Senior Aviation Analyst

Job Description

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Croydon
Recruiter contact: Hayley Alexander

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

About the division

We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and​ advising on related issues - such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation - to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it. Our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

Overview of role

You will be delivering technical due diligence and advisory projects, capacity analysis projects, traffic forecasting, modelling and detailing airport facility requirements and level of service outcomes, building and using airport modelling tools and techniques whilst using your understanding of aviation market data sources to identify their respective uses and suitability for internal and external use.

As part of your role, you are likely to get involved with the following tasks:

• Assessing CAPEX, REPEX and OPEX implications of airport development projects using existing database tools and models
• Traffic forecasting and market analysis
• Airport operational improvements, passenger experience, concept of operations
• Commercial and contractual management discussions
• Engaging with aviation clients, demonstrating excellent knowledge assimilation and applying this to project assignments
• Writing high quality technical and market related reports and proposals and presenting project material to colleagues and clients
• Provide guidance and support to Aviation Analysts in their development of Analytical projects for airports in the UK and around the world
• Further develop in-house built Forecasting Tools
• Manage internal benchmarking databases across the aviation community to best serve our projects by facilitating users to access pertinent information
• Start to directly manage projects as both a Technical Lead and Project Manager to support your development in line with your experience
• Oversee possible future additional junior staff and mentor their development in best practice forecasting and data analytics
• Develop best practice user guides on all the analytical concepts and projects in which we work as a team
• Lead the engagement and management of subconsultants
• Undertake line management duties (where applicable as this may not immediately be the case)
• Undertake client visits both domestically and abroad in support of project delivery and client relationship development and enhancement

Candidate specification

We are looking for a flexible and motivated professional with experience and a genuine passion for the aviation industry.

To apply for this position, you must have the following:

• A degree in aeronautical engineering, civil engineering, air transport management, airport planning or mathematics. Candidates with economics, sustainability, finance or business-related studies may also be considered.
• Fluency in English – knowledge of other languages will be valued.
• Experience in the aviation industry, or the ability to demonstrate equivalent transferrable skills from another relevant industry.

Elements necessary to be successful in this role is the ability to deliver at least one of the following:

• CAPEX, REPEX and OPEX Assessment (with an understanding of airport planning, engineering design and airport operations)
• Traffic forecasting and data analytics
• Airport facilities capacity optimisation and analysis
• Airport operational improvements, passenger experience, concept of operations

Additionally, we’ll need to see knowledge and a proven track record delivering air market and traffic forecasting reports, describing risks and suitability as well as knowledge of air market historical and planned development at a global, regional and local level. The successful candidate will need to be able to travel and work overseas (sometimes at short notice) as required.

We are looking for candidates with the following experience and characteristics:

• An engaging leadership style
• A can-do attitude
• The willingness to undertake tasks that may not always be the most exciting but are critical to the success of the projects
• The ability to engage as part of a multi-disciplinary team and a diverse range of projects
• A methodical and numerical approach to problem solving and critical thinking
• The ability to lead tasks independently
• An ability to work under a flexible (agile) working arrangement both in office and remotely
• Excellent verbal communication skills, which allow you to confidently liaise with clients and colleagues
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail, being able to oversee the development of excel models and PowerPoint presentations
• Advanced user of Word, PowerPoint and Excel (Power BI desirable)
• Ability to code in different but progressive programming languages including, but not limited to, R and Python as well as SQL

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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