XP226 Continuing Airworthiness Engineer **External**
Continuing Airworthiness Engineer
National Police Air Service (NPAS)
Homebased with national travel
One full time permanent post
An opening has emerged for a Continuing Airworthiness Engineer within the Technical Services Department of the National Police Air Service (NPAS). In this role, you will be part of a small team, ensuring airworthiness and engineering support to a mixed Fleet of 24 rotary and fixed wing aircraft. You will ensure compliance with the current regulations as relevant to the Organisations BCAR A8-25 / BCAR A8-23 approval, Airworthiness Directives and Alert Service Bulletins and you will assist with optimising operational availability by dealing with issues as they arise and proactively seeing them through to a successful conclusion.
The role will require the individual to positively impact the efficient and effective operation of the aircraft in accordance with the highest level of safety standards and in line with Civil Aviation Authority regulations and the Continuing Airworthiness Management Exposition (CAME). They will act as the Technical Services Department airworthiness lead for new projects, upgrades, and aircraft modifications and will work with the NPAS project team, contract maintenance organisations and external original equipment manufacturers (OEMS) to ensure solutions are fit for purpose and regulatory compliant. Routine work will include scope of work production, work completion reviews, Aircraft Maintenance Program (AMP) reviews, maintenance oversight and technical reviews of documents and information pertaining to the NPAS Fleet.
The successful candidate be one of two Continuing Airworthiness Engineers and will work with the Head of Technical Services and NPAS Senior Leadership Team to seek continuous improvement in service quality, fully adopting the principles of the ‘Just Culture’ to review processes and to ensure compliance with new and existing legislative requirements. In addition the successful candidate will be capable of gaining CAA Form 4 Approval for National Airworthiness Review Certificate Extensions.
This is a challenging role in a complex environment and requires an individual who is pro-active, driven and able to prioritise own tasks and work with minimal supervision. The role is home based with travel throughout England and Wales.
Any questions regarding the role should be directed to Steph McKenzie (Stephanie.Mckenzie@npas.police.uk).
This post is suitable for job share. The application process will close at 23:55 hours on the 5th June 2022.
Interviews will be held week commencing 20th June 2022.
The post is suitable for job share.
West Yorkshire Police is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and the National Police Air Service (NPAS) is proud to serve all communities across England and Wales. We are committed to building a service that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds, females, and those with disabilities who are currently under-represented within West Yorkshire Police and NPAS. Disability is not necessarily a bar to application or success in this role and all applications are assessed individually. By addressing and improving our representation we can better reflect all the communities we strive to serve. Please contact our Resourcing team if you have any questions relating to this, or you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process or beyond into role. All applications will be fairly and rigorously assessed by West Yorkshire Police / NPAS.
Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last five years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.
For a detailed description of the Competency and Values levels required please refer to the http://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Development/competency-and-values-framework/Documents/Competency-and-Values-Framework-for-Policing_4.11.16.pdf (This link may be copied and pasted into your browser). This document will assist you in completing the Evidence of Achievement section of the application form. Please note: the Evidence of Achievement section will not be visible until the employment section has been completed.
This opportunity is closed to applications.