The world's leading private airport operator, VINCI Airports manages more than 70 airports in 14 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Leveraging its expertise as a comprehensive integrator, VINCI Airports develops, finances, builds and operates airports, bringing its investment capacity and know-how to optimising operational performance, modernising infrastructure and steering their environmental transition.

Turn your expertise in air service development, airline network planning, revenue management or aviation strategy into airport growth. Join VINCI Airports’ HQ team to shape strategies across our network and potential investments, connecting market insight with route opportunities, business studies and airline engagement.

Ready for broader project ownership and international exposure? Bring your analytical or commercial experience from an airline, airport, consultancy, aircraft manufacturer or related aviation business. You do not need experience in every responsibility listed.

Your role

Assess aviation potential for new airport investments

· Assess target markets: traffic, airline networks, competition, economic and tourism drivers, catchments, diaspora demand and traffic rights.

· Engage airlines ahead of potential transactions to understand their strategies, priorities and development plans.

· Lead aviation and commercial due-diligence workstreams with development, finance and technical teams and external advisers.

· Develop and challenge short- and long-term traffic and aviation-revenue forecasts, clarifying assumptions, opportunities and risks.

· Recommend aviation-development strategies to inform investment decisions.

Advance aviation development across the network

Help airport teams solve commercial challenges while owning defined HQ and cross-network projects.

· Support airport commercial functions and the integration of new airports into the network.

· Contribute to portfolio air transport marketing strategy; share tools, methodologies and good practices.

· Support engagement with airline decision-makers and translate their needs into actionable recommendations.

· Strengthen traffic forecasting for budgeting and planning; contribute to airport pricing and industry advocacy.

· Prioritise airline and route opportunities through market intelligence; strengthen business cases using demand, connectivity, competition and route economics.

Lead projects and bring stakeholders together

· Own project deliverables, timelines and recommendation quality; make assumptions and commercial trade-offs clear.

· Lead cross-functional teams, coordinating analysts, consultants, suppliers and interns.

· Drive group-level aviation-development initiatives across departments, countries and airport teams.

· Relevant aviation experience: airport air service development or marketing; airline network planning, revenue management, sales, commercial planning or strategy; consulting, forecasting, market intelligence; aircraft-manufacturer analysis; or a comparable role.

· Understanding of airline economics, passenger demand and route performance; experience contributing to forecasts, business cases, market assessments or commercial plans.

· Strong analysis and commercial judgement, translating demand, revenue or market data into decisions. Short- or long-term forecasting experience is valuable.

· Initiative, attention to detail and autonomy, with effective cross-functional and cross-cultural collaboration.

· Fluent English and willingness to undertake regular international travel.

Useful skills and experience, but not essential

· Airport investment, M&A or due diligence; direct airline engagement or project coordination; aviation-data and business-intelligence tools; additional languages.

Why consider this opportunity?

· Broaden your perspective: apply your expertise across 70+ airport markets, airline models and commercial challenges.

· Connect analysis with decisions: shape route priorities, airport strategies and investment assessments.

· Extend your impact: own workstreams matched to your expertise, alongside aviation, development, finance and technical specialists.

Other aviation development opportunities across VINCI Airports?

This advert primarily concerns the HQ Project Manager role. More experienced candidates interested in network Aviation Development Manager or Director roles are also welcome to apply. Indicate your preferred scope, geography and mobility. With your agreement, we may consider your application for relevant network roles, subject to vacancies and local requirements.