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Job Description

Are you ready for an exciting challenge? Imagine working as an aviation Part-145/39 Maintenance and Continued Airworthiness Manager in a unique and vibrant community, surrounded by stunning natural beauty. Join our client’s friendly team of experienced professionals in the breathtaking Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

About the Role: 

Our client provides essential inter-island passenger and freight services, along with aerial surveillance of the fishery conservation zone around the islands. As the Maintenance and Continued Airworthiness Manager, you will lead and manage an established maintenance team responsible for the upkeep and airworthiness of a fleet of Britten Norman Islander aircraft.

Your Profile:
  • Qualifications: UK/EASA Part 66 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Licence.
  • Experience: Ideally, you have at least 10 years of post-qualification 
  • Specialization: Type Rated on BN2B Islander aircraft and Lycoming 0-540 Engines. (not essential)
  • Leadership: Ready to step up as a nominated post holder.
Benefits:
  • Contract: 4-year fixed term, with potential for extension by mutual agreement.
  • Bonus: 25% gratuity paid upon successful completion of the contract.
  • Leave: 30 days’ annual leave, plus government and public holidays (totaling 41 days).
  • Relocation: Allowance to help with moving costs.
  • Flights: Package for you and your dependents.
  • Housing: Housing for rent and a starter pack to help you settle in.
Discover the Falkland Islands: 

Set in the South Atlantic Ocean, approximately 400 miles east of South America and 8000 miles southwest of the UK, the Falkland Islands are a small, thriving community with a British way of life. Enjoy good local services, a varied social calendar, and an absence of traffic jams! The stunning natural environment offers an unspoiled landscape and amazing wildlife, including penguins, whales, and dolphins. For those with a sense of adventure, the Falkland Islands provide opportunities that are hard to match anywhere else in the world.