NATS is the UK's leading air navigation service provider, handling over 2.4 million flights each year. We provide air traffic control services from two control centres and at airports around the UK. We also provide a wide range of commercial products and solutions internationally. Our people are at the heart of our purpose to advance aviation and keep the skies safe. Closing Date: 26/11/2025 £62,278.99 - £83,038.65 Please include a Cover Letter with your application. Job Purpose/Overview Support the development of requirements suitable to enable acquisition, working as part of programme or project teams, in accordance with the NATS-wide Requirements Management (RM) Methodology. Support the continuous improvement of the RM Methodology feeding back and implementing lessons learned from application. Other Duties Include Support the development of RM plans tailored to the needs of individual programmes or projects but in accordance with the NATS-wide RM Methodology to ensure a consistent, coherent and effective approach Support the implementation of RM strategies/plans in programmes or projects as allocated to ensure effective application of the desired approach Work with a programme/project team to develop solution-level requirements that are defined and clearly articulated through elicitation, analysis, and validation, ensuring that requirement definitions are complete, coherent, concise, comprehensible, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and verifiable Work with a programme/project team to develop solution-level requirements that align with the defined business needs (including affordability, safety, value and environmental considerations) so that the programme outcomes and/or project outputs can be delivered Work with a programme/project team to develop requirements that are fully aligned to, contextualised by, and supported by relevant architectural products to ensure coherency, traceability and clear understanding Support the continuous improvement of the RM Methodology, feeding back and implementing lessons learned from application to ensure the processes, tools and guidance continue to evolve and mature Complexity This role will involve coordination with a wide-range of differing stakeholders. Balancing differing interests and priorities while maintaining adherence to the processes such that the benefits can be delivered will require both strong technical skills and strong interpersonal skills. Autonomy The role will work largely as part of programme or project teams and the incumbent will usually work under a more senior RA. The incumbent must be able to work independently but also be able to coordinate the contributions of others. They will report to both the allocated programme or project manager, and the functional/line manager. Job Scope The role will require the incumbent to interact with a diverse range of stakeholders, and to support the identification, assessment and resolution of complex issues and interdependencies. The role will support planning work packages as part of broader programme and project plans, sometimes with significant ambiguity. The role is not operational; changes and issues will need to be managed in line with the overall goals and guidance/direction provided by the Head of EA and Requirements and the relevant programme or project managers. Essential Skills and Experience The job holder will have a numerate background; typically, they will hold a good honours degree in a relevant Engineering, Science, or Mathematics subject - or equivalent professional experience (applicants not holding the expected qualification but who have undertaken relevant lower-level qualifications/certifications in Engineering/Analysis, e.g. IIBA Diiploma or equivalent, and have demonstrable relevant experience will be considered) Understanding of the role and application of requirements analysis, requirements management, and architecture in the systems engineering lifecycle Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to quickly discern the critical facts amidst the noise, and avoid unnecessary complexity Strong verbal, listening, written and visual communication skills Strong organisational skills Able to build relationships and develop credibility with stakeholders quickly, with an aptitude for resolving conflict Collaborative and driven working style with a focus on delivering outcomes; able to work with limited supervision and in disparate multi-functional teams Experience of conducting or supporting requirements analysis and management activities for large and/or complex organisations and systems/service architectures is desirable Knowledge and experience of applying service orientation, ideally in the context of the ITIL service lifecycle will be beneficial Understanding of the air traffic domain and/or similar related domains and technologies will be beneficial • Experience of using Requirements Management tools, such as DOORS desirable. Understanding of the NATS operating environment and strategic intent / objectives is highly desirable Additional Vacancy Information We are proud to offer a fantastic total reward package to help you thrive both personally and professionally - for more information on what NATS can offer you please visit - Why NATS? We have adopted agile working to provide greater flexibility and increased choice over working arrangements, with the opportunity for this role to work in our modern office facilities as well as remotely. We also welcome discussions on flexible and part-time working arrangements. Find out more here. If you share our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe - we would like to hear from you whatever your age, sex, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, visible or invisible disability. Individuals that bring different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds help us be at the forefront of our industry. LI-IS1 Department: Enterprise Architecture & Requirements Location: Whiteley, Hampshire, GB, PO15 7FL job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Country/Region: GB Postal Code: PO15 7FL Job Code: 1016 Salary Range: £62,278.99 - £83,038.65 Date: 12 Nov 2025