AERTEC — a leading international aerospace and airport engineering company shaping the future of airport infrastructure worldwide — is hiring an experienced Airport Planner Engineer for its operations in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This is an exciting opportunity to work on high-profile international airport projects across the GCC and beyond — contributing to terminal and airfield planning, airport capacity and demand analysis, airspace assessment, flight procedure support, and technical reporting — as part of a dynamic, multicultural engineering team delivering transformative airport infrastructure solutions for clients across the region.
About AERTEC — International Airport & Aerospace Engineering
Company: AERTEC — Leading Aerospace & Airport Engineering Company | International Projects | Global Reach
Specialization: Airport planning · Terminal design · Airfield engineering · Airspace design · Aviation infrastructure
Project Scale: High-profile international airport projects — major airports across GCC, MENA, and global markets
Culture: Dynamic · Multicultural · Innovation-driven · Professional development focused
GCC Region: Active projects and client engagements across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, and regional markets
About AERTEC — International Airport & Aerospace Engineering
Company: AERTEC — Leading Aerospace & Airport Engineering Company | International Projects | Global Reach
Specialization: Airport planning · Terminal design · Airfield engineering · Airspace design · Aviation infrastructure
Project Scale: High-profile international airport projects — major airports across GCC, MENA, and global markets
Culture: Dynamic · Multicultural · Innovation-driven · Professional development focused
GCC Region: Active projects and client engagements across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, and regional markets
Why This AERTEC Airport Planner Engineer Role in Abu Dhabi Is a Career-Defining Opportunity
International Project Exposure: Work on major international airport projects across the GCC — building an exceptional aviation engineering portfolio from Abu Dhabi’s world-class aviation hub
Specialist Aviation Niche: Airport planning and terminal design engineering is a highly specialized, globally valued discipline — a career credential that opens doors in the world’s most ambitious aviation markets
GCC Aviation Boom: The Gulf region’s aviation infrastructure investment pipeline is among the most active in the world — Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain are all developing major airport capacity expansions
Tax-Free Abu Dhabi: Competitive full-time airport engineering salary — zero personal income tax in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Position Overview
This Airport Planner Engineer role at AERTEC in Abu Dhabi is a full-time, technically demanding aviation engineering position for a professional with aerospace or related engineering qualifications and a minimum of 1 year of airport planning experience. You will develop and support terminal and airfield planning projects, perform airport capacity and demand analyses, conduct airport planning studies and technical calculations, carry out airspace capacity and demand assessments, support the development and review of flight procedures, prepare technical reports and planning documentation, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on airport project delivery, provide support in business development including proposals and client-facing presentations, and participate in meetings with clients, stakeholders, and project partners across AERTEC’s GCC and international project portfolio. Regional travel to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and other countries is required when projects demand it. This is a role for an aviation engineer who is genuinely passionate about airport infrastructure — someone who wants to contribute to projects that shape the way millions of passengers experience air travel across one of the world’s most strategically important aviation regions.
Why This AERTEC Airport Planner Engineer Role in Abu Dhabi Is the Aviation Career of 2026: Airport planning engineers who combine aerospace or civil engineering qualifications with capacity analysis, terminal planning, airfield design, and airspace assessment expertise — and who want to build their professional portfolio on major international airport projects across the GCC’s extraordinary aviation infrastructure investment program — are among the most sought-after and career-mobile engineering professionals in the global aviation infrastructure market. Abu Dhabi’s position as one of the world’s most connected aviation hubs makes it the ideal base for an airport planning career that spans the entire GCC and beyond in 2026.
Key Responsibilities
Terminal & Airfield Planning — Project Development & Design Support
- Develop and support terminal and airfield planning projects across AERTEC’s Abu Dhabi and GCC portfolio — contributing to the design of passenger terminal layouts, airside infrastructure, ground support equipment areas, apron configurations, taxiway systems, and runway planning elements that optimize operational efficiency, capacity, and passenger experience for AERTEC’s international airport clients
- Apply knowledge of airport planning principles, design standards, and ICAO/IATA guidelines to develop technically accurate, compliant, and operationally practical airport facility plans — ensuring that all planning outputs are grounded in established international aviation authority requirements and aligned with the specific operational objectives of each client airport
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams — working with civil engineers, architects, aviation specialists, air traffic management experts, and other technical disciplines to integrate planning outputs into coherent, technically coordinated airport infrastructure designs that can be implemented reliably within project cost and schedule constraints
- Prepare technical reports, presentations, and planning documentation — producing clear, well-structured, and professionally presented engineering reports and supporting materials that communicate planning findings, recommendations, and technical solutions effectively to client, stakeholder, and regulatory audiences
Airport Capacity & Demand Analysis
- Perform airport capacity and demand analyses — evaluating current and projected passenger throughput, aircraft movement demand, terminal processing capacity, apron stand availability, baggage system capacity, security screening throughput, and other critical capacity parameters to identify existing or anticipated congestion points and develop evidence-based capacity enhancement recommendations
- Conduct airport planning studies and technical calculations — applying quantitative capacity modeling, simulation, and analytical techniques to assess how proposed infrastructure changes, operational procedure modifications, or technology introductions will affect the capacity and level-of-service performance of terminal, airside, and landside airport systems
- Develop and present capacity and demand analysis findings to airport clients and stakeholders — translating complex quantitative analysis outputs into clear, decision-relevant planning recommendations that enable airport operators, regulators, and investors to make well-informed infrastructure investment and development decisions
Airspace Capacity & Demand Assessment
- Carry out airspace capacity and demand assessments — analyzing the capacity of the airspace surrounding client airports in relation to forecast traffic demand, identifying constraints and inefficiencies in existing airspace structures and procedures, and recommending airspace optimization measures that improve airport throughput, reduce delay, and enhance operational efficiency
