ALink Recruitment are working with an engineering consultancy that seek-a Project Manager or Assistant Project Manager with aviation-experience to support early stage development of projects at Luton Airport.

This is an initial three-month contract, with the possibility of extension. The role will focus on shaping projects before delivery, including feasibility studies, option development, project documentation and stakeholder coordination.

Key Responsibilities

• Support projects through feasibility, concept and early design stages.

• Produce high-quality feasibility studies, option appraisals, business cases, project briefs and governance papers.

• Define project scope, objectives, requirements, budgets, programmes, risks and delivery strategies.

• Coordinate input from airport operations, engineering, commercial teams, consultants, designers and other stakeholders.

• Arrange and facilitate workshops, meetings, surveys and site investigations.

• Review technical information and challenge assumptions to identify practical, value-driven solutions.

• Maintain project documentation, action logs, risk registers, programmes and cost information.

• Ensure proposals consider operational safety, security, compliance, constructability and the constraints of working within a live airport.

Experience

• Previous project management experience within aviation, airports or airfield infrastructure.

• Experience supporting projects during feasibility, optioneering, concept development or pre-construction.

• Strong written communication skills, with experience producing clear project and decision-making documents.

• Good understanding of project governance, risk, cost, programme and stakeholder management.

• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities.

• Confidence engaging with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Proficiency with standard project and document-management tools.