About the job Air Operations Advisor
-Male Western candidate required; Bilingual is a plus
-Post Graduate or Bachelors degree qualification in relevant field
-Aviation Engineering/ Engineering/ Engineering Management
-15-20 years of relevant work experience
-Military Aviation Maintenance Management: Practical experience and an excellent understanding of Military Air Domain MRO including aviation maintenance and repair policy and procedure
-Drafting/developing technical documentation; personnel and stakeholder management; development of business opportunities
-Working internationally and specifically in the Middle East would be an advantage ( except for the mentioned blockading countries specified )
Job Purpose
Air Operations Advisor capable of providing engineering advice and applying previous military aviation experience to assist in the expansion of operations and execution of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) operational support in the Air domain. The candidate will have an excellent knowledge of fixed wing and rotary aircraft maintenance and the supporting functions such as airworthiness regulations, spares management, GSE, planning and quality assurance and will assist in the management of ongoing operations and development of future opportunities.
To provide Air domain engineering advice to the BMS Senior Manager inclusive of all aspects of maintenance and repair of Air systems, quality assurance and oversight of BMS Air Operations.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
This is a senior specialist role providing engineering advice and applying previous military aviation experience to assist in the expansion of operations and execution of Barzan Maintenance Shield (BMS) Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) in the Air domain. The role will be based at various CLIENT offices but will require regular travel to End User locations within Qatar and may require travel to visit supplier organizations.
Through an excellent knowledge of fixed wing and rotary aircraft maintenance and the supporting functions such as airworthiness regulations, spares management, GSE, overall planning etc, the successful candidate will assist the BMS management team in managing ongoing operations. He shall provide technical/operational assistance and utilize their previous experience to advise the BMS Senior Management team in ensuring success of current operations of BMS in the Air Domain.
This will involve but not be limited to:
- Providing support to the BMS senior management team through the oversight of ongoing BMS Air operations.
- Conducting reviews, audits and hands-on checks of BMS Air operations.
- Identifying and developing future opportunities (including establishing detailed Scopes of Work) for future air domain platforms.
- Assisting in the review of potential partners and suppliers through appropriate technical and commercial evaluation up to and including the review, amendment and finalization of MRO supporting contracts with both end user and supplier / partner organizations.
- Ensuring contracts KPIs and deliverables are met on timely and professionally manner.
- Utilising previous supply chain management experience to develop spare parts pipelines and procedures.
- Providing advice (from proven experience) on air domain regulations and authorities.
- Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers and other stakeholders.
- Input to overall BMS development and objectives and establishing long term strategies (for both Air and other domains).
- Development of BMS policy, guidelines and Quality Management System.