Working Hours
37.5 hours per week
Work Pattern
Monday to Friday
Travel Requirements
Up to 50% domestic and international travel
On-Call / Shift Work
None
Special Conditions
Right to work in the UK
Purpose of the Role
The Senior Continuing Airworthiness Consultant is responsible for delivering world-class consulting, training and managed services solutions across the Continuing Airworthiness domain. The role combines deep technical expertise with consulting, project leadership and client relationship management capabilities to help aviation organisations move from compliance to high performance through the practical application of SMARRT MAP™, management systems thinking and regulatory intent.
The role supports the development of Baines Simmons’ strategic capability in Continuing Airworthiness, contributes to product and proposition development, and builds trusted advisor relationships with clients across CAMO, AMO/MRO and wider aviation organisations.
Scope & Decision-Making Authority
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Leads medium to large Continuing Airworthiness consulting and training engagements.
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Defines project plans, delivery milestones, resource requirements and delivery approaches.
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Provides technical leadership and mentoring to Consultants and developing Senior Consultants.
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Makes recommendations regarding product improvements, technical standards and customer solutions.
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Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Continuing Airworthiness capability development.
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Escalates contractual, commercial, regulatory or reputational risks where appropriate.
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Contributes to business development strategy, proposition development and market positioning.
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Represents Baines Simmons externally with regulators, industry groups and customers.
Key Relationships
Internal
Consultant Manager
Operations Director
Product & Service Development
Operations
Business Development & Marketing
Principal Consultants and Consultant team
External
CAMOs and AMOs/MROs
Aviation operators
National Aviation Authorities
EASA / UK CAA stakeholders
Training delegates and client leadership teams
Industry working groups and professional bodies
Key Responsibilities
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Lead and deliver Continuing Airworthiness consulting, training and managed service projects to agreed quality, commercial and customer satisfaction targets.
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Provide technical expertise across EASA Part-M, Part-CAMO, Part-145 and associated Continuing Airworthiness regulatory frameworks.
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Develop practical and strategic solutions that improve safety, compliance, reliability, efficiency and operational performance within CAMO and AMO environments.
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Conduct organisational assessments, audits, gap analyses and performance improvement activities using Baines Simmons methodologies and SMARRT MAP™ principles.
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Support clients in developing effective Maintenance Programmes, Reliability Programmes, Integrated Management Systems and competence frameworks.
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Project manage complex client engagements, including planning, budgeting, risk management, governance and stakeholder communication.
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Support Business Development through pre-sales engagement, solution development, proposal support and identification of follow-on opportunities.
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Develop and maintain Continuing Airworthiness products, services and technical content in line with regulatory change and industry best practice.
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Mentor and support Consultants through coaching, competence development and technical sign-off activities.
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Deliver engaging classroom, virtual and facilitated workshop training for technical, supervisory and senior management audiences.
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Contribute to thought leadership activities including conference presentations, white papers, technical articles and industry working groups.
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Champion continuous improvement, cultural change and safety performance enhancement within client organisations and internally.
Key Metrics for Success
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Delivery of profitable projects and programmes aligned to agreed gross profit targets.
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Achievement of utilisation and delivery KPIs.
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Positive client satisfaction and repeat business outcomes.
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Growth of Continuing Airworthiness consulting and training opportunities.
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Successful development and maintenance of CAw products and services.
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Measurable improvement in consultant competence and technical capability.
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High-quality technical outputs delivered in accordance with Baines Simmons standards and QMS requirements.
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Contribution to business development, marketing and thought leadership activities.
AI & Digital Competency
TrustFlight is an AI-first organisation. Every role is expected to actively engage with AI tools and digital ways of working to drive efficiency, quality, and innovation.
AI Fluency Tier Tier Profile Expectations
Tier 2 — AI Practitioner - Applies AI to optimise processes and decisions
Designs prompts and workflows that leverage AI for analysis, reporting, or automation. Evaluates AI output quality and bias. Identifies new AI use cases within their function. Shares best practices with the team.
Role-Specific AI & Digital Skills
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Use AI tools to support research, regulatory analysis and technical content development.
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Authority to Recruit Form / V1 / 07102025
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Apply AI-assisted drafting for reports, proposals, audits and training materials while validating outputs using professional judgement.
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Use digital collaboration and project management tools to manage complex client engagements.
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Leverage AI and digital tools to identify trends, insights and opportunities within safety and Continuing Airworthiness data.
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Contribute to the development and sharing of AI-enabled consulting best practices.
AI Development & Growth
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Participate in AI-enabled consulting and productivity improvement initiatives.
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Share AI best practices, prompts and workflows with colleagues.
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Maintain awareness of emerging AI applications relevant to aviation consulting and Continuing Airworthiness.
Competencies & Behaviours
The role is expected to demonstrate competencies aligned with Level 3 (“Accomplished”) within the Baines Simmons Competence Framework, including:
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Strategic Thinking
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Client Relationship Management
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Trusted Advisor behaviours
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Collaboration and Cross-functional Working
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Technical Leadership
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Delivery Focus
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Influencing and Persuasion
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Communication and Facilitation
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Commercial Awareness
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Continuous Improvement and Innovation
The role should demonstrate accomplished-level consulting, training and Continuing Airworthiness capability as defined within the competence framework.
e.g. Strategic Thinking — Connects day-to-day work to broader business goals.]
[e.g. Collaboration — Builds effective relationships across teams and functions.]
[e.g. Delivery Focus — Consistently meets commitments; balances speed with quality.]
[e.g. Innovation — Proactively identifies improvements using technology and AI.]
[e.g. Customer Centricity — Keeps customer needs at the centre of decisions.]
Required Qualifications & Experience
Significant aviation industry experience within Continuing Airworthiness, CAMO and/or AMO/MRO environments.
Detailed working knowledge of:
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EASA Part-145
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EASA Part-M
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EASA Part-CAMO
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ICAO Annex 6
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EASA 1321/2014 and associated Annexes
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CAP747 and CAP1721
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Part-21 interfaces relevant to Continuing Airworthiness
Demonstrable experience in:
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Maintenance Programme development
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Reliability Programme development
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Continuing Airworthiness Management
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Airworthiness Review processes
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Safety and Compliance Management Systems
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Organisational performance improvement
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Experience delivering consulting engagements and/or technical training.
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Strong project leadership and stakeholder management capability.
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Experience engaging with regulators, senior managers and operational personnel.
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Excellent report writing, presentation and facilitation skills.
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Commercial awareness and customer-focused mindset.
Desirable Skills & Experience
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Experience acting as Nominated Person, Technical Services Manager or equivalent leadership role.
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Experience with UK CAA and EASA bilateral arrangements and post-Brexit regulatory impacts.
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Experience developing MOE/CAME documentation and management systems.
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Knowledge of Safety Management Systems, Human Factors and Compliance Monitoring.
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Experience delivering open and in-company training courses.
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Conference speaking, technical publishing or industry working group participation.
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Coaching, mentoring and competence assessment experience
