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Katharine (Kathy) Coffin

Littlehampton,West Sussex

Summary

A recognised expert in airport and airspace environment regulation, with detailed working knowledge of aviation environment assessment applications. Skilled in communicating complex environmental analyses at local, regional, national, and international levels. Possesses an excellent understanding of airspace structure and operation, continually maintaining keen awareness of the latest developments in airspace change oversight. Experienced with the outputs of the CAA's ANCON noise model and specifying CAP2091 compliant noise metrics. Extensive previous experience working within CAA's Airspace Regulation & Modernisation Strategy areas. Proven ability to mentor others in airspace environment assessment skills & related career development. Adept at managing Air Traffic Control related environmental assessments and working with stakeholders and expert government agencies to secure regulatory compliance.

Experienced Programme Manager skilled in developing and delivering innovative solutions tailored to key business objectives. Task focused with excellent relationship-building skills for productive outcome development.

Confident leader, enabling programme success through multidisciplinary team coordination.

Hard-working passionate expert environment professional with strong communication and analysis skills. Achieves goals through effective coordination , co-operation and prioritisation.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Noise Action Plan Programme Manager

Gatwick Airport Ltd
Crawley, West Sussex
11.2022 - Current
  • Planned and secured adoption of Environment Noise Directive Noise Action Plan Round 4.
  • Coordinated compliance assurance for noise-related issues across business operations.
  • Oversaw Noise Action Plan Noise Management Board associated projects, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards.
  • Finalised FASI South Airspace Change Proposal, advising on ACOG liaison where necessary.
  • Contributed to development of Northern Runway Project Airspace Change Proposal and Development Consent Order.
  • Assessed and implemented reviews of Airport Noise Insulation Scheme.
  • Provided detailed technical input regarding CAP1616 and air navigation guidance for proposals.

Airspace Regulator (Environment)

Civil Aviation Authority
Littlehampton, West Sussex
09.2018 - 03.2021
  • Responsibility for proposal interpretation & active environment regulation communication with internal & external stakeholders on all current regimes, including complex coordinated strategic National programmes such as FASI South, Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects (NSIPs) & associated Governance requirements (i.e joint CAA DfT Airspace Change Organising Group, (or ACOG) & Masterplanning process).
  • Responsible for leading (in absence of a Principal) high level interpretation of project environment regulation requirements including those related to iterations of ACOG Masterplan documents & communication of the same to sponsor & stakeholder organisations.
  • Lead role for team in recognising policy & direction developments in Airspace Change arena & providing responses, in relation to changing industry circumstances.
  • Continually used ATC understanding in seeking & forming a detailed understanding & interpretation of Airspace & airspace management scenarios to determine & draft appropriate responses.
  • Ensured as far as possible all progressed proposals maintained momentum Expert input into external workshop to demonstrate the technical considerations made in change proposal decision making, i.e. Section 70 of the Civil Aviation Act 2000.
  • Proven ability to determine regulatory Guidance on emerging complex aviation planning applications, DCO’s & Strategically Important National Infrastructure projects (NSIPs)
  • Environmental oversight of assessment method for emerging technologies (RPAS & EVTOL)
  • Responsible for overseeing the recruitment, management induction & training of 2 (no.) Airspace Specialists (Environment & analysis) & an Airspace Regulator (Environment)
  • Responsibility for supervision of the work of a series of contract Economists, including providing detailed advice and guidance on their specialist tasks (in accordance with CAP1616, Air Navigation Guidance 2017, Government guidance on appraisal & evaluation, & DfT’s WebTAG Guidance)
  • Environmental input into the development of Planned Proposed Redistributions (or PPR's) Policy under CAP1616 part 2, (now CAP1617)

Airspace Specialist (Environment & Analysis)

