The Role
Leidos Europe Ltd is seeking a UK-based Air Safety Manager to support the Ministry of Defence Logistics, Commodities and Services Transformation (LCST) Programme. This role is a key leadership position within the Logistics Division, reporting directly to the Head of Compliance and Continuous Improvement.
This individual will have line management responsibility for both a Header Tank Process Lead as well as a Supplier Quality Engineer, overseeing their operational delivery and professional development.
As a senior member of the compliance and assurance team, the Air Safety Manager will drive a culture of continuous improvement and compliance, providing strategic input and operational leadership as the programme expands.
The role requires the ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple functional areas, including Defence customer liaison, and key subcontractors. The role will be hybrid, with expectations to be in office at least one day per week with UK and some overseas travel required.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead airworthiness across LCST, ensuring all relevant MOD and regulatory obligations are met.
- Act as the main point of contact for airworthiness, supporting the Air Safety Board as co-secretary.
- Manage and develop the Leidos airworthiness team, setting objectives and driving performance.
- Make sure change processes (such as Header Tank and CSS conversions) are properly implemented, controlled and managed.
- Assure supplier quality and airworthiness compliance across procurement and contracts.
- Oversee air safety governance, audits, and the Air Safety Management System.
Skill Required
- Relevant engineering qualification or aerospace experience.
- Membership with a quality or safety professional body.
- Strong communication (written and verbal), leadership and partnership working skills.
- Ability to deliver at pace, multi-task and manage pressing deadlines.
- UK citizenship.
- Be able to achieve SC clearance.
- Willing to travel UK and Overseas.
Desirable Skills Required
- Experience working with MOD contracts, policies and procedures including MAA, AQAP, Defence Standards and Joint Service Publications.
- Experience working with the following tools: Power BI, SharePoint, MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Jira.
- Experience in leading Continuous Improvement projects.
- Chartered with a quality or safety professional body.
- Active SC security clearance.
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