Safety is at the heart of what we do and who we are – every one of us has a part to play in ensuring our operational, physical, cyber and personal safety every day.

We have a variety of functions to ensure we are safe in everything we do; whether that be setting safety strategy, monitoring safety performance, ensuring our health, safety and wellbeing practices are first class, or protecting our business from physical and cyber security threats.

Our business is undergoing a significant and exciting period of technological change and our people are critical to the delivery of this transformation.

Whether it be ensuring our people practices and processes enable the delivery of our vision and support colleagues in achieving their full potential or examining human behaviour to optimise safety, performance and reliability, we have a variety of exciting opportunities to learn new skills in this area.

Our organisation requires careful financial management; balancing business needs, commercial vision and operational requirements enabled by data-driven decision making, to support delivery of our future ambitions.

Our Finance and Analytics roles will provide good insight into the processes and practices underpinning an effective and sustainable business.

Our Engineering and Technology areas are where the future of Air Traffic Management solutions come to life – and where we bring new ideas and improvements to existing technologies.

These are delivered through a variety of programmes, covering a spectrum of activity from research and development through to transition and deployment.

Studying Mathematics can often be highly theory based and sometimes lacking real life context, so when searching for a university placement, I was looking for a role that used the skills I had gained throughout my education within an interesting context. 

I’ve always had an interest in pursuing a career in the aviation industry, and having spoken to past placement students about how beneficial the Early Careers Scheme is at NATS, it was a no brainer for me to apply.  

Safety is at the heart of what we do and who we are – every one of us has a part to play in ensuring our operational, physical, cyber and personal safety every day.

We have a variety of functions to ensure we are safe in everything we do; whether that be setting safety strategy, monitoring safety performance, ensuring our health, safety and wellbeing practices are first class, or protecting our business from physical and cyber security threats.

Our business is undergoing a significant and exciting period of technological change and our people are critical to the delivery of this transformation.

Whether it be ensuring our people practices and processes enable the delivery of our vision and support colleagues in achieving their full potential or examining human behaviour to optimise safety, performance and reliability, we have a variety of exciting opportunities to learn new skills in this area.

Our organisation requires careful financial management; balancing business needs, commercial vision and operational requirements enabled by data-driven decision making, to support delivery of our future ambitions.

Our Finance and Analytics roles will provide good insight into the processes and practices underpinning an effective and sustainable business.

Our Engineering and Technology areas are where the future of Air Traffic Management solutions come to life – and where we bring new ideas and improvements to existing technologies.

These are delivered through a variety of programmes, covering a spectrum of activity from research and development through to transition and deployment.

I’m currently studying a Masters in Risk and Safety Leadership as part of my apprenticeship with NATS, working within the Regulatory Compliance team. My time at NATS has given me lots of opportunities to delve into several different projects, including drone legislation!

As much as Uni looked like a laugh, I was a bit tired of being sat in a classroom and wanted to get my foot into full-time employment, plus getting paid to gain the same qualifications is always a bonus!

I applied to NATS because I knew I didn’t want to go to university. Instead, I applied to three different companies for engineering apprentice roles and after receiving offers from two, I ultimately decided that NATS was the best option for me.  

My time working here has been fantastic and I've been particularly impressed with how supportive and helpful NATS people are.  It has made my transition from leaving the military a seamless and positive experience.