Senior Airport Planner

SNC-Lavalin; Epsom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Airport Planner to shape future airport projects. The role involves leading masterplanning studies and ensuring timely, budget-conscious delivery of solutions. Ideal candidates will have relevant educational qualifications and at least 5 years of airport planning experience, with opportunities for professional growth in a diverse, supportive workplace.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive employee networks

Opportunities for development

Qualifications

• 5 years of Airport Planning experience, or a willingness to demonstrate your experience.
• High sense of accountability and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to coordinate, supervise, and deliver airport planning solutions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Airport Masterplanning projects and lead studies.
• Successfully coordinate and deliver solutions on time and to budget.
• Develop cutting-edge industry tools for clients.

Skills

Airport Planning experience

Ability to deliver high quality work

Client relationship development

Coordination and supervision

Education

Relevant first degree or equivalent qualification

Transport related post graduate qualification

Job description

Job Description

Shape the Future of our Airports.

Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting airport projects. How about joining our talented Airport Planning Team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' challenges head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world‑class talent knows no distinctions.

Bring your skills to the mix as a Senior Airport Planner, where you'll play a vital role in helping to deliver our projects in the UK, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, USA, Canada and Australia. Our activities include consulting advice on brand new large scale airport masterplans, airport capacity planning for short to medium term growth as well as providing airport advisory services. We are also industry leaders within the Urban Air Mobility Sector and are involved in delivering Masterplanning expertise in the development of Vertiports.

We're big on expertise but not on hierarchy. We are looking for a candidate with 5 years of Airport Planning experience; however, if this does not quite match yours, we would still be interested to hear from you. So come and demonstrate your experience to us, so that we can find you the best role within our team that best matches your technical competency and aspirations. Within our already established team of passionate industry experts we aim to provide an environment offering opportunities for your development and growth as well as providing you with support in formulating your career ambitions.

Your Purpose:

• Contribute to Airport Masterplanning projects with the ability to lead specific studies on airfield layout, passenger terminal and surface access planning.
• Successfully co-ordinate and deliver solutions on time and to budget.
• Work closely with teams in the UK and overseas to deliver Airport Planning and Design expertise.
• Help us to develop cutting edge industry tools that we can offer to our clients, so that we can stay one step ahead of our competitors.

What you can bring:

• A relevant first degree or equivalent qualification with a preference for a transport related post graduate qualification and Professional membership to a relevant body.
• A high sense of accountability with an ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with a drive to deliver high quality work.
• Enthusiasm and passion to coordinate, supervise and deliver airport planning & capacity solutions as part of airport masterplans and development projects, covering airfield, apron, terminal, landside, ancillary facilities etc.
• Experience in developing client relationships and work winning activities.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women.

Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo.

We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net‑Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under-represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex‑forces and professionals returning after career breaks.

Security clearance:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.