Principal Terminal Capacity Specialist; Aviation

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Location(s):
Cambridge, GB
Reading, GB
Southampton, GB
Croydon, GB
London, GB

Contract Type:
Permanent

Work Pattern:
Full Time

Market:
Transport

Discipline:
Planning and modelling

Job

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.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee‑owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on related issues - such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation - to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

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 an Principal Terminal Capacity Specialist for our fast growing and award winning Aviation Team. Applicants should have a relevant qualification and significant professional aviation industry experience.

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 leadership, management and delivery of a variety of projects including terminal capacity projects, airport masterplans, airport facility planning, capacity and demand analysis and simulation modelling
• Lead on the delivery, coordination and management of 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 work streams
• Continue to learn and develop people management skills including managing large planning project teams and nurturing and developing junior and senior members of staff as a line manager
• Be able to pass on your technical knowledge to senior airport planning staff, training them up to undertake leading roles 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, and helping to win work for the team
• Collaborate with and learn from other disciplines in our aviation team and wider aviation business, including airfield engineering, transaction advisory, forecasting, project & asset management, and business planning

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

• A degree or post graduate qualification in aeronautical engineering, civil engineering, architecture, air transport management, or airport planning or similar discipline. Candidates with economics, sustainability, finance or…