Senior Airport Planner

Shape a future with purpose at Arup in Milan.

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Arup has been involved in aviation development for more than 60 years, working on a wide range of assignments at over 100 airports worldwide. Through strong internal networks we benchmark and share the learning from our aviation and other sector experience to deliver better solutions for our clients.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking an experienced Airport Planner to join our Infrastructure team in the Milan office. In this role, you will also be part of the Aviation Planning team across the Europe & EIMEA Aviation Planning regions, with a primary focus of leading airport planning opportunities and projects in Italy, while also contributing to regional and global initiatives. Arup’s Aviation Planning team operates globally delivering the planning for major airports across Europe and elsewhere around the world.

We are committed to providing robust aviation planning and advice founded on rigorous analysis, thorough knowledge of the aviation industry and technical skills second to none. Our business is growing along with our track record of exceptional aviation projects.

The role will support project delivery in Italy and abroad and it will support the business development in Italy and elsewhere, directly reporting to the Italian aviation business lead.

Whether working for small regional airports or the world’s largest hubs, we apply the same high calibre of analysis, creativity and strategic thinking, focused on understanding and serving our clients’ needs.

As a Senior Airport Planner at Arup, you will:

Lead and participate in the development of airport spatial plans, designs, simulation models

Undertake Demand/Capacity Analysis

Develop airport facility requirements

Manage and deliver tasks and projects in aviation sector

Be responsible for project management & technical coordination

Be responsible for the business development in the field of Airport Planning and Simulation

Represent Arup at internal and external meetings with clients

Provide assistance in the preparation of airport master plans, program definition documents, planning studies and reports

Develop, elaborate and evaluate conceptual planning alternative for major elements of airport infrastructure: airfield, passenger terminal, cargo, landside access

Develop functional phasing plans.

Plan and design airport aprons and airfield for new and existing airports; including related capacity/demand analysis, master planning, feasibility studies and stakeholder engagement.

Work with the Aviation Planning group to augment and refine custom in-house analytical tools and/or develop new planning approaches.

Coordinate with other disciplines including Architecture, terminal planning, Fuel, Air Navigation, Airfield ground lighting, buildings engineering, and civil engineering.

Does this role inspire you?

We're looking for someone who is passionate about Project Management for aviation projects;
Airfield and apron Planning. We also value:

Master's degree level in aviation, planning, engineering or architecture related subject (preferably post-graduate degree)

6-10 years relevant airport planning experience – including airport and terminal facilities requirements and planning, airport master planning, technical due diligence and a desire to build a long term aviation planning and consultancy career

Experience in CAD and graphic platforms such as AutoCAD, Micro Station, and Revit, including experience with 3D modelling. Being able to work independently

Experience in airport operations, airspace and navigation aids

Good organisational skills and experience of managing tasks, people and projects

Strong and proven track record of delivering robust and high quality analytical work

Experienced user of Office Microsoft packages, especially good excel and data analysis skills

Excellent understanding of ICAO, EASA and IATA standards and recommended practices is required including experience in their interpretation.

Experienced user of Microsoft Office package, with strong presentation skills.

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