Lead Maintenance and Engineering Transformation Engineer (Fixed-term contract until 30 Sep 2028)

Role Introduction

Reports to: Maintenance and Engineering Business Transformation Manage

Department: ENG - Engineering 

In our Engineering department, our core focus is on ensuring safety and maintaining industry-leading performance across all operations. We strive to ensure that our fleet programs are executed flawlessly, meeting strict budget and specification criteria. Our goal is to establish ourselves as one of the highest-performing, customer-centric, and forward-thinking engineering teams in the world. 

We are embarking on a significant initiative to replace our current Maintenance & Engineering (M&E) IT system, Ultramain, with a new, more advanced system. This transition presents a unique opportunity to streamline our business processes, integrate industry best practices, and transform our Engineering operations. 

The role of the Lead Maintenance and Engineering Transformation Engineer is crucial within this project. This position involves shaping the future of our Engineering processes, testing the new software, and validating data migration results. The Lead Maintenance and Engineering Transformation Engineer will also be instrumental in facilitating communication and collaboration across business units, driving the adoption of new processes, and ensuring the project delivers tangible benefits to Engineering and the entire airline, all within the established budget and timeline. 

Key Responsibilities

• Be knowledgeable and a functional Subject Matter Expert of the future M&E IT system
• Lead and define the optimum Engineering ‘to-be’ processes in the future state M&E IT system
• Manage and deliver necessary change management actions to ensure smooth transition of to-be processes
• Facilitate discussions and agreements on optimum RACI changes introduced by the new system
• Lead the data migration activity, including scope, data mapping, transformation, testing, validation to ensure 100% data accuracy in the new M&E IT system
• Lead software functional test activities, test scripts, perform tests, acceptance criteria’s, prioritise and manage errors and overall BU sign-off
• Lead and define any software customization requirements, testing and sign off
• Lead and conduct system training to wider users including ENG, MRO, other business partners
• Support cut over and Go-live activities, ensure a smooth transition to the new M&E IT system

Requirements

• Typically, 8 years of related experience in implementation of large scale Engineering, IT change management projects  
• Degree in Engineering / Aerospace discipline or Aircraft Maintenance or other comparable qualification
• Proven experience in supervising and managing projects and cross functional teams
• Proven experience in managing diverse stakeholder groups 
• Strong leadership skills. Proven ability to manage across departments and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) 
• Strong in communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Drive for excellence
• Adaptable and responsive to change. Demonstrate ability to drive change  
• Proven ability to drive and manage multi-skilled teams

Application Deadline: 07 Feb 2025

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