People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.
We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Responsibilities
As an individual we would look to you to show delivery performance, good communication skills combined with being a team player. You will have a flair for creative problem solving, will be knowledgeable of current aviation industry initiatives, will proactively drive innovation and be passionate about airport development. You will help to foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement, demonstrating adaptability and commitment to supporting others across the team in delivering a high-quality service.
You will have demonstrable experience in at least one of the following areas:
- Facility Planning
- Capacity/ Demand Assessments
- Airport Simulation
- Terminal Planning and Design
- Airside Planning and Design
- Airport Operations (terminal or airside)
- Airport Master Planning.
We would like to see experience & skills in the following:
- 3-5 years’ experience in international aviation/airport projects
- Knowledge of EASA, ICAO and IATA standards
- Analytical tools (e.g. Power BI, Domo)
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Excellent Microsoft Office software capability (especially Excel)
The following will be looked upon favourably:
- Post graduate qualification in Airport Planning
- OAG database experience
- Bid preparation
- Experience in traffic forecasting and analysis
- Practical application of AutoCAD software
- Practical application of specialist Airport Planning Software (e.g. CAST, AirTOP, AviPlan, Vissim)
- Understanding of airport operations
- Aviation sustainability.
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