Infrastructure Strategy Analyst

Looking for a challenge in one of the world’s largest airfreight logistics organisations?

At IAG Cargo we are in the business of moving things. From antibiotics to groundbreaking tech, gold bullion to avocados and everything in between. We move cargo that positively impacts society worldwide. Whatever people need, wherever they are. At IAG Cargo we open the skies and fly the world to bring people the things they really need.

We are the logistics and cargo brand of International Airlines Group (Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Level and Vueling). Powered by five airlines, our reach is truly global – but it’s the impact we make that defines us. At IAG Cargo, we believe in keeping the world’s economies turning, and do everything with determined attitudes, curious minds, collaborative actions and heartfelt pride.

Join us at our globally recognised logistics business, that is Trusted to Deliver.

You will play a crucial role in setting the direction and delivering long-term changes, improvements and additions to our physical infrastructure at our key hubs at London Heathrow, Madrid and Dublin.

You will be responsible for capturing business requirements, investigating and assessing options to meet those requirements, while using data to support decision-making.

You will be responsible for analysing and designing solutions which enable us to grow our business and enhance our infrastructure. These enhancements could include increasing capacity, operational efficiency, sustainability or cost-effectiveness of our facilities.

You will be required to engage at various levels within the organisation to capture business requirements, develop detailed analyses and help to translate these into a coherent and deliverable Infrastructure strategy.

You will develop and shape strategic plans, bringing strong skills in data modelling, critical thinking, problem-solving and logical reasoning.

The role is broad, requiring an ability to carry out analyses and justifications across a range of categories to support the overall infrastructure strategic vision.

• Undertake data-led analyses to assess current infrastructure suitability and to validate infrastructure expenditure as part of the overall strategy.
• Engage with a diverse range of stakeholders to capture business requirements and gather and interpret data from a wide range of sources.
• Lead on the development of business cases once the direction is agreed and ahead of implementation.

• Engage with business functions to gain a deep understanding of the infrastructure facilities and operational processes.
• Capture and document business requirements from various stakeholders and help to translate these into key infrastructure requirements.
• Lead stakeholder consultation and capture/playback of ideas and approaches.

• Provide analytical expertise, bespoke analyses, and support insight driven decision-making.
• Undertake a range of analyses to validate long-term strategic decision-making by modelling future infrastructure needs and requirements at key hubs based on growth and wider factors.
• Develop detailed models to understand current infrastructure utilisation and forecast to estimate future bottlenecks.
• Provide deep insight to critical business questions using a variety of analytical tools and sources

• Lead or support workshops on optioneering and support in options analysis and assessment.
• Support initial concept designs with third parties and internally.

• Lead on the production of business cases to deliver the Infrastructure strategy, employing skills in analysis, critical thinking, presentation and persuasion to navigate internal approvals.

What you’ll bring to IAG Cargo:

• Strong analytical approach to capturing business requirements, documenting them in a succinct and methodical way
• Strong workshop leader and facilitator
• Ability to form good stakeholder relationships, with a proven ability to influence, negotiate and persuade and finding compromises between opposing views and…