Terminal Development Project Manager

• Daily Rate: Negotiable based on experience, upwards of £550 per day via umbrella
• Location: Doncaster Sheffield Airport
• Job Type: Contract

Doncaster Sheffield Airport is seeking a Terminal Development Project Manager to lead a major terminal development programme. This role is crucial for enhancing passenger security processes, ensuring regulatory compliance, and improving commercial performance, all within the dynamic environment of a live airport terminal.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Lead the delivery of terminal development projects, focusing on aviation security infrastructure, passenger processing areas, and retail layout changes.
• Manage the full project lifecycle from business case development to construction and handover.
• Ensure all projects comply with aviation security regulations, statutory requirements, and airport security programmes.
• Coordinate with Security, Airport Operations, Commercial, Retail, and Compliance teams to ensure solutions are safe, compliant, and operationally effective.
• Act as the client representative, coordinating contractors, designers, specialist suppliers, and retail partners.
• Manage project budgets, programmes, risks, and change control, providing clear reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Support audits, approvals, and regulatory assurance activities linked to security and terminal changes.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven experience in delivering terminal, building, or passenger-facing infrastructure projects in an airport or similarly regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of airport terminal operations and managing safety-critical or compliance-driven projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience working across various teams including operations, security, and commercial teams.
• Strong project management capabilities, including programme, cost, risk, and change control.
• Confident communicator, capable of influencing and engaging at a senior stakeholder level.

Desirable:

• Experience in delivering aviation security infrastructure or screening facilities.
• Experience with retail or commercial fit-out projects within airports, transport hubs, or public environments.
• Knowledge of aviation security, regulatory, or assurance frameworks.
• Experience in delivering phased works in constrained operational spaces.

Benefits:

• Competitive daily rate, reflective of experience and skills.
• Opportunity to lead significant projects at a major UK airport.
• Dynamic and challenging environment, perfect for professional growth.

To apply for the Terminal Development Project Manager position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.