Crew Planning Consultant
- Reference:
- 12317
- Recruiter:
- Carnival UK
- Category:
- Land Based Jobs
- Positions:
- Human Resources & Recruitment, Operations & Logistics
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Updated:
- January 27, 2026
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.
The Crew Planner will build and maintain effective relationships with Stakeholders, to drive best business outcomes.
This pivotal role will involve:
- Ensuring Mistral is correct and up to date with all postings and contract information.
- Monitoring 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
Your unique background and skills are what will make you stand out. We're looking for:
- 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
The ideal candidate will:
- Bring experience of ship, airline, or complex scheduling
- Be familiar with using data to make decisions
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.
Language Requirements
Good knowledge of the English language is required.
Carnival UK
Carnival UK is a market leader in the cruise industry, widely recognised by our famous brands P&O Cruises and Cunard. We operate ships all over the world and provide unforgettable holiday experiences to our guests.
P&O Cruises
One of the most recognizable and respected names in travel, market-leading P&O Cruises has been operating for more than 170 years. With seven ships in the fleet, from our family friendly flagship Britannia, to Arvia, our newest cruise ship which is the largest ever built for the British market, P&O Cruises creates extraordinary travel experiences.
P&O Cruises offers the most stylish and contemporary destinations including the Caribbean, South America, Scandinavia, Mediterranean, Atlantic Islands and Round the World cruises.
Cunard
Cunard is an international luxury travel brand offering unparalleled experiences on board the most iconic Ocean Liners in the world; Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Anne. Cunard celebrates the freedom to travel and with an incomparable heritage of over 185 years and outstanding White Star Service, Cunard continues to set new standards in ocean travel. Queen Mary 2 provides the only regularly scheduled transatlantic service between New York and Southampton, England.
At Carnival UK as part of Carnival Corporation, our highest responsibility and top priorities are to operate safely, to protect the environment, and to be in compliance everywhere we operate in the world. On this foundation, we aspire to deliver unmatched joyful vacations for our Guests, always exceeding their expectations. We are committed to a positive and just corporate culture, based on inclusion and the power of diversity. We operate with integrity, trust and respect for each other - seeking collaboration, candour, openness and transparency at all times. And we intend to be an exemplary corporate citizen leaving the people and the places we touch even better.