Continuing Airworthiness Manager

CHC Group Ltd.; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CHC Helicopter in Aberdeen seeks a Continuing Airworthiness leader to join our UK Leadership Team as CAMO Manager. This senior role combines regulatory leadership with strategic management of continuing airworthiness across the Scotia AOC.

Reporting to the Accountable Manager, you will lead the Aberdeen CAMO team, act as Nominated Person, drive safety, compliance and fleet performance, and collaborate with Maintenance Planning, Part 145, OEMs and subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Degree in aviation or relevant engineering, or UK CAA/EASA Part 66 licence.
• Leadership experience with technical teams and regulatory familiarity.
• Experience in base or line maintenance with certifying responsibilities.
• Experience in continuing airworthiness, technical services or quality management.
• Strong understanding of UK/EASA Part CAMO and Part 145 requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to lead change in a complex operational environment.
• Experience with aviation ERP systems (AMOS, SAP, IFS or Rusada) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Nominated Person for Continuing Airworthiness for Scotia AOC and ensure compliance with UK CAA regulations.
• Lead the CAMO team and manage continuing airworthiness activities including subcontracted work.
• Drive safety, airworthiness, reliability and fleet performance.
• Oversee reviews of Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins and related regulatory instructions.
• Develop aircraft maintenance programmes and analyze reliability data.
• Provide airworthiness engineering decisions with Maintenance Planning and external partners.
• Maintain fleet configuration control and ensure standardisation and compliance.
• Coordinate UK CAA visits, audits and inspections and manage Change activity.
• Develop the CAMO team through coaching and mentoring.

Skills

Leadership

Aviation industry knowledge

Regulatory awareness

Stakeholder management

Airworthiness expertise

Education

Degree in aviation or engineering

UK CAA/EASA Part 66 licence

Tools

AMOS

SAP

IFS

Rusada

Job description

Reach Beyond!

CHC provides unmatched helicopter services that enable our customers to reach beyond – to work in remote and challenging destinations that limit others – and come home safely. We are dedicated to our purpose of getting our customers where they need to be, when they need to be there, anywhere in the world – safely and reliably. All you have to do is get on board!At CHC, we pride ourselves on our values and culture:Accountability: Take pride and ownership of our actions and results.Collaboration: Working together with transparency and trust to drive continuous improvement.Care: Creating a safe and sustainable environment for all.Integrity: Doing what's right and fostering a culture of respect.Excellence: Prioritizing quality services and setting industry standards.

Role Summary

We're Hiring: Continuing Airworthiness (CAMO) Manager

Aberdeen, UK | Leadership | UK CAA Post Holder

CHC Helicopter is seeking an experienced Continuing Airworthiness leader to join our UK Leadership Team as Continuing Airworthiness (CAMO) Manager in Aberdeen.

Reporting to the Accountable Manager (Operations Director), the CAMO Manager leads the Aberdeen CAMO team and is the Nominated Person for Continuing Airworthiness for the Scotia AOC. This is a key leadership and regulatory role with direct responsibility for maintaining the highest standards of continuing airworthiness, safety and compliance across the operation.

About the Role

You will lead the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation, working across CHC to ensure the safe, compliant and effective management of the company fleet. You will provide strong technical leadership, make and oversee key airworthiness engineering decisions, and drive continuous improvement in CAMO processes, procedures and performance.

Working closely with Maintenance Planning, Part 145 organisations, subcontractors, design organisations, OEMs and internal stakeholders, you will ensure that continuing airworthiness requirements are effectively managed and that technical issues are resolved in a timely and robust manner.

You will also play an important role in developing the CAMO team, creating a collaborative environment and coaching and mentoring colleagues to build capability and deliver consistently high standards.

The successful candidate will be required to be acceptable to, and approved by, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) as the Nominated Person for Continuing Airworthiness for the Scotia AOC.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Nominated Person for Continuing Airworthiness for the Scotia AOC and ensure compliance with UK CAA regulations, Part CAMO, the CAME, Department Work Instructions and relevant Safety & Quality requirements.
• Lead the CAMO team and manage continuing airworthiness activities, including subcontracted airworthiness activities.
• Drive the safety, airworthiness, reliability and performance of the company fleet.
• Oversee the analysis and processing of Airworthiness Directives, Service Bulletins, Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness, repairs, modifications and equivalent technical requirements.
• Manage the review and development of aircraft maintenance programmes and the analysis of reliability data.
• Provide and oversee airworthiness engineering decisions in liaison with Maintenance Planning, Part 145 organisations and subcontract organisations.
• Maintain effective fleet configuration control and support standardisation and compliance across the fleet.
• Ensure timely and effective responses to technical queries, HUMS-related issues and requests for aircraft configuration or maintenance/operating procedure changes.
• Liaise with design organisations and OEMs regarding modifications and other Part 21 design support.
• Host and support UK CAA visits, audits and aircraft owner inspections, and coordinate Management of Change activity for the Airworthiness organisation.
• Drive continuous improvement in CAMO processes, procedures and work instructions, while developing and supporting the team.

Qualifications, Skills & Attributes

What You'll Bring

• A degree in aviation or a relevant engineering discipline, relevant technical experience gained in a civil or military environment, or a UK CAA/EASA Part 66 licence.
• Leadership or management experience, with the ability to lead, coach and develop a technical team.
• Experience in a base or line maintenance environment as a certifying member of a maintenance organisation, or relevant military experience as a certifying supervisor.
• Experience within continuing airworthiness, technical services or quality management.
• Excellent understanding of UK/EASA Part CAMO and Part 145 regulatory requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of engineering systems and processes, with sound technical judgement and a clear commitment to safety and compliance.
• Understanding of aviation contracting and subcontracting requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to present technical matters credibly to audiences with differing levels of technical knowledge.
• A collaborative, improvement-focused approach and the ability to lead change in a complex operational environment.
• Experience with aviation ERP systems such as AMOS, SAP, IFS, Helisoft or Rusada would be advantageous.

Personal Attributes

Personal Attributes

• Calm under pressure
• Strong technical leadership
• Collaborative approach
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Commercial awareness

Eligibility

Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK.

You must hold a passport valid for international travel and be eligible to hold a UK/Aberdeen Airport airside pass.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to take on a key leadership role within CHC's UK operation, with significant influence over continuing airworthiness, fleet performance and technical standards. You will work with experienced colleagues across the Scotia AOC and CHC's global CAMO organisation, with the scope to broaden your experience and contribute to continuous improvement across a complex, safety-critical aviation environment.

If you are an experienced continuing airworthiness professional ready to take on a senior leadership and regulatory role, we would welcome your application.

Closing Date 9th October 2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us following the closing date, please consider that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We thank you for your interest and wish you every success in your future career endeavours.