WSP

1 month ago

Principal Consultant - Aviation(Airport Planning)

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Job Summary

Senior-level aviation planning consultant focused on concept-level airport planning, functional spatial design, and multi-disciplinary coordination across major aviation projects in the Middle East. Leads stakeholder engagement, supports masterplanning, and delivers data-driven analyses and modelling to optimise airport capacity, resilience, and sustainability for clients like airport operators and regulators.

Location: Dubai, Sharjah

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Consulting & Advisory

Key Responsibilities

•Lead airport planning and analytics activities, including the development of ConOps, capacity assessments, and multi-scenario demand forecasts for passengers, aircraft, cargo, and GA operations.
•Coordinate with terminal, airside, landside and support facilities teams to define functional and spatial requirements and to assess planning options, phasing strategies, and performance trade-offs.
•Develop and operate simulation models (CAST, AirTOP, AviPlan analytics or equivalents) to evaluate flow performance, system efficiency, and resilience, translating results into actionable planning guidance.
•Engage with airport operators, airlines, regulators, and multidisciplinary design teams to align on criteria, methodologies and study outputs, and present findings in workshops and stakeholder meetings.
•Support proposals and tenders by contributing planning methodologies, case studies, and modelling insights to strengthen aviation bids and internal practice.

Key Requirements

•A degree in Aviation Planning, Transport/Civil Engineering, Architecture, Aviation Management or a related discipline.
•8–12 years of experience in airport planning, capacity assessment, forecasting, simulation modelling or airport masterplanning.
•Proficiency in analytical modelling, scenario development and data interpretation, supported by strong Excel skills and familiarity with AutoCAD/GIS.
•Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present technical findings to clients, multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders.
•Experience working with airport operators, airlines, regulators and cross-disciplinary design teams.

Experience:8-12 yearsAviationAirport planning

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:ExcelAutoCADGISCASTAirTOPAviPlanExcel modelling

Languages:English

Tech Stack:ExcelAutoCADGISCASTAirTOPAviPlan

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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