
Senior Consultant – Aviation Advisory
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington • California • District of Columbia • United States
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Salary
💰 $80,000 - $95,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Collaborate with colleagues to conceptualize, develop, and deliver technical analyses, aviation forecasts, and business plans for new and existing client projects.
- Support air traffic forecasting, market analysis, and air service marketing activities.
- Assist in preparing reports and presentations that communicate analytical findings to clients and stakeholders.
- Manage work conducted by other team members to meet budget and quality expectations.
- Lead workstreams and/or small projects, including managing junior staff as part of larger engagements.
- Mentor and support the development of early career professionals within the aviation team.
- Support the production and delivery of high-quality proposals.
- Review trends and new ideas in the aviation sector to ensure our work remains cutting edge.
- Present findings and reports to clients, explaining technical details clearly to non-technical audiences.
- Work autonomously while collaborating effectively with colleagues and clients.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in aviation, economics, statistics, business, or a related discipline.
- Interest or experience in air traffic forecasting, market analysis, and air service marketing.
- Strong analytical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent proficiency in oral and written English.
- Experience developing quantitative scenarios and models.
- Ability to manage time across multiple projects and prioritize deadlines seamlessly.
- Client-facing and/or client-side experience.
- Good team player, able to work collaboratively.
- Advanced degree in aviation management, economics, or related field (preferred).
- Experience with forecasting tools, econometric modeling, and aviation databases (OAG, Cirium, Diio, BTS, ICAO, IATA) (preferred).
- Understanding of the aviation advisory market or prior experience with consultancies, airport operators, investors, financial institutions, airlines, or regulators (preferred).
- Experience in other transport infrastructure sectors (a plus).
- Interest in aviation sustainability matters.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with quantitative scenario development and modelling.
- Familiarity with large dataset analysis and modelling using software such as R, Python, and/or STATA (preferred).
Benefits
- private medical, dental, and vision insurance
- commuter benefits
- group Share Incentive Plan
- 3% 401k contribution
- discretionary yearly bonus based on annual compensation
- up to 44 paid days off - 20 vacation days, 9 public holidays, 3 floating days, 10 sick days, and 2 volunteering days
- semi-annual performance review process
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
air traffic forecastingmarket analysisquantitative scenario developmenteconometric modelinglarge dataset analysisMicrosoft ExcelRPythonSTATA
Soft Skills
analytical aptitudeproblem-solving skillsoral communicationwritten communicationtime managementprioritizationcollaborationmentoringclient-facing experience