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Principal Consultant - Aviation (Airport Planning)

WSP
Dubai, UAE
Senior
3 weeks ago
Airport planningCapacity analysisDemand forecastingSimulation modeling (CAST, AirTOP, AviPlan)MasterplanningStakeholder engagement
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Overview

  • We are seeking a Principal Consultant to contribute to concept level airport planning, functional spatial design, multidisciplinary coordination, stakeholder engagement, and design focused project support across major aviation projects.
  • The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping the future of airport design, delivering world class facilities that enhance operational efficiency, passenger experience, and environmental sustainability.
  • The Principal Consultant will be an integral member of the Middle East Aviation Business responsible for winning prospects and projects, ensuring the successful delivery of innovative and efficient design solutions.

Airport Planning & Analytics

  • Supporting project delivery of various scopes of work with an initial focus for the delivery of the Concept of Operations for DWC phase 2.
  • Lead analytical assessments of airport operations, including traffic profiles, flight schedules, dwell times and operational KPIs.
  • Deliver and interpret capacity and Level of Service (LoS) assessments across terminal, airside, apron, landside and support facilities.
  • Develop robust multi scenario demand forecasts for passengers, aircraft, cargo and GA operations.
  • Build and operate simulation models (CAST, AirTOP, AviPlan analytics or equivalent) to evaluate flow performance, system efficiency and operational resilience.
  • Translate model outputs into clear, actionable recommendations that guide planning decisions and infrastructure priorities.
  • Ensure data, assumptions and modelling workflows remain validated, traceable and auditable.
  • Contribute to the development of airport masterplans and long term strategic frameworks, providing evidence based planning inputs.
  • Define functional and spatial requirements for terminals, airside, landside and support facilities based on demand, ConOps principles and regulatory standards.
  • Develop and evaluate planning options, phasing strategies, expansion triggers and performance trade offs.
  • Consider sustainability, resilience, airspace constraints and operational innovation in all planning scenarios.
  • Provide structured planning guidance to downstream design teams to maintain alignment with the agreed masterplanning vision.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Work closely with airport operators, airlines, regulators and internal WSP teams to align on planning criteria, analytical assumptions and study methodologies.
  • Present capacity results, modelling outputs and planning insights in workshops and multi stakeholder meetings, ensuring complex concepts are communicated clearly and accurately.
  • Facilitate technical discussions, address stakeholder queries, and integrate feedback into updated forecasts, simulation scenarios and planning deliverables.
  • Coordinate proactively with multidisciplinary teams including terminal designers, airside engineers, operations and digital specialists to ensure planning outputs are consistent, integrated and technically robust.
  • Collaborate with other Business Units to develop and deliver a OneWSP service offering to aviation clients.

Design Focused Project Support & Tender Preparation

  • Support proposal preparation by contributing planning methodologies, scopes, level of effort estimates, case studies and modelling insights that strengthen aviation bids.
  • Contribute to enhancing WSP's internal planning practice by refining templates, improving analytical workflows and sharing practical lessons learned from projects.
  • Provide informal technical guidance to junior planners, helping them understand planning frameworks, modelling approaches and project requirements while supporting overall team capability building.

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