Senior Airport Project and Planning Manager

The Senior Airport Project and Planning Manager is responsible for leading airport development planning, project prioritisation, and integrated delivery of capital and operational projects. The role ensures that airport infrastructure expansion, renewal, and optimisation initiatives are planned and executed in alignment with capacity demand, regulatory requirements, and operational continuity. Acting as a central coordination authority, the role connects strategic planning with on‑the‑ground execution while safeguarding safety, performance, and long‑term asset value.

Airport Master Planning & Capacity Development

Lead medium‑ and long‑term airport development planning, translating capacity forecasts, operational demands, and regulatory constraints into structured master plans and phased development roadmaps. Ensure alignment between infrastructure growth, passenger flow requirements, and airside/landside operational readiness.

Capital Project Governance & Delivery Control

Oversee the planning and execution of airport capital projects, ensuring scope definition, cost control, scheduling discipline, and delivery governance. Monitor progress across multiple concurrent projects while enforcing engineering quality, safety standards, and regulatory compliance.

Operational Integration & Readiness Planning

Ensure that all development and project activities are fully integrated with ongoing airport operations. Lead operational readiness planning, coordinating handovers, testing, commissioning, and stakeholder alignment to minimise disruption to live airport activities.

Regulatory & Stakeholder Coordination

Act as the focal point for alignment with aviation regulators, planning authorities, and internal operational stakeholders on project approvals, compliance, and certification requirements. Manage interfaces between engineering, operations, safety, and external authorities.

Risk, Change & Dependency Management

Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and change impacts across the airport system. Ensure proactive mitigation of schedule conflicts, operational disruptions, and cost escalation risks.

Performance Reporting & Executive Communication

Provide structured reporting to executive leadership on project status, capital risk exposure, milestone achievement, budget performance, and upcoming decision points. Enable informed leadership decision‑making through transparent, data‑supported reporting.

Airport Infrastructure Planning & Development

Strong understanding of airport master planning, capacity modelling, and development phasing required to support safe and efficient airport growth.

Capital Project Management in Operational Environments

Proven knowledge of managing capital works in live airport settings, balancing delivery urgency with safety and operational continuity.

Operational Readiness & Asset Handover

Expertise in planning commissioning, testing, and handover of infrastructure assets into operational airport environments.

Regulatory & Aviation Compliance

Sound understanding of regulatory approval processes, aviation authority requirements, and certification obligations associated with airport projects.

Cross‑Functional Stakeholder Coordination

Ability to manage complex coordination across engineering, operations, safety, regulators, and executive leadership.

15+ years of experience in airport operations, infrastructure planning, or large‑scale transport projects.

Proven responsibility for managing complex, multi‑stakeholder capital programmes within live operational environments.

Experience operating within regulated aviation or transport infrastructure environments.

Agility

Airport Systems Operations L4

Regulatory Compliance L4

Data Accuracy & Reporting L4

Irregular Operations and Contingency Planning L4

Airport Risk & Compliance Oversight L4

AI Fluency

Build High-Performing Teams

Build Process and Systems

Drive Cost Optimization

Leadership

Provide Direction

Quality

Resilience

Speed of Execution

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and Operations Management or any related field

Master's degree in Engineering and Operations Management or any related field