Design Approver

£44.00 – £52.95 per hour Umbrella
£33.26 – £40.02 per hour PAYE

Main activities
 ? Lead, guide and approve design solutions for a range of tasks, including (but not restricted to)
Major/Minor Design Modifications, Design Query Notes (work’s query notes).
 ? Provide technical leadership and continued mentoring to the engineering team, assisting the
development of team members, assisting in the identification of skill gaps and driving plans to
close the gaps.
 ? Ensuring that design standards and requirements are met, liaising with other functions and
projects to ensure the design solutions are fully integrated.
 ? Operate as a design approval signatory.
 ? Support in area of knowledge the on-going continuous improvement initiatives to increase team
efficiency through methods, process and other capability improvements.
 ? Support and build strong relationships between wider stakeholders including (but not limited to)
CVE, Chief Engineer, Configuration Management and Local Programmes Team to enable a
satisfactory design solution, and implementation on the aircraft that supports airworthiness type
cert and configuration management.

Required Competencies & Abilities:
 ? Motivated and self-driven with the ability to work autonomously when required, whilst being a
strong team player.
 ? Deliver reliably on time, cost and quality whilst embracing change and challenge when
appropriate.
 ? Anticipation mindset, able to identify risks/opportunities and manage them appropriately
 ? Understand and synthesise multiple complex activities, simplify and communicate them
clearly, on a timely basis, to all stakeholders as needed.
 ? Innovative mindset, able to think freely with a degree of curiosity to explore new or
alternative ideas and approaches.
 ? Work in an open and trusting environment.
 ? Understand, nurture and demonstrate resilience.
 ? Industry recognised design signatory delegation (Design Approval)