Head of Design Organisation

Head of Design Organisation

Make an impact on engineering design while developing your career in a highly regulated environment, influencing the structure of the team, enabling it to work more effectively and efficiently, whilst delivering critical design and airworthiness outcomes.

Your role
 

• Lead the design office and oversee airworthiness compliance
• Ensure all regulatory expositions and procedures are maintained to standard
• Drive a culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement
• Support, mentor and develop engineering personnel across the office

Your experience
 

• Technical capability: Experience managing a design office team
• CAA/EASA regulations, DOA, DAOS, Safety Management System, ISO standards
• Expert knowledge of commercial aircraft management principles and practices
• Behavioural capability: People leadership, stakeholder management, cultural and organisational change
• Engineering degree required, business or management qualification advantageous
• Compliance Verification Engineer experience preferred
• Ability to hold accountable manager responsibility for design office operations
• Strong communication and mentoring skills

What you will need
 

• British nationality and UK residency
• Ability to hold UK Security Clearance (SC) required
• Experience in aviation design, airworthiness, and regulatory compliance including CAA, EASA, DOA and DAOS

PS: Referrals welcomed. Thank you for supporting our recruitment process.

Salary and rewards


Up to £90k plus hybrid working opportunities and extensive benefits package

Benefits and balance

You will enjoy practical benefits including pension contributions, life and income protection cover, flexible holiday options, private medical, dental, and health screening support, and lifestyle savings schemes

Where you will be based

Bournemouth, hybrid working pattern

The employer is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in the workplace.

Due to the nature of work at our client’s site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens who hold SC clearance or can obtain it.

This is a permanent role.


Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to high-technology industries. Thank you for your interest. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You may resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then.