Senior Base Engineer - Lead Aviation Team in Nowra

CHC

Nowra

Hybrid

AUD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Career development opportunities

Strong safety culture

Job summary

CHC Helicopter is seeking an experienced aviation engineering professional to join our team as Senior Base Engineer at our Nowra base on the beautiful NSW South Coast. You will lead engineering activities to ensure aircraft availability and operational readiness, provide technical leadership and mentor engineers, and ensure CASA compliance while supporting safety and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will collaborate with operational leaders and stakeholders to drive engineering

Qualifications

CASA Part 66 License with AW139 Type Rating; unrestricted license/rating preferred.
Proven experience in aircraft maintenance, overhaul and repair.
Ability to coach, manage and lead a team in CHC values.
Strong safety, compliance mindset and effective communication.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering activities to ensure aircraft availability and readiness.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering personnel.
Ensure CASA, Part 145 compliance and company procedures.
Support safety, quality and continuous improvement initiatives.
Liaise with operational, maintenance and customer stakeholders.
Promote accountability, collaboration and engineering excellence.
Supervise and manage base engineering operations as directed by Maintenance Manager.
Oversee rostering, resource allocation and maintenance planning.