At Aquila Air Traffic Management Services (ATMS), we are dedicated to creating a workplace where innovation, collaboration, and excellence thrives. As a joint venture between NATS and Thales, we combine the expertise of leading air traffic control services and global systems integration to deliver cutting-edge solutions in air traffic management.
Join us in shaping the future of air traffic management, and together, we will elevate aviation safety and efficiency worldwide!
We're looking for an Infrastructure Refresh Change Coordinator to join our Refresh team and play an important role in refreshing the systems and infrastructure that underpin the UK's Military Air Traffic Management capability.
This is a great opportunity to contribute to nationally important work, helping ensure military air traffic control services continue to evolve in response to future operational demands. You'll help develop and coordinate infrastructure improvements that maintain resilience, enhance capability and support the long-term needs of our military aviation customers.
Working across Engineering, Customer Solutions, Service Delivery, Asset Management, Commercial, Finance and Procurement, you'll bring together people, information and priorities to support turning ideas into robust investment proposals and approved programmes of work.
Your core responsibilities will include:
Coordinating infrastructure refresh initiatives from initial concept through feasibility, option analysis, scope definition and governance approval.
Supporting the development of business cases, governance submissions and investment proposals that enable confident decision-making.
Maintaining a clear view of priorities, milestones, risks, dependencies, budgets and decisions across the Refresh portfolio.
Bringing together technical specialists, operational stakeholders and business functions to build alignment and move initiatives forward.
Ensuring approved refresh activity is clearly defined and ready for a successful transition into project delivery.
Identifying opportunities to improve Refresh planning, governance, reporting and ways of working.
This is a hands on role where you’ll contribute to meaningful work and play a part in helping the organisation achieve its objectives.
You’re an Infrastructure Refresh Change professional who contributes positively to your team and the wider organisation. You work collaboratively, adapt to different situations, and bring sound judgement to your work. You communicate clearly, build effective working relationships, and approach challenges with a practical, solutions‑focused mindset.
To be successful in this role, you’ll bring:
Relevant experience as an organised, proactive and collaborative professional who enjoys bringing structure to complexity and turning ideas into action.
Experience in engaging confidently with technical specialists, operational stakeholders and senior leaders, and you know how to translate complex information into clear plans and recommendations.
The ability to contribute to critical national aviation systems and to deliver outcomes with a tangible operational impact.
You also:
Promote Aquila’s Just Culture, reporting incidents, safety non-compliance, or potential issues in an appropriate and timely manner.
Consistently demonstrate behaviours aligned with Aquila’s core values and leadership behaviours in all actions and decisions.
Essential Criteria
Experience coordinating complex activities involving multiple stakeholders, teams or functions.
Strong planning, organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to maintain oversight of multiple workstreams.
The ability to analyse information and produce clear reports, recommendations and decision-support material.
Experience supporting project, change, engineering, operational or governance activities.
Commercial and financial awareness, including an understanding of budgets, forecasting and affordability.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a proactive and solutions-focused approach.
Desirable Criteria
Infrastructure refresh, asset management, service improvement or investment planning.
Business case development, option analysis or governance submissions.
Defence, aviation, engineering or another highly regulated operational environment.
Microsoft Project, Power BI or similar planning and reporting tools.
If you don’t meet every requirement but feel you have relevant experience, we’d still like to hear from you. We support flexible working arrangements and encourage applications from candidates seeking hybrid roles.
201 hours (approx. 27 days) annual leave + 1 Company Day to be used at Christmas (Excluding Bank Holidays) - Prorated for Part Time
Time off to volunteer (up to 3 days per annum)
Company Pension Plan (Aquila contribution = employee contribution + 1%, up to 7%)
Life Assurance (2x basic salary or up to 8x if in the pension scheme)
Income Protection
Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 support and counselling
Company paid Healthcare Cash Plan
Gain Share Incentive Plan (discretionary bonus)
Employee Assistance Programme
Through Aquila’s flexible benefits platform, you can tailor your package, including:
Additional Healthcare Cash Plan options
Option to add Private Medical Insurance cover
Buy or sell annual leave
Cycle to Work scheme
Discounts at high street retailers
Enhanced Maternity pay
Enhanced Paternity leave & pay
Enhanced Occupational Sick pay
Mental Health First Aiders
Recognition through Altair Award
Employee referral bonus
Due to the nature of the work that we do, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment. If approved by the MOD, a dual national from a Non-ITAR country may be considered. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance- United Kingdom Security Vetting – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Aquila ATMS is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds. Employment decisions are made fairly and without discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, or any other characteristic protected by law.
