Purpose: 

The Project Manager for DAP Capacity Planning and Analytics Division is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering data-driven projects that improve airport operations, passenger experience, and business performance. This role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, managing timelines, budgets, and ensuring that analytics solutions align with the airport’s strategic goals. 

This role will also play a key enabling function for Asset Management by ensuring analytics solutions support asset‑related decision-making, drive lifecycle optimisation, and strengthen the reliability and performance of critical airport infrastructure.

A key part of this role will be to work directly with the Business Units to develop, prioritise and coordinate analytics projects: 

• Demonstrate a naturally curious mindset, actively exploring data, trends, and industry practices to uncover opportunities the business may not yet have identified. 
• Proactively challenge assumptions and bring forward innovative, evidence based solutions that enhance operational efficiency and passenger experience. 
• Engage stakeholders with insightful questions that deepen understanding of business challenges and unlock new, forward looking analytical approaches. 
• Anticipate emerging needs by translating ambiguous problems into clear, actionable analytical initiatives that enable informed, strategic decision making.

1. Project Planning & Execution

• Define project scope, objectives and success metrics.
• Build clear timelines, milestones, and deliverables aligned to airport priorities.
• Ensure all analytics projects support operational reliability, maintainability, and performance.

2. Stakeholder Management

• Partner with airport teams, airlines, IT, Security and vendors to gather and refine requirements.
• Co‑design analytics solutions with Business Units to ensure operational fit.
• Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly to all stakeholders.

3. Data & Technology Coordination

• Oversee integration of operational, H&S and asset‑management data sources into analytics platforms.
• Coordinate engineers, analysts, and IT to deliver dashboards, predictive tools, and reporting.
• Support development of predictive maintenance models and asset‑risk insights.

4. Risk & Compliance Management

• Identify and mitigate risks in data security, integration and regulatory alignment.
• Ensure analytics outputs support ICAO/EASA/IAA compliance for safety, security, and asset performance.
• Embed governance to protect data integrity and project success.

5. Agile & Cross‑Functional Leadership

• Lead delivery through Agile or traditional methods to ensure on‑time outcomes.
• Drive collaboration across LABS, Ops, H&S, Security, Asset Management and Analytics teams.
• Ensure solutions are user‑centric and operationally embedded.

6. Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement

• Track KPIs for operational performance, asset reliability, and maintenance efficiency.
• Use feedback loops to refine tools and enhance decision‑making.
• Promote ongoing optimisation of analytics platforms and processes.

Experience/Education

• Relevant 3rd level qualification or significant relevant professional experience.
• 3-5 years experience as Project Manager, Programme Manager, Product Owner or Equivalent.

Skills

• Project Management & Agile Methodologies (PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum, Kanban)
• Data Analytics & Business Intelligence (Power BI, Tableau, SQL)
• Aviation Industry Knowledge (airport operations, passenger flow, baggage handling)
• Risk & Compliance Management (aviation security, GDPR, data privacy)
• Strong Communication & Leadership