The role:

Engineering Power Plant require an Asset Manager to take responsibility for ensuring engine, APU and nacelle availability to support the fleet and for the delivery of technical and commercial initiatives. The role requires working cross departmentally and also with external suppliers.

The successful applicant requires technical knowledge of aircraft engines and the regulatory environment, combined with proven influencing skills and experience of delivering key projects.

What you’ll do:

• Help develop a model that can be used to forecast engine maintenance requirements. Model to be transferable to all engine types
• Managing suppliers to deliver on their commercial obligations and maximise the commercial advantage to BA
• Drives optimal technical decisions in the wider team and leads technical discussions across departments and suppliers using expertise and considers the effects on the wider business.
• Influential in delivering the finance plan.
• Responsible for incorporating technical standards, policy and strategic direction to Powerplant’s daily business.
• Acts as a coordinator across British Airways including both internal and external suppliers, customers and stakeholders regarding engine, APU and nacelle deliveries
• Responsible for delivery of a portfolio of projects and programmes of commercial value to the business.
• Coaches and mentors team members in contributing to the delivery of the business plan. Coach and mentor employees as required
• Supporting the Manager in developing a high-performance team culture and behaviours in line with the company values.
• Aware of fleet reliability, monitoring fleet technical performance and developing improvement plans to ensure performance targets are achieved.
• Leading or technically supporting formal investigations in line with the corporate safety management manual.
• Prioritising workload and acting as appropriate to maintain compliance with all appropriate company procedures, policies, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Reports, presents and communicates operational and business performance and significant events to senior stakeholders in a timely and effective manner.

Your experience:

• Must hold or be able to gain CAA part 21, part M and part 145 authorisations.
• HNC/HND/degree level or equivalent in an approved Engineering subject.
• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent industry experience.
• Detailed technical knowledge of engines and the regulatory environment
• Commercial acumen and application of it resolving issue