Senior Manager – Engineering Systems

Job Description:

Salary: Competitive

Hours: Full Time

Location: Heathrow

Contract: Permanent  

Closing Date: 2nd February 2025

At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and its our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, were harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.

Join our team of forward-thinkers who approach the world with a different lens. We value individuals who are vocal about driving positive change and are willing to dive into both big and small tasks. If youre ready to take your career to new heights, this opportunity is for you.

In a nutshell

The Senior Manager – Engineering Systems, is the business lead/owner and accountable for the entire suite of digital tools used by Engineering & Maintenance (E&M).

Day to day

At the core of this role, you will ensure tools & data are fit for purpose, reliable, used in accordance with defined procedures and correctly adopted/evolved in line with defined governance standards.

As Senior Manager you will:

Be the business owner of the relationship with our new MRO system ‘Trax’.

Define and uphold strong governance around digital tool use/evolution and data.

Define and deliver a future strategy that encompasses the latest technology and E&M techniques.

Lead the Continuous Improvement and Business Information teams.

About you

Are you an experienced aircraft engineering professional with an exceptional all round knowledge and skillset (especially with digital systems), able to work with and successfully influence senior management? If this sounds like you and you have the below skills and capabilities, then wed love to hear from you!

Professional qualifications in aircraft engineering, typically degree in relevant Engineering subject and/or suitable documented industry experience
Experience/competency in Airline MRO software, preferably Trax eMRO
Experience working with software providers (SaaS), including release management, testing and deployment best practice
Significant experience & detailed understanding of airline Engineering & Maintenance (Pt CAMO and Pt 145)
Knowledge of EASA, CAA & other National Airworthiness Authority regulations
Strong leadership qualities and be able to demonstrate a track record of managing performance, delivering feedback and managing all aspects of HR issues
Exceptional communication, presentation, influencing/interpersonal skills and supplier management experience
Vision and aptitude to define and deliver a forward-thinking strategy that drives efficiency and performance
Experience and required skills to lead continuous improvement initiatives
Ability to work well on own initiative and demonstrate strong cross functional working relationships
Cost and commercial awareness in relation to decisions within the function
Demonstrable change management and project management skills
Acumen for development and adoption of new and existing procedures, including the relevant expositions
Have proven ability to analyse and interpret data from a wide variety of sources and make sound technical judgements and recommendations
Working knowledge of data lake house and BI reporting, preferably Power BI or similar

Our recipe for leadership

At Virgin Atlantic, our leaders empower teams to thrive through collaboration, innovation, and excellence. Explore our Leadership Recipe and discover the 20 core ingredients that define what it means to lead with us, driving our mission to be the most loved travel company and achieve sustainable profit. Want to learn more? Click here

Be yourself

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you’d like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, (recruitmentfly.virgin.com) feeling confident that we’ve got your individual considerations covered.

Job Ident #: 2525

Company Details

Virgin Atlantic

Fleming Way
Crawley, England United Kingdom, International RH10 9DF International
www.virginatlantic.com/us/en

Virgin Atlantic uses a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and operates to destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia from its main hub at London–Heathrow, and its secondary hub at Manchester

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Job Info

Location

Crawley , England, United Kingdom

Type

Permanent

Company Details

Virgin Atlantic

Fleming Way
Crawley, England United Kingdom, International RH10 9DF International
www.virginatlantic.com/us/en