Aerodrome Certification Officer

Introduction

There’s nothing quite like the buzz you’ll feel when you’re playing a crucial role at the heart of one of the busiest airports in the world. With more than 1,000 arriving and departing flights on a normal day, the Airside and Airspace Operations team works with customers and suppliers to ensure the safe, efficient and effective operation of the airfield and aircraft.

Every day, you’ll discover a world of fresh possibilities, when every decision taken has a real impact on the way our whole airport operates.

The Aerodrome Certification Officer supports Heathrow’s compliance with national and international aviation regulations by assisting in certification activities and documentation management. The role involves coordinating with internal teams and external authorities to ensure safety, operational, and technical standards are consistently met. It also plays a key part in maintaining accurate records, tracking compliance, and supporting audit processes.

• Support the certification process by preparing, reviewing, and maintaining compliance documentation, manuals, and procedures. Assist in coordinating internal and external audits, certification inspections, and site visits.
• Monitor changes in aviation regulations and industry standards under the guidance of the Certification Manager.
• Liaise with airside operations, engineering teams, and contractors on certification requirements for infrastructure and operational changes.
• Act as an administrative point of contact for certification queries during the Certification Manager’s absence.
• Support multiple stakeholder engagement from Fuel to CAA by coordinating meetings, recording actions, and following up on deliverables. Monitor the closure of findings from inspections and audits.
• Prepare draft reports, presentations, and briefings for meetings with regulatory authorities and industry groups.

• 1–2 years of experience in aviation, aerodrome operations, regulatory compliance, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of aerodrome certification, safety regulations, or ground handling standards (e.g., ICAO Annexe 14, CAA CAP 168).
• Strong organisational and administrative skills with attention to detail.
• Good written and verbal communication skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and document management systems.

• Awareness of CAA 139/2014 requirements and the EU Ground Handling Directive.
• Familiarity with safety management systems (SMS) and compliance tracking tools.
• Experience supporting audits or inspections.

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there’s no place like Heathrow.

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work.

And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you’ll find everything you need for a…