ICF India | Principal- Aircraft Finance & Technical Advisory

What you will do

• The role is suited to an experienced aviation professional with deep knowledge of aircraft assets, lease structures, maintenance obligations, technical records and aircraft lifecycle considerations.
• The successful candidate will have the judgement to challenge assumptions, resolve complex technical questions, translate detailed analysis into commercially relevant advice, direct analytical and delivery teams, and take accountability for the technical quality of client work.
• From our offices in the US, UK, India and Spain, we work together as a single global team to deliver practical, technically grounded advice to aviation clients.
• In this role, you will lead fast-paced, complex and recurring engagements across the aircraft lifecycle, spanning leasing, maintenance, appraisals, asset management, technical due diligence and selected expert-witness assignments.
• You will have the opportunity to shape ICF’s aircraft technical capability, lead an international delivery team and work across leasing, maintenance, valuation, asset management and transaction assignments.
• Lead technical delivery on aviation finance, aircraft leasing, maintenance, valuation support, appraisal and technical due diligence engagements.
• Lead or directly undertake the most complex elements of assignments where senior technical judgement is required.
• Guide analysts and multi-location delivery teams, resolving technical questions, providing constructive review and strengthening team capability.
• Advise clients on aircraft leasing, maintenance reserves, return conditions, MRO, asset management and aircraft lifecycle matters, resolving or escalating technical and delivery issues promptly.
• Develop, embed and maintain the methodologies, tools, templates and quality standards used across aircraft finance and technical advisory assignments.
• Develop team capability through structured coaching, technical review, practical training and progressive delegation of responsibility.
• Contribute technical expertise to proposals, client development and industry activity.
• Set the technical and analytical approach on key projects, challenge assumptions and take accountability for accurate, commercially robust and client-ready outputs.
• Direct and quality-assure work across lease reviews, maintenance cash-flow analysis, aircraft, engine and inventory valuations, fleet analysis, technical records, lease returns and transaction support.
• Provide end-to-end oversight of key assignments, ensuring clear scope and ownership, appropriate project set-up, disciplined work planning, visible client communications, timely technical review, accurate project documentation and effective management of budget and delivery risk.
• Established network and credibility within the aviation leasing, maintenance, aircraft finance or technical advisory community.

Requirements

• Significant experience in aircraft leasing, lease management, aviation finance, aviation technical advisory, MRO, maintenance planning, asset management, appraisal support or a related aviation field.
• Deep understanding of aircraft leases, maintenance reserves, return conditions, technical records, fleet maintenance obligations and aircraft lifecycle considerations.
• Demonstrated experience leading and quality-assuring complex analysis involving aircraft and engine assets, leases, maintenance cash flows, valuations or technical due diligence.
• Ability to supervise junior team members and multi-location delivery teams, providing clear technical direction and constructive feedback.
• Understanding of the requirements of lessors, airlines, lenders, investors and MRO providers in relation to aircraft assets.
• Excellent judgement and attention to detail, with the ability to identify technical risks, analytical inconsistencies and commercial implications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex analysis into clear client advice.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines, locations and cultures.
• Typically 12+ years of relevant experience in aircraft leasing, aircraft appraisal, asset management, technical advisory, or airline fleet and lease management.
• Experience working with aircraft lessors, lenders, investors, airlines, MROs, OEMs or technical service providers.
• Experience with aircraft appraisals, portfolio valuations, maintenance cash-flow forecasting, lease return and redelivery analysis, technical due diligence, asset-backed financing or aircraft transaction support.
• Experience reviewing lease documents, technical records, maintenance status reports, inspection outputs or maintenance-related assumptions used in valuation or transaction work.
• Professional experience in aircraft engineering, CAMO, maintenance planning, technical records or aircraft asset management would also be valuable.
• Experience developing technical methodologies, training materials, quality-control processes or analytical tools.

ICF International, Inc.

ICF began in 1969 as the Inner City Fund. It is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and went public on Nasdaq in September 2006. The firm provides consulting, technology and implementation services, including management and policy consulting, cybersecurity and marketing. In India it has offices in New Delhi and Bengaluru and works in energy, urban development, transport, aviation and digital services.

ICF's finance-related openings in New Delhi have included a principal role in aircraft finance and technical advisory, a senior project finance controller, and finance and MIS expert roles. These are senior project and advisory positions.

• Industry: Consulting and technology services: energy, urban development, transport, aviation, digital and marketing, and policy advisory
• Headquarters: Reston, Virginia, United States (listed on Nasdaq as ICFI)
• In India: Offices in New Delhi (Aerocity) and Bengaluru, in India for more than 20 years