Aviation Consultant

Company description

About us

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. 

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. 

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Job description

Become part of a successful and growing team:

PA’s aviation team make a real difference to our clients. We offer clients industry expertise and an innovative mindset to help seize opportunities and harness disruption. We operate globally, driving commercial and operational advantage for airlines and airports, MROs, air navigation service providers, regulators, investors, and governments. Our team of experts help clients with:

• Their strategy, transactions, restructuring and delivering value from investments in aviation
• Improving outcomes through smarter pricing, innovative products, and partnerships
• Driving operational excellence to deliver more efficient and reliable services
• Developing their talent for the future as their organisation and industry evolves
• Delivering technology-enabled asset management and passenger services
• Maintaining critical systems and networks to defend against emerging threats
• Ensuring the safety and security of passengers and cargo.

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

On the back of delivering great work for aviation clients, we are looking to grow our team. We are interested in hearing from consultants with two to five years relevant experience, either within the aviation sector, management consultancies, and those with Masters degrees from aviation-specific universities e.g.: Cranfield.

At PA, we believe that a brilliant aviation consultant is curious, enjoys exploring new ideas, and with your sector knowledge, will be looking to evolve thinking and problem definition.  You will be capable of delivering high quality work to aviation clients, particularly in the areas of:

• Airline/airport ground operations/flight operations
• Airline/airport commercial understanding in the areas of network planning, revenue management.
• Airline/airport technology, including operational and commercial systems
• Airline/airport financial performance and business planning
• Sustainability or environmental issues in the aviation sector including sustainable aviation fuel

We would expect successful candidates to be able to demonstrate: 

• An understanding of the aviation sector and its structures
• Exceptional problem-solving and consulting skills (does not have to be for a consultancy)
• Experience of designing and delivering projects/programmes in a range of environments
• An ability to work with colleagues in a multi-disciplined team.
• An ability to create/maintain an effective client network by nurturing key client relationships
• Excellent communication skills and confidence to work across all levels of a business

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

Additional information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity – bringing ingenuity to life.

Find out more about Life at PA here.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com

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