Technical Principal - VTOL Infrastructure Planner

Description

• Collaborate with architects, civil engineers, and urban planners to deliver integrated, future-ready solutions.
• Represent Mott MacDonald in industry forums and working groups.
• Plan and design vertiports, helipads, and related infrastructure in line with ICAO, EASA, and FAA guidelines.
• Ensure plans, designs and operations comply with evolving regulations (eg. FAA Part 135, EASA SC-VTOL).
• Assess technical, regulatory and environmental viability of AAM projects
• Develop strategic roadmaps for clients exploring VTOL/eVTOL integration
• Support modelling of aircraft performance, noise, and traffic flow.
• Interpret and apply evolving regulatory frameworks for AAM.
• Lead or contribute to multidisciplinary project teams delivering innovative aviation solutions.
• Stay abreast of AAM trends, technologies, and policy developments.
• Lead and conduct technical and feasibility studies for VTOL/eVTOL operations in urban and regional contexts
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, and client deliverables.
• Asses and evaluate site selection criteria including, but not limited to, zoning, airspace integration, multimodal connectivity, utilities connectivity, nature including wildlife.
• Provide insights on VTOL/eVTOL aircraft performance, propulsion systems, and operational requirements.

Requirements

• Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Aviation Planning, Transport Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with tools (e.g., CAD, GIS, CAST).
• Experience in aviation infrastructure planning or aircraft performance analysis.
• Strong communication skills, report writing and bid drafting.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Familiarity with VTOL/eVTOL technologies and AAM ecosystem.
• Knowledge of airspace design, UTM, or drone integration.
• Understanding of sustainability and decarbonisation in aviation.
• A willingness to travel and work overseas (sometimes at short notice) as required
• Ability to interpret OEM and infrastructure operator specifications and align them with infrastructure capabilities and requirements
• Awareness of airspace structure, noise studies, environmental considerations and community acceptance

Benefits

• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• 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.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• 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 shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

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