Head of Aviation Planning

Overview

Lead and build a global aviation planning function for airports.

Key Responsibilities

• capacity modelling
• airfield design
• terminal planning
• master planning
• sustainability
• team leadership

Tasks

You’ll work closely with established aviation design and engineering teams, developing strategies that guide the next generation of airports across Asia, the Middle East, and beyond. The role blends technical planning with commercial and strategic influence, giving you direct visibility at regional and group board level. This is your chance to establish and lead a new Aviation Planning team within a global engineering consultancy that already has more than 230 aviation specialists worldwide. The aim: to bring together master planning, strategy, capacity modelling, and sustainability under one cohesive global offer. -Mentor and grow a high-performing team, creating future leaders in the discipline. -Shape strategic planning approaches across capacity, airfield design, terminal planning, and environmental resilience. -Build and lead a new Aviation Planning function, integrated with a global network of ~200+ aviation professionals. -Work with regional business leaders to win, plan, and deliver key aviation projects from concept to masterplan. -Partner with major airports, operators, and investors to deliver long-term aviation strategies and infrastructure development plans.

Requirements

• civil eng
• transport planning
• aviation mgmt
• leadership
• stakeholder mgmt
• strategic planning

What You Bring

-Degree in Civil Engineering, Transport Planning, Aviation Management, Aeronautical Engineering, or Urban/Regional Planning. -Strong experience in airport or aviation planning, ideally with a mix of consultancy and client-side exposure. -Track record of leading teams or building new business lines. -Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to operate with technical and commercial credibility. -Proven ability to develop planning strategies for major international airports.

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Benefits

A global, multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with a strong aviation portfolio spanning terminals, runways, and masterplans. Known for its collaborative culture and technical excellence, it offers the freedom to innovate within an established platform.

About Amida Group

-Founded in 2013, the company began as a nimble software services firm tackling complex data problems for government and commercial clients. -Over the years, it evolved into a go‑to partner for data interoperability, exchange, governance and security solutions. -The firm builds custom platforms–often open‑source–that power BI, predictive analytics, NLP, and downstream data transactions. -Typical projects include data catalogs for federal agencies, cybersecurity tools for semiconductor systems, and health data interoperability for state programs. -Its specialisms span robust data architecture, secure data platforms, AI/ML/NLP-driven analytics, cloud-agnostic operations, and microelectronics security. -Notably, it has developed a microelectronics security suite that traces hardware vulnerabilities from simulation through silicon. -Clients range from federal/state health agencies to commercial enterprises, reflecting a mix of public-sector impact and private-sector innovation. -Financially steady and privately held, the company sustains growth through repeat contracts and niche technical expertise, not public capital.

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