Principal Airport Planner

Location

London or Croydon, UK

Ainsley Anstess

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Our specialist aviation team is based in London, UK and Madrid, Spain and delivers major airport planning and development projects globally, working collaboratively with our regional offices. We are seeking a Principal Airport Planner with a सहयोगição qualification and professional aviation industry experience to join our aviation team, based in the UK. The candidate will be part of a globally respected and diverse team of airport planners, airfield engineers and forecast, capacity and business analysts.

We are looking for a flexible and motivated person with a genuine passion for the aviation industry and a desire to make a difference in the world, with an appreciation for sustainability.

• Be responsible for the management and delivery of a variety of projects including airport masterplans, airport facility planning, capacity and demand analysis and simulation modelling
• Deliver, coordinate and manage airport planning & capacity tasks in all aspects of airports including airfield and apron, terminals and satellite buildings, landside transport, ancillary/support facilities and utilities
• Take on responsibilities of a Project Manager for medium to large-sized projects 당 significant technical airport planning work streams
• Continue to learn and practice new people management skills including managing larger planning project teams and nurturing and developing junior members of staff as a line manager
• Be able to pass on your technical knowledge to new graduates, training them up on projects that you are managing
• Nurture relationships with clients and key project stakeholders on the projects you manage, to ensure successful delivery and satisfied customers, while seeking to identify new opportunities
• Be responsible for the co‑ordination, management, production and submission of quality proposals, winning work for the team
• Collaborate with and learn from other disciplines in our aviation team, including airfield engineering, transaction advisory, forecasting, project & asset management, and business planning

We are looking for a flexible and motivated professional with experience and a genuine passion for the aviation industry.

• A degree in aeronautical engineering, civil engineering, architecture, air transport management, or airport planning. Candidates meeste economics, sustainability, finance or business-related studies may also be considered
• Fluency in English – knowledge of other languages will be valued
• Significant experience in the aviation industry, with a chartership qualification or the ability to demonstrate equivalent transferrable skills from another relevant industry
• Demonstrable professional experience in more than one technical field within airport planning (airfield & apron, operations, terminal, landside, utilities, airspace, etc.) is expected and required
• Chartership is not essential to apply for this role but is expected of a candidate who has qualifications aligned with a professional institution

• Proactive and with a learning mindset
• Foster teamwork and collaboration in others as part of a multi-disciplinary team and a diverse range of projects
• Methodical approach to problem solving and with the ability to critical thinking
• Ability to organise, manage and supervise medium projects to large work streams, including resources across various disciplines
• Expertise in project and programme management with contractual knowledge and…