Overview
Our specialist aviation team is based in London, UK, and delivers major airport planning and development projects globally, working collaboratively with our regional offices. We are seeking a Technical Director who is a specialist in Airport Capacity Analysis. The successful candidate will be recognised in the industry as a technical expert in their specialist field.
Responsibilities
- Technical Excellence
- Lead capacity work on major airport development programmes for significant airport owners and operators.
- Be recognised by clients and the aviation industry as a world‑class technical specialist.
- Train others in the field, nurturing junior team members and supporting their capacity capabilities.
- Progress capacity expertise across all airport facilities and systems, including operational research, data analysis, capacity planning and simulation modelling.
- Optimise airport capacity by leveraging new technologies.
- Business Development
- Seek and pursue new business opportunities to grow airport capacity planning services.
- Build and maintain robust relationships with new and existing airport operator clients, influencing key directors to become preferred consultants.
- Plan and position for upcoming opportunities and prospects, converting them into projects and producing high‑quality proposals that are technically and commercially sound.
- Act as Account Leader / Client Manager for capacity service clients.
- Project Delivery
- Provide technical leadership for capacity and simulation modelling work on major airport planning and development projects.
- Communicate effectively with client organisations and stakeholders, giving confidence in capacity principles.
- Serve as Project Director / Principal, accountable for successful project outcomes and coaching project managers.
- Ensure projects are completed successfully with sound governance, commercial, financial, technical, health, safety, welfare and client benefits as agreed.
- Direct capacity projects to achieve quality deliverables on time and on budget without compromising profit targets.
Qualifications
- Extensive experience in airport capacity, including large‑scale development programmes.
- Numerical fluency and the ability to understand complex systems, train junior staff in analysis and optimisation.
- Understanding of simulation modelling tools and techniques; ability to train junior modellers.
- Excellent communication skills across all stakeholder levels.
- Degree in mathematics, operational research, air transport management, aeronautical engineering, airport planning, civil engineering or equivalent.
- Fluency in English; knowledge of other languages valued.
- Willingness to travel regularly to domestic and international clients, and to work overseas on major programmes.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and simulation modelling software.
Characteristics
- Proactive, self‑motivated with a learning mindset.
- Curious, analytical, willing to adopt new techniques and software, striving for continuous improvement.
- Strong relationship building; wins new work and becomes a preferred consultant.
- Strong project leadership skills; manages multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Team player who nurtures and uplifts colleagues, fostering teamwork.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Benefits
- Health and wellbeing: private medical insurance, health cash plan, Peppy support, comprehensive wellbeing programme, salary‑flexible health benefits.
- Financial wellbeing: matched pension contributions (4.5%–7%), life assurance up to 4× basic salary with option to 6×, income protection scheme, flexible benefits (life assurance, critical illness, payroll saving, will writing).
- Holiday entitlement: 33–35 days per year plus public holidays; increased to 35 days after 5 years of service.
- Family and carers leave: 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, two weeks paid paternity/partner leave, shared parental leave up to 24 weeks, additional caring days.
- Learning and development: professional institution subscription, mentoring, training, self‑development opportunities.
- Networks and communities: employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, parents and carers.
- Social outcomes and community impact: opportunities to contribute within communities.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business and commit to fair employment practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.
