Future Approvals Manager - Farnborough, United Kingdom - Line Up Aviation

Line Up Aviation

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Farnborough, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

My client is looking for a Future Approvals Manager to join on them on a 12 months contract. As a Future Approvals Manager, working for the Airbus Zephyr.

This is a record breaking High Altitude Long Endurance solar-electric powered remotely piloted aircraftsystem (RPAS) capable of persistent operations in the stratosphere over many months.

Zephyr has held the world record for the longest unrefuelled airplane flight since 2010 and after continuous development, the system is now poised to demonstrate its fullpotential.

This is your opportunity to be part of an exciting programme at the leading edge of global RPAS & High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) operations.

Engaging with national and national regulators, you will be required to investigate future airspace, airworthiness, and operating regulatory frame work for future Zephyr operations at three levels:

Influence emerging regulatory and air traffic management requirements to enable safe and cost-effective Zephyr operations
Deliver agreed nearterm Regulatory Frame Work(s) into the Operations Team to enable specific Zephyr operations across a number of countries, locations, and airspace boundaries

Role:
Future Approvals Manager

Pay:
£45.00 per hour via Umbrella (Inside IR35)

Location:
Farnborough, Hants ( The role will involve considerable business travel)

Contract: 12 months

Hours: 37 hours per week Monday - Friday (Hybrid is an option at business discretion)

Security Clearance:
BPSS

Job Profile
Working within Flight Operations and alongside the regulatory authorities you will be responsible for:

Building strong relationships with National and International regulatory authorities and customers to challenge conventional thinking and lay the regulatory frame work foundations for Zephyr approvals
Supporting business development teams to devise viable approvals solutions to meet customer and internal requirements
Working with the and Flight Operations Team and Future Approvals Management to maintain an ambitious approvals roadmap for Zephyr services and capabilities
Achieving business signoff for approval deliverables
Deliver the Regulatory Architecture to the Future Approvals Managers to enable timely service startup
Staying abreast of emerging technologies, regulations, and stakeholders for stratospheric RPAS
Provide internal assurance to the Head of Flight Operations and the accountability chain by way of an annual risk based approach audit schedule across the Operations department

Skills/Experience Required

Essential skills and experience

Welldeveloped collaboration and relationshipbuilding skills at senior level and preferably in an international aviation environment
Broad experience in regulatory approvals covering both operational and CAMO domains
Strategic and innovative thinker with proven capability to influence both internally and externally
Experience at senior level within a regulatory environment with a demonstrable delivery track record
Ability to interpret, define, develop, and deliver solutions to complex regulation in a fastpaced, rapidly changing environment

Desirable skills

A broad, preferably international network within the aviation and / or RPAS domains
Experience in dealing directly with aviation authorities at senior level
A broad knowledge of the latest developments and regulatory changes in the aviation / RPAS and wider aviation domains
A good understanding of national and international air traffic management, airspace, and flight rules as they pertain to highaltitude RPAS operations
Knowledge of global climate and meteorology in the context of highaltitude RPAS operations
Project management experience and a track record of delivery to time/cost/quality
Ideally you should be at least degree qualified and hold or previously held a Professional Aviation Licence (B1/2 AML or ATPL)
Ideally you should of previously held a UK CAA or MAA Form 4 or ARC Signatory

Experience of Aviation Assurance and Risk Based Auditing requirements and techniques

Travel
This role will involve considerable business travel.
Flight Deployments
Individuals must be willing to travel to support the regulators meetings.
The opportunity may be given to train as Remote pilot crew to support flight test campaigns.

Individuals will be asked to support the flight test campaigns with up to 8 weeks deployment for each flight test.

Education & Training
Essential - Strong experience in a similar role
Ideally you should be at least degree qualified and hold or previously held a Professional Aviation Licence (B1/2 AML or ATPL)

Line Up Aviation has carved its own place in the recruitment of Aviation and Aerospace personnel all over the world for more than 30 years.

We work with some of the industry's best-known companies who demand the highest standard of applicants.