[Hiring] Director, Technical Records @VSE AVIATION INC (US)

Role Description

As the Director of Technical Records, you will provide the ultimate decision making and final oversight of technical consultative services. The Aircraft Group provides technical support to aircraft lessors, aircraft & engine asset traders, banks/financial institutions, and operators via a full range of aircraft lease and asset management technical services. The position will interact with and integrate multiple 3rd party technical service providers to provide a comprehensive service offering that fulfills all requirements of a particular project by way of offering a single point of contact for complex whole asset (aircraft and engine) technical projects. As the lead point of contact for technical matters, you will anticipate the client's needs, work with the assigned project team and the company to drive project success and customer satisfaction. By leveraging your technical acumen, suggest innovative solutions that serve the clients and TAG's best interests, and promote a better consciousness of potential company-wide technical synergies.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide final technical direction on business decisions and execution of all technical projects and integration of 3rd party services as required.
• Possess an in-depth conceptual understanding of the current aerospace technical industry inclusive of regulatory matters of local and foreign government authorities.
• Maintain awareness of external competition and keep up to date with overall industry changes.
• Prioritize competing deadlines, remain focused and self-motivated within a remote environment.
• Technical proficiency required for oversight of maintenance activities of both aircraft and engines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Software, Excel, Word, and Adobe Software, working with PDF(s), experience with OCR processing practices.
• Expert in working within ShareFile and other common file-sharing applications and software.
• A&P, other FAA certifications a plus.
• Competency in a foreign language a plus.
• Outstanding attention to detail - Maintain reliable and accurate documentation.
• Excellent written, verbal communication, and intrapersonal skills.
• Ability to work remotely and independently with high efficiency and effectiveness.
• Capacity to write routine reports and professional correspondence.
• Excellent computer systems and analytical skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Analyze expansion opportunities, like new customers, markets, and industry developments.
• Evaluate the overall state of the company and understand areas for improvement.
• Contribute to the sales area of the business to add to profitability.
• Guide and direct the work of other senior leaders within the technical department and mentor junior technical personnel.
• Create and manage all technical processes and procedures.
• Analyze and develop procedures for management and technical duties.
• Define project responsibilities to maintain project time frames and budget estimates.
• Create budget and business case for TAG to add CAMO capabilities.
• Perform physical inspections on client's assets at various locations/airports as required.
• Ensure correctness and completeness of the final product prior to presentation to the client.
• Leverage technical acumen to suggest solutions to technical representatives while they are on assignment.
• Provide direction and oversight on projects and of technical representatives while they are on assignment.
• Train TAG's core technical representatives to ensure they have and can use all necessary tools/templates.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of relevant/technical work experience and 7-9 years of leadership experience, or additional 3 years of specific work experience in lieu of degree.
• Must be highly detail-oriented and driven to meet tight deadlines under pressure.

Preferred Requirements

• Minimum of 15 years of experience with Aircraft and Engine Maintenance Programs and related documentation.
• Minimum of 10 years of knowledge and familiarity with Maintenance Manuals, Logbooks, IPC(s), Service Bulletins, and other industry standard documentation.
• Minimum of 10 years of knowledge and proficiency in navigating Federal Aviation Regulations and related documentation.

Other

• The selected applicant will be subject to a background check and drug testing.