Technical Director

Reporting to the COO and working with the Senior Management Team, the Technical Director will lead the Technical function, globally to include: the technical, reliability and inventory standards, warranty management, aircraft maintenance, and asset health monitoring requirements. This is a highly commercial role combining strategic development of customer relationships, supporting new business sales, using technical predictions and aircraft technological advancement to develop innovative commercial proposals.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Assessment of customer requirements, conceptual design and specification of customized service solutions and modelling/costing/pricing of financial business cases
• Interface with strategic planning and commercial department to achieve business goals
• Ensure that technical standards and best practices are maintained across the organization
• Deliver technical audits, reliability enhancements and conduct commercial and marketing visits for new and existing accounts
• Act as technical lead on contract/tender proposals
• Establish a customer service and support process with responsibility for Technical Services
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development
• Give advice and guidance on aircraft teardown activities and end-of-lease management reconciliations
• Develop, track, and control the development and deployment of annual operating and capital budgets for your department
• Establish standards of performance and monitor team (through performance review).

You will already have:

• Airline Technical post-holder responsibility
• Significant experience at senior level
• Experience of Maintenance Repair Operation
• EASA Part 66 licence holder would be preferred
• Commercial acumen & strong influencing and negotiating skills
• Demonstrable ability to envision services that meet consumer needs or solve business problems
• Proven leadership ability and excellent people management skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Exceptionally self-motivated and directed
• Keen attention to detail
• Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
• Exceptional service orientation
• Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Location: West Sussex

Salary: Excellent + Benefits