Crew Planning Consultant

Job Description

Carnival UK are a leading name in the holiday sector, dedicated to delivering unforgettable holiday happiness to our guests. Our success is built on a foundation of diverse talents and perspectives, and we believe in fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

In our continuous journey of growth and innovation at Carnival UK, we are seeking Crew Planning Consultant to bring fresh insights and expertise to our People department.

Role Overview

The Crew Planner is responsible for effective crew planning for their designated area, ensuring all vessels are properly resourced as per required complement levels, with appropriately qualified and experienced crew members. The Crew Planner is required to respond to change, ensuring optimal efficiency of both planned and unplanned scheduling.

The Crew Planner will act as a subject matter expert, ensuring that all seafarers are fully utilised, and the fleet has the establishment always required. They will have a continuous improvement mind set, ensuring they maintain critical thinking to drive optimal results.

Build and maintain effective relationships with Stakeholders, to drive best business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Mistral is correct and up to date with all postings and contract information.
• Monitors gaps in all rotation plans and ensures action is taken to address them in a timely fashion, highlighting them to their Line Manager and Resourcing Team.
• Effective interaction with our Global Talent Partners to ensure delivery and performance, escalating as required through the appropriate mechanisms.
• Regular and proactive engagement with Fleet Resourcing, Crew Compliance and Training teams to ensure delivery of the crew planning requirements.
• Regular communication with the fleet to ensure that expectations are being met.
• Ensuring the crew member is at the centre of the decision being made and you and your team can effectively articulate any decision making rationale.

This role is positioned at CUK10 level within our organisation and is available on a full time basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience of scheduling and workforce planning.
• Experience of managing a variety of stakeholders.
• Strong customer service experience.
• Experience of working with a large remote workforce.

About You: The Ideal Candidate

• Experience of ship, airline, or complex scheduling.
• Familiar with using data to make decisions.

Application Guidance

Diversity is our strength, and we encourage applications from those with varied experiences, whether you meet every listed requirement or not. If you're passionate about People and looking for an opportunity to grow, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

Working with us means more than just a role in the People team. It's about being part of a team that values well being and personal growth.

Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague.

CUK-employee-experience-guide-July-2025.pdf

Benefits

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers.
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme.
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards.
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers.
• Extensive learning and development opportunities.
• Employee led networks.
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes.
• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment.
• In house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP.
• Life Assurance.
• Parental and adoption leave.
• Employee Shares Plan.
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes.
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals.
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal.
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme.
• A friendly welcome with help settling in.

Take the next step

Due to the popularity of our roles and our commitment to finding the best talent, we may close applications earlier than advertised. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join a team dedicated to creating unforgettable holiday happiness. Apply today to start your journey with us.

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About Us

Holidays are one of life's greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.

No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world's largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain's rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.

Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.

It's through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel's Employer of Choice.