Civil Aviation Authority
Horley, Surrey
11.2017 - 09.2018
  • Responsibility for timely coordination, & environmental input into all existing change projects.
  • Drafting, production & signoff of CAP1616 & CAP1122 environment assessment responses for Airspace Change Proposal (or ACP) Projects.
  • Environmental representation & input at CAP1616 Gateways and Assessment meetings for active ACPs.
  • Environment representative in development of legal policy & precedence in respect to application of CAP 1616 process.
  • Jointly responsible, internally for completion & maintenance of environment content of airspace change proposal tracking documents & processes & environment sharepoint site

Airspace Efficiency Coordinator for 4% and 10% CO2 Reduction Programs

NATS (UK Air Navigation Service Provider)
Fareham, Hampshire
09.2013 - 04.2016
  • In these roles, (the formalisation of a new direction at a time of significant change within the organisation) Successfully managed delivery (including internal consultation, traffic forecasting, fuel burn & CO2 analysis, detailed procedure design, coding & route verification, external liaison with airlines & relevant responsible authorities, (local authorities, & government bodies) of over 50 small scale changes that would now be classed as Planned Permanent Re distributions (or PPR’s). Providing over 5% fuel burn/CO2 efficiency improvements within the UK FIR, of the targeted 4% fuel & CO2 saving.
  • Main account-abilities included: Leading the program of efficiency changes across the main ATC unit ensuring change suggestions were appropriate, supported & subject to all necessary assessments & considerations, against required mechanisms & metrics, reported progress against internal targets.
  • Coordinating efficiency program requirements across the business, ensuring the provision of achievable implementation plans that balance operational demands with change requirements & are fully compatible with the continued ATC operation.
  • Leading activities to ensure analysis & interpretation of output data from assessments for projects & unit leadership, providing practical support & guidance to both.
  • Interpretation of data to form practical fuel saving suggestions from, & effective participation in, the airspace efficiency & environment management agendas by experts from all functions across an air traffic unit & the wider ANSP.
  • Ability to quickly gain an understanding of air traffic scenarios & airspace constraints, recognise & recommend feasible airspace opportunities.
  • Securing completion of, & business commitment to, all aspects of project change documentation through consultation, application of appropriate process & effective negotiation.
  • Coordinating work & input to development of efficiency changes across a wide range of ATC technical disciplines to ensure the timely, accurate & complete progression of suitable suggestions.
  • Development of innovative mechanisms & new concepts to support & enable effective engagement with airspace efficiency activities through project delivery mechanisms, ensuring increased engagement with the business.
  • Working with leaders of change programs to provide support & guidance enabling them to identify & implement metrics to quantify environmental benefits & efficiencies.
  • Facilitating Hazard identification (HAZ-ID & Airspace Procedure Safety Analysis (or APSA’s)) for change suggestions under CAA CAP760 as part of development of Safety strategies for changes.
  • Interpreting stakeholder requirements, specifying work required, ensuring delivery & expert review of results of analysis of all progressed changes (including with external agents where necessary) using approved metrics & mechanisms.
  • Continual co-ordination & prioritisation through cost, benefit & effort assessment, of a hierarchy of change suggestions for progression.
  • Contributed to the development of ground-breaking multidimensional efficiency metric to illustrate all aspects of relative efficiencies of airspace (3Di metric).

Environment Specialist & ATC Planner leading the Benefits Work Package for London Airspace Management Plan (or LAMP)

NATS (UK Air Navigation Service Provider)
08.2009 - 09.2013
  • Environmental focal point for direct consultation activities with over 100 identified local authority stakeholders.
  • Key contributor to the development of successful Investment Proposals (or IPs).
  • Providing environmental expertise throughout internal & external (European) project life-cycles.
  • Development of comprehensive structured project benefits work package, necessitating an understanding of related ATM data & sources for proposals.
  • Identified & engaged expert analytical stakeholders for benefits quantification for the LAMP (& other) airspace projects including CAA ERCD for ANCON Noise Modelling.
  • Identification of priority benefit areas associated with individual change proposals through analysis of related data.
  • Developed consistent & comparable means of quantifying airspace change benefits inc. specifications for ANCON noise modelling, & ALAQS Local Air quality modelling, (for Economic assessment).
  • Facilitated detailed ATC input into all benefits assessment & benchmarking activities.
  • Responsibility for production of overall benefits strategy document, & interpretation of benefits results.

