Emergency Preparedness Officer - Stansted Airport
Date: 3 Mar 2026
Location: London Stansted Airport, GB
Company: MAG
Summary
Business Continuity & Resilience Team
Permanent
Band 6 – £35,266 rising to £39,092 after probation
On-call allowance: £197/month (subject to eligibility)
40 hours, Mon–Fri | Hybrid (4 days office)
Location: London Stansted Airport
Why MAG?
Every year, London Stansted Airport connects 30 million passengers with more than 190 destinations across the globe. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, London Stansted Airport supports over 11,600 jobs onsite and generates around £7.75bn each year for the region.
You’ll also have access to some great benefits including:
• Flexible and generous company pension plan with various company contribution options (up to 10%) that you can change to suit your personal needs
• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free parking
• Subsidised public transport
• Huge range of company discounts
• 2 volunteering days per year
• Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Care Concierge service
The role
This is not a typical risk or admin role. You’ll join a fast-paced team keeping Stansted running during disruption—from incidents to VIP movements and global risks.
Resilience includes:
Business Continuity
Emergency Planning
Incident & Crisis Management
Risk & Governance
You may:
Prepare for incidents and exercises
Create briefings for senior leaders
Work across airport teams
Support live incident response
What You’ll Do:
Support resilience activity
Maintain risk and governance records
Produce reports and briefings
Assist audits and improvements
Support training and exercises
Contribute to incident response (on-call)
You’ll learn quickly, be proactive, and add value from day one.
Why Join This Team?
Fast-paced, varied work
Supportive team
Opportunity to drive change
Exposure to senior leaders
Hands-on incident experience
Ideal for someone seeking challenge and real-world resilience experience.
What will make you successful in the role?
We’re less interested in deep technical expertise, and more interested in how you operate.
This role would suit someone who is:
Proactive, adaptable and organised
Confident communicator
Delivers quality work at pace
Curious with a desire to learn
Calm under pressure
Team-focused
Experience in resilience, risk or operations is helpful but not essential—attitude and transferable skills matter most.
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