Heathrow – Infrastructure Management Consultancy

Heathrow Airport Long Term Growth | Infrastructure Management Consultancy

Advance TRS Management Consultancy plays a vital role in delivering strategic programme and project management services that support Heathrow’s long-term vision, providing infrastructure management consultancy services. Heathrow Airport’s Long Term Growth (LTG) strategy is one of the UK’s most ambitious infrastructure expansion programmes. Framed by a future-ready Masterplan, the strategy focuses on sustainable growth, increased resilience, and enhanced capacity to meet rising aviation demand.

Client Objectives

The LTG programme aims to position Heathrow as a future-proof, world-class aviation hub. Key objectives include:

• Stakeholder Engagement: Aligning internal and external stakeholders including government, regulators, shareholders, and airline customers
• Infrastructure Expansion: Developing scalable infrastructure to meet forecast demand
• Development Consent: Securing a Development Consent Order (DCO) by 2029 to enable expansion
• Go/No-Go Readiness: Achieving a Surface Access Go/No-Go decision by Summer 2025

Advance TRS Management Consultancy’s Value & Contribution

Advance TRS Management Consultancy provides Strategic Programme Leadership to Heathrow’s Long Term Growth Programme by enabling the development and submission of the Development Consent Order (DCO) by 2029, and driving delivery towards the critical Surface Access Go/No-Go decision in 2025. This includes the design and implementation of a comprehensive project management strategy and capability framework to ensure the delivery of objectives, outcomes, and outputs to agreed time, cost, and quality benchmarks.

In terms of Project Delivery and Oversight, Advance TRS Management Consultancy leads the delivery of core expansion projects within a fast-paced and politically sensitive environment. Our consultants adapt swiftly to evolving client priorities through agile project and portfolio management approaches, while consistently aligning deliverables with broader programme objectives and governance standards.

Under Information and Risk Management, the consultancy designs and maintains robust toolkits, including risk registers, assumptions logs, engagement logs, decisions logs, milestone trackers, budgets, and board action plans. Structured performance reporting is provided through regular RAG status reviews and the development of risk-based mitigations, supporting informed decision-making and proactive issue resolution.

Within the area of Governance and Communications, Advance TRS Management Consultancy leads governance processes and acts as secretariat for key steering groups. We facilitate seamless communication between project teams and senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment across functions, and produce regular reporting packs to support cross-functional visibility and strategic planning.

Our approach to Financial and Commercial Management includes the consolidation of all actual, committed, and forecast expenditure across the expansion programme. We ensure financial compliance, maintain documentation accuracy, and align commercial processes with regulatory expectations and shareholder requirements.

Finally, through People and Culture Enablement, Advance TRS Management Consultancy drives initiatives that enhance collaboration and improve working relationships within matrixed teams. By embedding a culture of connectivity, engagement, and shared accountability, we create the conditions necessary for improved project deliverability and long-term success.

Services Delivered by Advance TRS Management Consultancy

• Strategic Programme Setup: Establishing end-to-end frameworks to enable informed decisions and programme coordination.
• Business Case Development: Producing compelling, evidence-based cases for investment and regulatory approval.
• Project & Portfolio Management: Managing complex interdependencies and delivering high-quality infrastructure outcomes.
• Governance & Reporting: Facilitating high-level decision-making through structured reporting and robust oversight processes.
• Consenting Strategy & Readiness: Supporting the development and execution of consents strategies including DCO and surface access approvals.
• Culture & Capability Enablement: Embedding a culture of collaboration, accountability and aligned delivery across multidisciplinary teams.
• Post-Contract Commercial Management: Ensuring financial tracking, compliance and value-for-money delivery beyond contract award.

ROI Delivered

Advance TRS Management Consultancy delivers significant value to Heathrow Airport across several dimensions:

1. Strategic Enablement: Directly supporting regulatory milestones, including DCO submission and surface access readiness
2. Operational Efficiency: Streamlining reporting, risk management, and governance processes
3. Stakeholder Confidence: Providing consistent, high-quality reporting to regulators and shareholders
4. People & Productivity: Enhancing matrix team collaboration and embedding delivery-focused culture
5. Cost Assurance: Maintaining financial control and commercial accountability across multi-year investments

Heathrow Airport Long Term Growth | Infrastructure Management Consultancy

Advance TRS Management Consultancy is a trusted and integrated delivery partner to Heathrow Airport, enabling long-term, sustainable growth through expert programme, project, and portfolio management. With a focus on strategic outcomes, regulatory compliance, and people-first delivery, Advance TRS Management Consultancy is driving forward one of the UK’s most high-profile infrastructure programmes—supporting Heathrow in securing its future as a global leader in aviation.