Environment Manager

NATS (UK Air Navigation Service Provider)
07.2007 - 08.2009
  • Environmental input into Long Term Investment Plan (LTIP) Airspace Change Portfolio projects inc. TC North, & TC SW; development & delivery of appropriate metrics including noise & emissions to support projects, Environmental expert input into consultation materials & strategies.
  • Led participation & National (ANSP) input into European Environmentally Responsible Air Transport project.
  • Joint responsibility for input & negotiation internally & externally of emerging ISO14001 Environment Policy on behalf of ANSP.
  • Environment input into Heathrow, & Gatwick expansion scheme consultancy bids.

Environment Manager

TAG Farnborough Airport Ltd
Farnborough, Hampshire
05.2003 - 07.2007
  • Responsible for environment supervision & regulation of all aspects of complex airfield site operation, environment input into future site operation changes & regulatory techniques including all aspects of airfield operation & safeguarding.

Education

Diploma in Environment Management - Environmental Management

Practitioner Institute of Environmental Management (PIEMA)

BSc. (Hons) - Environmental Science

Kingston University
Kingston-upon-Thames
09.1994 - 07.2000

BSc (Hons) Environmental Science - Biology,, Geography, Chemistry

Dover Girls Grammar School
Dover
09.1993 - 09.1995

GCSE’s - Geology, Maths, French, English Language, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Geography

Dover Girls Grammar School
09.1987 - 09.1994

Skills

Recognised expertise in airport and airspace environment regulation and interpretation of airspace scenarios

Detailed working knowledge of aviation environment assessment applications

Skilled in communication of complex environmental analysis of aviation environment effects at local, regional National and international levels

Excellent working understanding of airspace structure and operation Maintaining keen awareness of the latest developments in airspace change oversight

Experience working with the outputs of the CAA's ANCON model

Expertise in specifying CAP2091 compliant noise metrics

Previous experience of working within CAA's Airspace Modernisation strategy

Proven ability to effectively mentor airspace environment assessment skills and career development in others

Experienced in the management of Air Traffic Control related environmental assessments

Experience and proven ability to work with stakeholders and expert government agencies (Department for transport (or DfT), Department for the environment Food and Rural Affairs (or DEFRA) in securing regulatory compliance with established regimes

Proven ability to act on behalf of client aviation stakeholders and regulators with equal effectiveness



Languages

French
Intermediate
German
Beginner (A1)
English
Native

Accomplishments

BSc(Hons) Environmental Science

Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Management

Affiliations

International Travel

Appreciation of the Environment

Certification

BSc. (Hons) Environmental Science

Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management

CSE's in Geography, Biology, Chemistry


References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Noise Action Plan Programme Manager

Gatwick Airport Ltd
11.2022 - Current

Airspace Regulator (Environment)

Civil Aviation Authority
09.2018 - 03.2021

Airspace Specialist (Environment & Analysis)

Civil Aviation Authority
11.2017 - 09.2018

Airspace Efficiency Coordinator for 4% and 10% CO2 Reduction Programs

NATS (UK Air Navigation Service Provider)
09.2013 - 04.2016

Environment Specialist & ATC Planner leading the Benefits Work Package for London Airspace Management Plan (or LAMP)

NATS (UK Air Navigation Service Provider)
08.2009 - 09.2013

Environment Manager

NATS (UK Air Navigation Service Provider)
07.2007 - 08.2009

Environment Manager

TAG Farnborough Airport Ltd
05.2003 - 07.2007

BSc. (Hons) - Environmental Science

Kingston University
09.1994 - 07.2000

BSc (Hons) Environmental Science - Biology,, Geography, Chemistry

Dover Girls Grammar School
09.1993 - 09.1995

GCSE’s - Geology, Maths, French, English Language, English Literature, Biology, Chemistry, Geography

Dover Girls Grammar School
09.1987 - 09.1994

Diploma in Environment Management - Environmental Management

Practitioner Institute of Environmental Management (PIEMA)

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