Airport Planner

Trades Workforce Solutions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading architectural studio in London seeks an experienced Airport Planner to shape complex airport environments. You will support major international clients and lead planning studies to enhance terminal functionality and passenger experience. The role requires a minimum of 3 years in airport planning and a degree in a related field. Attractive benefits include a competitive salary, hybrid work model, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus based on performance

Private healthcare after qualifying period

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Annual training allowance

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in airport or aviation planning.
• Strong understanding of IATA standards and terminal functionality.
• Proficient in planning software; experience with AutoCAD and Revit is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support aviation masterplanning and terminal planning studies.
• Prepare and review layouts following IATA standards.
• Manage planning deliverables and project timelines.
• Present strategies and design outcomes to clients.
• Support greenfield developments and terminal expansions.

Skills

Airport planning

Stakeholder engagement

Capacity modelling

Project coordination

Communications

Education

Degree in Aviation Planning, Architecture, or related discipline

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

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. With a legacy rooted in innovation, research, and invention, 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 continues to expand its global aviation portfolio, they are now 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.

Package

• £45,000 - £60,000 per annum (Dependent Upon Experience)
• 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

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

Duties

• 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