Principal Airport Planner in Croydon

Croydon, United Kingdom / London, United Kingdom

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe.

Our specialist aviation team is based in London, UK and Madrid, Spain and delivers major airport planning and development projects globally. We are seeking a Principal Airport Planner with a relevant qualification and professional aviation industry experience to join our aviation team, based in the UK.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• 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 and significant technical airport planning workstreams.
• 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.
• Nurture relationships with clients and key project stakeholders on the projects you manage, to ensure successful delivery and satisfied customers.
• Be responsible for the coordination, management, production and submission of quality proposals, winning work for the team.
• Collaborate with and learn from other disciplines in our aviation team.

Candidate specification:

We are looking for a flexible and motivated professional with experience and a genuine passion for the aviation industry. Mott MacDonald is an equal opportunity employer, and we do value diversity at our company.

Required qualifications and experience:

• A degree in aeronautical engineering, civil engineering, architecture, air transport management, or airport planning.
• 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 is expected and required.

Desired characteristics:

• Proactive and with a learning mindset.
• Foster teamwork and collaboration in others as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Methodical approach to problem solving and with the ability to apply critical thinking.
• Ability to organise, manage and supervise medium projects to large workstreams.
• Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail.
• Ability to build and nurture client relationships.

We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust. We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
• A minimum of days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.