Vice President

Job Summary: Lead Compliance Monitoring team to ensure Emirates' airworthiness, maintenance, and operations meet regulatory standards.

As a key member of the Emirates team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining Compliance Monitoring systems to ensure the company's airworthiness, maintenance, and flight operations meet regulatory standards set by authorities like GCAA and EASA. You will also be responsible for continuously improving these systems to exceed regulatory requirements and support effective decision-making.

• Compliance Monitoring: Develop and maintain Compliance Monitoring systems to ensure Emirates' airworthiness, maintenance, and flight operations meet regulatory standards.
• System Enhancement: Continuously improve Compliance monitoring systems to exceed regulatory requirements and support effective decision-making.
• Regulatory Approvals: Manage all engineering-related regulatory approvals, including certifications and regulatory activities, acting as Power of Attorney for Emirates.
• Certification Management: Oversee engineering certifications and review applications for Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Licenses and type ratings.
• Liaison with Authorities: Act as the primary contact for regulatory bodies, addressing compliance issues and staying updated on regulatory changes.
• Contractor Oversight: Monitor and audit contractors and subcontractors to ensure compliance with Emirates' quality standards.
• Trend Analysis and Reporting: Analyze data to identify trends and risks, resulting from Compliance Team events' investigations, and report findings and recommendations to senior management.
• Manpower Planning: Ensure the Compliance Monitoring department is well-staffed with skilled personnel.
• Human Factors Strategy: Implement strategies to enhance human factors in engineering and promote a culture of responsibility and excellence.
• Team Management: Lead and develop the Compliance Monitoring team, ensuring they are well-equipped to conduct investigations and enforce quality and safety measures.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Aeronautical Engineering or Airline Management: Must hold or have held Maintenance Engineer License or Commercial Pilot License or have worked within the quality/compliance area of an airline or at a maintenance facility.
• Experience: 12+ years' experience in Engineering/Maintenance or Commercial Aircraft Operation organisation including Management of Quality Assurance (QA) and/or Safety Management experience of which 3 years in Senior Management level in a Safety and Compliance role.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Thorough understanding of regulatory frameworks and associated regulations such as CAR/EASA M, 145, 21, 147, Air Ops/Ops 1, STD, ATO, ORA and other relevant regulatory approval codes.
• Quality and Safety Management: Knowledge of the principles and implementation of Quality and Safety Management systems.
• Communication Skills: Proven track record of good communications across divisional boundaries.
• Airline and Airport Management Business Knowledge: Airline and Airport Management Business knowledge and how QA influences results and achievements within maintenance, engineering, operations and ground handling activities and their contribution to the overall success.
• Report Writing and Analytical Skills: Strong report writing and analytical skills.