Salary: Competitive with excellent benefits!
Hours: Full Time
Location: Heathrow
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 27th February 2025
At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it's our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, we’re harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.
We have one of the cleanest and greenest fleets in the sky, from Airbus A350s and A330neos to the Boeing 787s. Our Engineering team is made up of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well maintained and ready to get our customers to their chosen destinations. So, if you’re ready to take your career to new heights, read on!
As Manager Cabin Projects, you will work cross-functionally across the airline with external suppliers, OEMs and MROs to assist in the design and delivery of Engineering led cabin projects from inception to entry into service.
Responsibilities include:
Technical specifications, including LOPA’s (layout), product design, certification and manufacturing oversight, management of budgets and technical resource.
Support airline requirements related to Cabin Interiors including cabin definition and BFE (buyer furnished equipment) management for line fit and retrofit programmes, through to entry into service and supporting returns activity for aircraft leaving the fleet.
Owning and delivering projects relating to new cabin products or major component upgrade programmes.
The Manager Cabin Projects will be responsible for an individual large programme or a combination of smaller projects.
Meeting all regulatory requirements during your day to day activities.
Are you an experienced Aircraft Engineer with exceptional project and people management skills, with an ability to work with multiple teams and a drive to use your expertise to increase the experience for our passengers? If the answer is ‘yes’, and you meet or exceed the below criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
- Proven experience of managing a cross-functional team from within an aerospace engineering environment, preferably an airline.
- Knowledge of current CAA, EASA & FAA legislative requirements and guidance material in respect of cabin interiors.
- An excellent understanding of the cabin supply base, and their strengths and weaknesses.
- Must be thorough, detailed and analytical, with enthusiasm to develop and manage a professional team.
- Professional qualifications in aircraft engineering, typically degree in relevant Engineering subject and/or suitable documented industry experience.
- History of operating in technical roles at a range of levels.
- Experience with cost and commercial awareness in relation to decisions within the function.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to operate at a senior level in at Virgin Atlantic and effective peer to peer relationships and influencing skills both internally and externally.
- Experience of working in a collaborative management team.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
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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, ([email protected]) feeling confident that we’ve got your individual considerations covered.