- Support the development and review of flight procedures — contributing engineering and planning analysis to the development of instrument flight procedures, standard instrument departures (SIDs), standard terminal arrival routes (STARs), and other navigation procedures that optimize the safe and efficient flow of aircraft in and around client airport airspace environments
- Apply knowledge of airspace regulations, ICAO procedures, and regional aviation authority requirements — ensuring that all airspace planning work complies with applicable UAE GCAA, Saudi GACA, and other regional aviation authority standards and procedures
Business Development, Client Engagement & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Provide technical support in business development activities — contributing to the preparation of technical proposals, capability statements, and client-facing presentations that position AERTEC as the preferred airport planning and engineering partner for new project opportunities across the GCC aviation infrastructure market
- Participate in meetings with clients, government stakeholders, and project partners — representing AERTEC’s technical capability professionally, presenting planning analysis findings clearly, responding to technical queries accurately, and contributing to the collaborative discussion that moves airport planning projects from concept through to approved design
- Travel across the GCC region when required — including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and other countries — to attend client meetings, conduct site surveys, support project delivery activities, and build the face-to-face relationships with regional aviation stakeholders that sustain AERTEC’s growing GCC client portfolio
What AERTEC Offers — Abu Dhabi Airport Planning Career Benefits
International Projects: Opportunity to work on major international airport projects with global impact and high professional visibility
Multicultural Environment: Dynamic, diverse, and multicultural working environment with colleagues from across the global aviation engineering community
Professional Development: Structured professional development within a leading aerospace and airport engineering company — mentored growth along a clear technical career pathway
Innovation Exposure: Participation in innovative airport planning projects that are shaping the future of aviation infrastructure across the GCC and internationally
Career Growth: Genuine career advancement opportunities in a rapidly expanding international organization with a growing GCC project portfolio
Tax-Free Abu Dhabi: Competitive engineering salary — zero personal income tax in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Degree in Aerospace Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline — providing the technical aviation and engineering foundations that airport planning, airspace analysis, and capacity modeling require
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of professional experience in Airport Planning or airport infrastructure projects — with direct involvement in terminal planning, airfield planning, capacity analysis, or airspace assessment activities rather than solely academic or support roles
- Experience in the planning and design of airport facilities is highly valued — candidates with prior work on terminal expansion, new airport development, airfield reconfiguration, or airspace optimization projects will be strongly preferred
- Availability to travel across the GCC region when required — including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and other countries — is a professional requirement of this role, not merely a willingness to travel in principle
Technical Skills & Language Requirements
- Knowledge of airport planning principles, capacity analysis methodology, and airport design standards — including familiarity with ICAO Annex 14, IATA Airport Development Reference Manual, and applicable regional aviation authority design guidance
- Familiarity with airport regulations and industry standards applicable to GCC aviation markets — including UAE GCAA, Saudi GACA, and relevant ICAO standards and recommended practices
- English: C1 level or higher (written and spoken) — mandatory for client-facing technical presentations, report preparation, and international project team communication
- Additional languages (Arabic, Spanish, French, or other) are considered a professional plus for GCC client engagement and international project collaboration
About Airport Planning Engineering in Abu Dhabi 2026
AERTEC is at the forefront of international airport planning and aerospace engineering — delivering technically sophisticated, operationally practical, and commercially viable airport planning solutions for some of the world’s most ambitious aviation infrastructure programs. The GCC aviation market in 2026 represents one of the most extraordinary airport development investment landscapes in global aviation history — with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 New Murabba and NEOM airport programs, Abu Dhabi International Airport’s continued expansion, Kuwait’s new terminal infrastructure, and Bahrain Airport’s ongoing development collectively representing tens of billions of dollars in airport infrastructure investment across the region. Airport Planner Engineers who build their careers at the center of this investment — developing deep technical expertise in terminal planning, airfield design, capacity analysis, and airspace optimization while working on internationally significant projects for a globally recognized aviation engineering consultancy — will find their career trajectories shaped powerfully and positively by the scale and quality of the GCC aviation infrastructure programs they contribute to in 2026 and beyond.
Your Career Growth Path: Airport Planner Engineer → Senior Airport Planning Engineer → Airport Planning Lead → Airport Planning Manager → Director of Airport Planning — a globally respected, technically specialized, and professionally exceptional aviation engineering career trajectory built on the GCC’s most transformative and internationally visible airport infrastructure development programs.
Who Should Apply?
- Aerospace / Civil Engineers (Airport Planning Focus): With 1+ year of airport planning, terminal design, or airfield engineering experience who want to build their international aviation career on AERTEC’s major GCC and international airport project portfolio
- Aviation Infrastructure Planners: With airport capacity analysis, passenger demand modeling, or apron/terminal planning experience who want to work on high-profile international airport projects from AERTEC’s Abu Dhabi hub
- Airspace Planning Engineers: With airspace capacity assessment, procedure design support, or ATM planning exposure who want to apply their specialist aviation knowledge within a leading international airport engineering consultancy
- Recent Aerospace Engineering Graduates (1+ Year Experience): With airport planning internship or early-career experience in aviation infrastructure who are passionate about the GCC aviation sector and ready to contribute to internationally significant airport development projects
- GCC Aviation Sector Enthusiasts: With knowledge of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, or Bahrain airport development programs who want to work directly on the major infrastructure projects transforming GCC aviation capacity for the next generation of air travelers
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