Julian Foster
Western Campus Programme Director
BAA, Heathrow Airport

Julian joined BAA in 2003 and is currently accountable for the delivery of the Western Campus Programme at Heathrow, a major part of the £5.1bn investment to transform the airport over the next few years. Key projects include: an extended and refurbished check-in at Terminal 4; the ongoing refurbishment of Terminal 3, and Terminal 5’s new £400m satellite building with its associated Tracked Transit and Baggage Systems.

Julian is also the Head of Profession for BAA’s Capital Programme Management Division. Accountabilities include: training, career development, and driving professional accreditation with the aim of making BAA the ‘intelligent’ client of choice.

Prior to his current role, Julian led the major refurbishment works in Terminal 1 where his team were among the top 3 finalists for the Project Management Institute’s Project of the Year award.

Julian also headed the team responsible for delivering the first phase of a £750m satellite building which opened in early 2010, and will eventually be connected to Heathrow’s new Terminal 2. Before joining BAA, Julian spent 13 years with Scott Wilson working on a wide range of major projects in the UK, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Apart from designing and supervising construction projects, Julian has spent much of his career working in Airport Strategy. This included leading the Strategic Development Plans for several major European Airports, and managing the early development works for the Aviation White Paper looking at Airport Capacity for the South East of England.

Julian is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Professional Programme Manager. In 2001, He undertook an MBA at London Imperial Business School (Tanaka) specialising in Programme and Knowledge Management.