Airport Capacity Planning Manager
The Airport Capacity Planning Manager is responsible for leading and supporting the development of long-term airport capacity planning programs at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport. This role focuses on ensuring that infrastructure development aligns with forecasted traffic growth, operational efficiency, and sustainability objectives of a rapidly growing European hub.
The position plays a central role in planning, assessing, and optimizing airport capacity across airside and landside systems, coordinating simulation and supporting forecasting activities, and ensuring that all development initiatives meet defined functional, operational, and regulatory requirements.
These will be your task:
- Support short-, medium-, and long-term airport capacity expansion plans, develop sizing aligned with traffic forecasts and strategic objectives
- Support capacity assessments for passengers, cargo, aircraft movements, and support infrastructure
- Coordinate and oversee simulation studies (e.g., terminal flows, airside capacity, landside access) to validate planning assumptions and identify constraints and prepare and support short term capacity improvements and mitigation plans
- Lead capacity and sizing optimization exercises for terminals, aprons, taxiways, and support facilities
- Translate traffic forecasts into infrastructure requirements and phasing strategies
- Participate in design review processes, ensuring compliance with approved planning programs, site constraints, and functional performance targets
- Collaborate with engineering and design teams to ensure planning intent is preserved throughout project development
- Support the development of airport master plans and strategic development frameworks
- Support integration of sustainability principles, including environmental impact reduction, energy efficiency, and resilient infrastructure planning
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to align planning assumptions, timelines, and project priorities
- Monitor industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices to ensure planning approaches remain current and competitive.
What we expect from you:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aviation Management, Civil Engineering, Transport Planning, Urban Planning, or a related field
- Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in airport planning, infrastructure development, or aviation consultancy
- Demonstrated experience in capacity planning, airport master planning, large-scale infrastructure projects or complex flow public building development
- Proven track record in interpreting and applying aviation demand forecasts to infrastructure planning
- Experience working in or with international airport operators or consulting firms is highly desirable
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including advanced data analysis and modeling
- Proficiency in airport planning and simulation tools (e.g., CAST, AirTOP, SIMMOD, or similar) is an advantage
- Project management capabilities, including coordinating multidisciplinary teams and external consultants
- Ability to translate complex technical findings into clear, actionable recommendations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (additional European languages are an asset)
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office and data visualization tools
What we provide:
- Bonus system
- Private healthcare package
- Company car
- International working environment, daily use of the English language
- Option to work from home 1 day per week (laptop and company phone provided)
- Christmas bonus, free parking, employee discounts in various shops
- Various company events (e.g. Christmas party, Santa Claus party, Runway Run and other sport events, etc.)
- We care about the health of our employees: we support their well-being with free health screenings, mental health counselling and other activities
Join our airport development team!
Join the team of the Budapest Airport Development Directorate, where you can work on exciting and large-scale projects such as the construction of Terminal+! Our team of small but outstanding professionals is dedicated to adapting the airport infrastructure to the needs of the future with innovative and sustainable solutions. We work not only to improve the airport’s operations and capacity, but also to implement iconic projects that will define the image of the region’s transport hub. If you want to be part of the airport’s development and long-term success, this is the place for you! Join a dedicated team where new challenges and opportunities await you every day!
Please apply via this link!
Bejárás:
A Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér a 18. kerület és Vecsés mentén húzódik. Könnyen elérhetőek vagyunk a 200E busszal Kőbánya-Kispestről, Ferihegy vasútállomás pedig itt áll közvetlenül mellettünk (a Nyugati pályaudvarról és Zuglóból is negyedóránként közlekednek vonatok). Autóval a gyorsforgalmi úton vagy az M0-áson keresztül lehet megközelíteni minket, és a parkolás miatt sem kell aggódnod!
Ilyenek vagyunk mi:
A Budapest Airport Magyarország legnagyobb nemzetközi repülőterét üzemelteti. 2022-ben elnyertük a brit „Investors in People” kiváló munkáltatóknak járó, arany fokozatú nemzetközi elismerését. A minősítés szerint a BUD munkavállalói büszkék a munkahelyükre, érzik azt, hogy az ő véleményük és ötleteik is számítanak, feladataikat pedig változatosnak és érdekesnek tartják. A repülőtéri utasforgalom növekedésével folytatódik a fejlődés, ami mellett elköteleztük magunkat, és ennek most te is részese lehetsz!
Ha nálunk dolgozol nyitott, nemzetközi munkahelyi légkört, sokszínű és összetartó csapatot találsz , ahol mindannyian elkötelezettek vagyunk a minőség, a fejlődés és a minél jobb utasélmény biztosítása mellett!
