Assistant Masterplanner / Designer (Aviation, Facilities Or Industrial)

Arup; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Accident insurance

Income protection

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Senior MRO Facility Masterplanner to join our aviation design team in the UK. You will drive facility masterplanning for hangars and support buildings, guiding projects from feasibility through construction and handover, while coordinating with civil, structural, and MEP disciplines.

You will mentor junior staff, engage with clients, and contribute to business development, with a focus on net-zero and sustainable facility design.

Qualifications

• Experience in aviation facilities, especially MRO hangars.
• Proven ability to deliver large multi-disciplinary masterplanning projects.
• Experience coordinating with clients and multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide facility masterplanning design and coordination for aviation/MRO projects.
• Lead projects through feasibility to handover with teams.
• Interface with clients, stakeholders, and contractors.
• Mentor junior team members and support BD efforts.
• Apply aviation-specific facility knowledge and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Aviation sector experience

MRO facility design

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Architecture/Urban Planning degree

Tools

BIM

Job description

Joining Arup

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The Opportunity

Working with the Aviation Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) design team, you will be involved in the preparation, production and delivery of facility masterplanning services for these challenging aircraft maintenance installations. As a Senior MRO Facility Masterplanner, you will play a key part in the aviation team. You will work alongside the Lead MRO Facility Masterplanner across a diverse portfolio of multidisciplinary projects and clients. Our work typically involves both the refurbishment of existing facilities as well as new build opportunities, across all project stages from Feasibility to Construction. The role will involve working with your aviation design team colleagues as you make sure the client’s brief is understood and met through rigorous co‑ordination alongside other disciplines, including civil & structural engineers, building services engineers, building physicists, sustainability consultants, fire & acoustic engineers, BIM modellers.

We are particularly interested in candidates with proven experience in aviation facilities, particularly MRO hangars and support buildings. We will also consider candidates with a developing interest in aviation and MRO, who have experience in the facility planning of industrial facilities, or other process-driven workplaces.

Would suit previous student of Architecture, Town Planning, Urban Design, Facility Planning or a similar subject.

We appreciate these are global skills and we will consider Sponsorship for candidates aligned to the job requirements.

In this role you will:

• Provide facility masterplanning design and coordination for aviation and MRO facility projects.
• Work on projects across all stages: feasibility, concept, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Interface directly with clients, stakeholders, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Plan and lead stakeholder workshops to understand their requirements and develop the facility planning layouts that are informed by these sessions.
• Provide and review technical documentation, specifications, and drawings.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior team members.
• Support business development through technical input and client engagement.
• Have a strong understanding of aviation-specific facility requirements, including:
  Maintenance Facility & Equipment Planning Documents (MFEPD)
  Aircraft maintenance check types
  Workshops – metalwork, composites, interiors and avionics
  Stores – bonded and unbonded
  Engine run‑up facilities
  Airside/Landside interfaces, including security considerations
• Have familiarity with relevant codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Apply your expertise to shape our projects, moving them towards net zero carbon.
• Work in an interdisciplinary environment and aim to design buildings that maximise value for our clients whilst minimising their environmental impact.
• Contribute to the total project delivery by enabling effective team management and delegation to ensure the efficient and satisfactory delivery of multiple and complex projects, reporting to the Project Manager / Director.
• Play a part in the ongoing digital transformation of our business, seeking new ways to increase our efficiency through automation and to offer new services to our clients through our integrated digital approach to design.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

• Has demonstrable experience working in the aviation sector; MRO facility design in particular, or experience in the facility planning of industrial facilities.
• Has extensive experience of delivering a range of projects.
• Has the ability to engage with client teams and lead stakeholder workshops to understand their demands and needs.
• Has experience of co‑ordinating their work with multi‑disciplinary design teams including external sub‑consultants.
• Has strong awareness of appropriate sector‑specific legislation, regulatory requirements and design guidance and future trends.
• Has knowledge and interest in sustainable building design in terms of both energy and carbon and satisfying associated regulatory requirements.
• Holds, or is working towards, membership of an appropriate professional institution.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference.

Arup offer a hybrid working model and flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.