Airport Planner

Verto People; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading architectural studio is seeking an experienced Airport Planner to join their team in Central London. In this role, you will lead planning studies and support major aviation projects, focusing on airport functionality and design. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in aviation planning, strong knowledge of IATA standards, and excellent communication skills. This position offers hybrid working arrangements and various benefits including a discretionary bonus and private healthcare.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Hybrid working (3 days in office)

Private healthcare

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Annual training allowance

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in airport or aviation planning.
• Strong understanding of IATA standards, capacity modelling, and terminal functionality.
• Confident communicator with strong client-facing and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support aviation masterplanning and terminal planning studies.
• Prepare and review layouts in line with IATA standards.
• Present planning strategies to clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Airport or aviation planning experience

Understanding of IATA standards

Strong communication skills

Planning software proficiency (AutoCAD, Revit)

Education

Degree in Aviation Planning, Architecture, or related discipline

Job description

Overview

Airport Planner – Location: Clerkenwell, Central London. Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 per annum (Dependent Upon Experience).

Join one of the most visionary and globally celebrated architectural studios of the modern era and shape the future of aviation at an international scale. Our client has spent over four decades redefining Architectural Design, pioneering fluid, dynamic, and technologically advanced design that inspires communities worldwide. The studio continues to push boundaries, creating environments that are more spatially intelligent, structurally efficient, and environmentally considerate with every project.

Working here means joining a diverse, multidisciplinary, and employee‑owned practice where creativity thrives, research drives progress, and people are at the heart of every decision. As the studio expands its global aviation portfolio, they are seeking an experienced Airport Planner to join their renowned aviation and masterplanning team.

You will play a key role in shaping complex airport environments, supporting major international aviation clients across Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. This is a hands‑on, design‑aligned planning position suited to someone with a deep understanding of airport functionality, passenger movement, terminal configuration, and operational efficiency.

If you’re passionate about leading aviation planning at a world‑class level and want to be part of a studio that continually transforms how the world experiences architecture, this is a rare and exceptional career opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support aviation masterplanning and terminal planning studies
• Prepare and review layouts in line with IATA standards and functional planning principles
• Contribute to feasibility studies, early-stage concept planning and design coordination
• Present planning strategies and design outcomes to clients, stakeholders and project partners
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams internally and externally
• Support both greenfield airport developments and complex expansion of existing terminals
• Manage planning deliverables, programme timelines, and coordination across teams

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in airport or aviation planning
• Strong understanding of IATA standards, capacity modelling and terminal functionality
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects and support planning teams effectively
• Degree Qualified in Aviation Planning, Architecture, or a related discipline
• Confident communicator with strong client-facing and stakeholder engagement skills
• Proficiency in planning software; AutoCAD and Revit advantageous but not essential
• Passion for innovative, research-driven, design-aligned planning at an international scale

Location & Benefits

Location: Clerkenwell, London. Office: Flexi working (40 hours per week), 8:30 am – 6:30 pm.

• Employee Owned Studio
• Discretionary Bonus (based upon group performance)
• Hybrid working (3 days per week in office)
• 20 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with tenure)
• Additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Private healthcare (after qualifying period)
• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• ARB / RIBA professional fees fully reimbursed
• Annual training allowance + extensive CPD support
• Friendly, sociable studio culture with regular team activities and company wide social events
• Employee-owned structure with reinvestment directly into staff and research