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Demonstrates expertise in airport planning and development, with a strong focus on airfield, terminal, and landside planning. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, engage stakeholders, and drive business development while ensuring technical excellence and compliance with aviation regulations.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Airport Planning ExpertiseStakeholder EngagementBusiness Development LeadershipTechnical LeadershipProject Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead complex airport planning projects and multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally
- Build relationships with airport operators, investors, regulators and government stakeholders
- Lead airport masterplans, aviation strategies, and airfield, terminal and landside planning studies
- Direct demand forecasting, capacity assessments and operational analyses
- Provide technical leadership and quality assurance for project deliverables
- Lead client workshops, stakeholder engagement and multidisciplinary reviews
- Support business development through client engagement, opportunity identification and bid leadership
- Drive innovation, best practice and continuous improvement within the Airport Planning team
- Mentor and develop colleagues
- Collaborate across the global aviation network to deliver integrated solutions
- Hold accountability for technical excellence, client leadership and commercial performance
- Undertake line management and mentorship responsibilities
Requirements
What you’ll need- Significant experience in airport planning and development
- Expertise across airfield, terminal, surface access and landside planning
- Strong knowledge of CAA, EASA, ICAO and IATA requirements
- Degree qualified in a relevant discipline
- Professional membership with a relevant institution
- Postgraduate qualification in air transport or a related field desirable
- Strong understanding of airport strategy, operational interfaces and development drivers
- Knowledge of passenger and baggage flows, retail and commercial planning, and surface access integration
- Experience leading large, complex, multidisciplinary projects
- Proven ability to operate at senior client and stakeholder level
- Understanding of commercial, contractual and financial aspects of consultancy project delivery
- Track record of business development, leading bids, winning work and growing client accounts
- Willingness to travel periodically for short-term project assignments
- May require relevant security clearance and proof of 5 years or longer UK residency
Benefits
Comp & perks- Working on high-profile airport projects across the UK and internationally
- Career acceleration through technical leadership, client engagement, thought leadership and business development opportunities
- Working alongside recognised aviation specialists
- Opportunities to shape future services, capabilities and market opportunities
- Innovation, technical excellence and professional growth culture
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Clear career progression pathways
- Professional development opportunities
- Competitive salaries
- Employee rewards
- Tailorable health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle benefits
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Flexible holiday allowances
- Family-friendly and inclusive employment policies
- Flexible working arrangements
- Employee resource groups
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Hard Skills
Airport MasterplansAviation StrategiesDemand ForecastingCapacity AssessmentsOperational AnalysesPassenger Flow AnalysisBaggage Flow AnalysisRetail PlanningCommercial PlanningSurface Access Integration
Soft Skills
MentorshipCollaborationRelationship BuildingCommunicationLeadership
Certifications & Qualifications
Professional MembershipPostgraduate Qualification in Air Transport
Industry Keywords
CAA RequirementsEASA RequirementsICAO RequirementsIATA RequirementsConsultancy Project DeliveryCommercial AspectsContractual AspectsFinancial AspectsMultidisciplinary ProjectsUK Residency