Facility and Environment Assurance Lead

An opportunity has arisen for a Facility and Environment Assurance Lead working within the Facilities and Supply Chain team at British Airways Maintenance Glasgow. The role leads the assurance of facility and environmental compliance, ensuring safe, sustainable, and fully compliant operational performance.

What you’ll do

• Day-to-day interface between all service partners, ensuring agreed service levels are achieved
• Maintain all aspects of the environmental management system and facility compliance, through audit activity and investigation
• Maintain all aspects of the environmental management systems, assuring compliance through audit activity and investigation
• Provide specialist support and guidance for the business to enable the continual development of a positive & proactive sustainability culture
• Provide detailed analysis of data to enable development of business Environmental strategies
• Deliver internal Environmental related training to meet regulatory and business needs.
• Provide interface between compliance teams within British Airways and all other customer and suppliers
• Identify potential improvement opportunities within contracted services
• Review and prioritise all reactive works requests, to maintain optimum business performance
• Manage finance and purchasing process to ensure all contracted services are paid and receipted in a timely manner
• Collate and analyse FM and Equipment related data to support business strategic goals & measures
• Project manage local new works to ensure delivery on time and within budget

What you’ll bring to British Airways

• Financial and budget management skills
• Utilise best business practices to identify opportunities to reduce operating cost
• Respond to emergency situations or other urgent issues involving the facility
• Contract management
• Fully conversant with Microsoft office tools in order to generate practical reports and databases
• Good verbal and communication skills with a keen attention to detail

Your experience

• Bachelor’s degree in an Environmental or FM discipline, or equivalent (essential)
• IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management, or equivalent (essential)
• IOSH working safely, or equivalent (desirable)
• Accredited Lead Auditor qualification (desirable)

What we offer:

We believe that all the people who work with us should feel valued for the part they play. It’s one of the reasons our rewards go far beyond a competitive salary.

From the day you join us, you’ll get access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights. You’ll also receive up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family.

At British airways you’ll have the chance to take on new challenges and move forward in a way that feels right for you. We encourage all those who work for us to consider opportunities right across our business to help you develop and progress.

We never stand still, and we don’t expect our people to either.

We recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity, and identity to work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to be part of our journey to become a Better BA.

At present, British Airways Maintenance Glasgow are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.

Candidates must have a Right to Work and live in the United Kingdom to be considered for this position.