Air Certification Consultant

Our client , a major engineering and design consultancy is looking for Air Certification Consultant to join their team Bristol. They also have opportunities in Birmingham, Cheltenham, Epsom, and London.  

As a Certification Consultant in 'Aerospace, Defence, Security and Technology' (ADS&T) you will review and assess compliance achievement of complex system design against compliance needs for a variety of air systems and provide guidance and leadership both internally and externally to achieve programme needs. You will provide and lead key presentations, working closely with clients and be trusted to develop and implement strategies to solve their most complex problems.  

You will be operating within the wider Safety Capability who offer a range of independent and unbiased advice in engineering, technical, regulatory, and strategic advisory services to a wide breadth of markets and clients. Our client is seeking senior consultants with ideally a good understanding of the Defence market to provide guidance and direction in the development of aviation certification, airworthiness, and safety management solutions for their clients, with ideally an understanding of applications pertaining to certification activities.  

Our client is seeking individuals who have self-motivation and enthusiasm, a willingness to learn and develop new skills and possess professional characteristics with ideally a good understanding of the Aerospace & Defence and wider Markets to provide guidance and direction in the development of safety management solutions for our clients, including:  

- Leadership of major certification management assignments for clients.  

- Provision of safety, airworthiness, technical evaluation, and certification artefacts.  

- Assurance of work undertaken by project teams.  

- Support to Markets.  

- Providing a vision of future needs to support the development of capability.  

- You will be working with their clients to deliver aviation certification related projects, other certification related projects and will have the opportunity to inspire and be inspired by colleagues in offices across the UK and the globe.

Essential criteria-  

- Understanding and application of ASPIRE and AET Process 08.  

- Understanding and application of MAA Regulatory Publications (MRP).  

- Understanding and application of the Military Air System Certification Process (MACP), and in particular assessing AMCs, establishing MCRIs, TCBs and TCEs.  

- Understanding and application of Airworthiness codes such as Defence Standard 00-970, Certification Specifications (CS) or Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs).  

- Understanding and application of military aviation hazard/accident management.  

- Build sustainable relationships with clients and develop future business opportunities.  

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills commensurate with the role, including the preparation and presentation of reports to both internal and external clients.  

Desirable criteria-  

- Chartered/Incorporated Engineer or equivalent or working towards it.  

- Knowledge and awareness of their discipline and related disciplines and their developments across varied markets including Defence.  

- Experienced in development of Airworthiness Strategies / Certification Management Plans.  

- Experience of teaching their discipline to others and sharing experiences.  

- Development and generation of Safety Assessments.  

- Working Knowledge of Industry and other Defence Standards such as Def Stan 00-056.  

- Knowledge and experience of working in wider markets and the ability to sell their related discipline capability to internal and external clients and across varied markets.  

- Membership of UK, EU, or US societies/working groups, etc.