- Function title: Network Specialist (Airport Function/Aircraft Operator Liaison Officer)
- Reference: NOC-NM-2025-FCO/1034
- Location: Brussels
- The selected candidate must reside either at this location or within a reasonable proximity that allows for the satisfactory execution of their duties.
- Information about living in Brussels
- Nature of competition: Internal and external competition
- Applicable regulations: Staff regulations governing officials of the EUROCONTROL Agency
- Type of post: Operational Staff
- Job level: FCO5-FCO7 - Check salary simulations for the basic grade
- Generic job title: N1: (Operating) Specialist
- Number of posts: multiple
- Duration of appointment: Undetermined
- Security clearance: EUROCONTROL, NATO or EU Secret
- Directorate/Service: NMD/NOM/NMOC - Network Management Operations Centre
- Competition publication date: 23/10/2025
- Competition closing date: 20/11/2025 (23:59 Brussels time)
- Reserve list: Applicable - See details in the \"Useful information\" section
Your team
Within the Network Management Directorate, the Network Manager Operations Centre (NMOC) optimises traffic flows by constantly balancing capacity supply and demand while ensuring the safe and efficient operation of flights going to and over Europe.
The Network Specialist (N1: (Operating) Specialist) within NMOC is a key function which provides the flexibility to operate NMโs operational systems either in Flow Management, Flight Planning or in Airspace Data operations.
This function operates within the Flow Management operations by providing assistance to airports or airlines in optimising their use of available capacity taking into account the restrictions and limitations within the European network.
The role may evolve with the introduction of the new system, iNM, requiring adaptability and resilience.
Your role
Your role will be to :
- Coordinate effectively with airport operationsโ teams or airline operations/dispatchersโ team to negotiate optimal Air Traffic Flow & Capacity Management (ATFCM) solutions including identifying demand and capacity imbalances, negotiating improved capacity, and proposing rerouting, flights for exclusion or early arrivals.
Required qualifications, experience & competencies
Relevant studies or professional training to carry out the advertised tasks. Minimum 5 yearsโ recent experience in one of the 2 following ATS units: Airport operations (Airport Operations Centre (APOC) or Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM)). Airlines Operations (OCC or as Airline Dispatcher). Experience with NMOC softwares and systems. Experience in airport/airlines operations, processes and procedures. Experience with various systems used for airport slots (Online Coordination System (OCS) and Slots.aero). Understanding of airport slots coordination. Understanding of meteorological impact on airports. Understanding of relevant NM procedures and processes. This job requires physical skills and is subject to an internal vocational training which will lead to the awarding of a certification. This certification is subject to periodical validation. Problem solving: you anticipate and solve business problems. Communication: you are able to foster two-way communication. Result focus: you seek to improve personal performance. Customer focus: you know how to respond effectively to customer enquiries. This job is subject to combinations of shift duties with or without night duties. Physical aptitude to work in shift. Awareness of social impact of shift work and adaptability to shift work. Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment. Professional conduct in line with the corporate behaviours of the Agency, i.e. result-driven, readiness to change, customer focus, integrity and team-player approach. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. For this particular job, candidates must be proficient users of English at level C1. The selected candidate will be required to become, at least, a basic user of French at level A1/A2 before the end of the probation period.The levels relate to the European-framework-reference Common European Framework of References for languages (CEFR).