Director, Global Airworthiness

Job Description:

Reporting to the Chief Technical Officer the Director of Global Airworthiness will hold the responsibility for the day-to-day operation and supervision of the Central Technical Services Team and coordination of Airworthiness matters with Regional Nominated Post Holders.

The role will hold is responsible for ensuring the continued airworthiness of the Bristow fleet, compliance with Continuing Airworthiness regulations and Bristow policy.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Management and supervision of the Central Technical Services Team and activities.
• Provide senior management with a technical overview of incidents
• Recommendations for improvements within the organisation related to Continuing Airworthiness and Maintenance Management
• Oversight of Technical support and Liaison with OEM’s. Prepare data for and attend review meetings with OEMs to improve aircraft reliability and availability.
• Ensure maintenance programs are reviewed and updated in a timely manner and configured to optimise the maintenance on the aircraft
• Production and amendment of company technical documentation
• Manage required updates to company expositions and Airworthiness Management procedures manuals to ensure continued compliance
• Oversight of Component reliability analysis
• Review of reliability reports and follow up with OEMs for product improvement.
• Application of Lean concepts to streamline and continuously improve processes. Review, seek and promote continuous improvement of Airworthiness Management, processes and systems.
• Leads, from an Airworthiness Management perspective, and in support of Fleet Management & individual Business Units (BU), on evaluating and determining standardisation of aircraft fit, role equipment.
• Provides technical support toward financial decision-making related to Airworthiness Management
• Supporting Business development teams with bid proposals where required.
• Providing support to the organisation regarding client liaison related to Airworthiness matters.
• Ensuring accurate and standardised management of aircraft configuration requirements
• Through the Fleet Engineering Specialists, provides expert guidance to the BUs, on issues which are specific to aircraft type. Also, provide technical expertise to the business (Fleet Management & BUs) for evaluating new aircraft introductions to the fleet.
• Ensuring the Bristow Fleet always remains compliant with Airworthiness Management regulations
• Standardisation of Global Airworthiness Review Process
• Ensuring efficient and accurate upkeep of aircraft Technical Records to a global standard as far as reasonably practical.
• Attend seminars and industry conferences that are appropriate to the role and represent the Company on various industry committees and panels, e.g., EASA, MRSG, CAA, etc.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: (minimum education requirements, key skills and experience)

Qualifications:

• Batchelors Degree of Engineering or Management
• Licensed engineer with extensive maintenance and airworthiness knowledge

Experience:

• 10 plus years of experience as airworthiness/maintenance manager
• In-depth knowledge of aircraft types operated by the company
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements
• Experience with the regulatory framework of both Part M, Part CAMO, and Part 145. Knowledge and understanding of other regional regulatory frameworks
• SAP/IFS experience

Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to plan and prioritise work both individually and team
• Awareness of need for integrity
• Excellent negotiating and influencing skills
• Ability to identify and constructively address interpersonal conflict, disagreements or confrontations and facilitates communication between involved parties to minimise personal impact
• Ability to assign tasks and responsibilities to others in a fair and consistent manner; provides clear instruction and direction
• Ability to articulate, summarise and present information clearly to audiences with different backgrounds and at different levels of the organisation
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to interface well with leadership, management and internal and external clients
• Ability to promote tolerance and inclusion among diverse groups and recognition of multiple views
• Ability to manage resources effectively