Airfield Support Technician
Location: RAF Brize Norton Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3LX
Salary: £33,580 plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Mon–Fri, 37 hours per week
Ready to impact a better future?
As an Airfield Support Team Technician employed within our Airfield Support Team at RAF Brize Norton, you’ll help ensure the effective control, management and Technical Safeguarding of essential Air Traffic Management Equipment and maintain UHF Management Radio Equipment.
Your work will help ensure important Air Traffic Management (ATM) Equipment systems that support the Royal Air Force’s mission are not degraded. It’s a role with real purpose, where your contribution helps to maintain a safe operating environment for air systems and create a positive impact on the people and communities connected to the UK’s largest military airbase.
What you’ll do as an Airfield Support Team Technician
You’ll be entrusted to:
- Complete Air Traffic Management (ATM) Equipment Technical Safeguarding (iaw MAA RA 3136).
- Maintain, service, install and control Management Radio Equipment (MRE) and Crash Communications Public Address Systems, which supports the Station Crash Plan.
- Maintain and control all Station frequency allocations, renewals and updates, including liaison with the Air Radio Reserve Battlespace Management Team.
- Participation in Station Siting Boards, providing ATM Equipment Infringement, RADHAZ and Electromagnetic Interference advice.
- Progress for resolution when reported, all Air Traffic Management Equipment point-to-point network faults.
- Undertake Building Custodian duties for Ground Radio Installation buildings, including building/key control and site access arrangements.
- Assisting and collaborating with the RAF Battlespace Management Engineering role office to ensure a safe operating environment.
Special Features of the role
- Be willing and able to travel off site to complete MoD and RAF site checks and
specialist training courses; courses typically last one or two weeks.
- Be able to manage equipment inventories for MoD supplied equipment.
- Must implement and promote a “Zero Harm” open safety reporting culture where all individuals are willing and able to report any issue or event which they believe has or could potentially lead to a Safety risk.
- Notify the RAF and Serco management whenever deficiencies emerge that require their attention in respect of safety, risk and compliance.
- Deliver continuous improvement to ensure they drive for effectiveness, efficiency and improvements in the output and working environment.
- Shall perform other tasks which are reasonable and relevant to Serco and RAF Brize Norton as directed by the RAF and Serco management team
Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:
- Been SC cleared or have no problems obtaining it.
- GCSEs (or equivalent) in English, Mathematics, and a science subject.
- A Full UK Driving Licence (with less than 6 penalty points) and eyesight colour perception CP2 standard.
- Experience working in an airfield or aviation engineering environment — desirable, but not essential.
- Air Traffic Control Ground Radio communication systems or aircraft mechanical/avionics equipment maintenance experience.
- An ability to interpret, apply and implement MoD Legislation including Military Airworthiness Authority Regulatory Articles.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including use of all Office 365 Desktop Applications.
- The ability to complete a mandatory three-week Airfield Support Team training course at RAF Cosford.
This role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, which involves verifying your identity, employment history, nationality, and criminal record to meet government security standards. In addition, depending on the nature of the role, you may need to obtain formal Security Clearance (such as CTC or SC), which includes more detailed background checks on employment, criminal record, and financial history to ensure suitability for working in secure environments. Please note that UK residency requirements may apply for certain levels of clearance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.
Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
- Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays
- Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
- Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco‑managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
- Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
- Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
- Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.
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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.
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