Summary

•    Emergency Preparedness Manager 
•    Permanent & Secondment opportunity 
•    Based at Manchester Airport
•    Competitive salary plus 6% pension contribution
•    We are proud to be a diverse employer, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds

Why MAG?

Every year, Manchester Airport connects over 28 million passengers with more than 200 destinations across the globe. As the fourth largest airport in the UK, Manchester is also in the top 20 airports in Europe. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, Manchester Airport supports over 19,000 jobs onsite and generates around £7.75bn each year for the region. 
 
At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive.

 You’ll also have access to some great benefits including: 

•    6% company contribution pension 
•    24 days holiday plus bank holidays 
•    Free parking 
•    Subsidised public transport 
•    Huge range of company discounts

The role

This role will be responsible for developing, managing, and maintaining the Airports Business Continuity and Emergency Plans to ensure compliance with regulations and deliver a safe and effective response to incidents.
 
The successful candidate will be working closely with the Business Continuity & Resilience Manager to actively promote and increase awareness of resilience with internal and external partners.
 
Other responsibility include:

•    The Airport’s Emergency Preparedness Manager will develop, manage, and maintain the Airport Emergency Plan.  Ensure compliance with regulations, deliver an effective emergency response, including all stakeholders, Airport Teams and local authorities.
•    Develop, publish, manage and implement an effective exercise programme for the airport, which supports the business continuity management system and meets all regulatory requirements for emergency planning, reducing impact and workload on operational departments where possible.
•    Attend external stakeholder meetings and provide input on behalf of the airport, such as the Local Resilience Forum and UKAEPG.
•    Support the continuous improvement of the Airports Command & Control structure.
•    Carry out debriefs and investigations as required, following an incident or exercise at the Airport.  This includes root cause investigation analysis, liaising with all internal and external stakeholders involved in the incident, liaising with regulators, and presenting findings and recommendations to the Manchester Airport Senior Leadership Team and Local Resilience Forum as required.
•    Actively promote and increase awareness of business continuity and emergency planning with internal and external partners as relevant.  This includes inputting into local safety forums and exploring opportunities for raising the profile of resilience. 
•    Manage Airport Business Continuity Plans and ensure that appropriate plans are in place for all areas of the operation, reviewed as appropriate and they remain current/readily accessible.
•    Provide proactive first line advice on emergency planning and business continuity and liaise and support managers in the development of appropriate processes and procedures, playbooks, and contingency plans.
•    Undertake any additional duties as required by the Business Continuity & Resilience Manager.

What will make you successful in the role?

We are looking for an enthusiastic Emergency Preparedness Manager with the ability to develop strong relationships with our key stakeholders, experience in delivering and developing exercises, knowledge and experience of multi-agency operations and interoperability, Technical skills including proficiency in Microsoft (word, excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Access)

Due to the nature of this role you must have resided in the UK for the past 3 years.

Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments

At MAG we believe in the importance of diversity & inclusion for all. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of our society. As such we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We’re also committed to well-being with a focus on mental health and supporting colleagues from underrepresented groups through our Colleague Resource Groups.

As a Disability Confident employer we are committed to creating an environment where candidates and employees can perform at their optimum. Please let us know if we can provide you with any reasonable adjustments to aid your application or interview process.

You can contact the team by emailing HR.Recruitment@MAGAirports.com

Our Colleague Resource Groups include: Women’s Network, Embrace - Race & Ethnicity Group, Fly With Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mental Health, Parent & Carers, Disabilities including neurodiversity