Director, Instrument Flight Procedure Design

Sagentia Defence; Bracebridge; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sagentia Lincoln invites applications for Head of Instrument Flight Procedure (IFP) Design to lead the end-to-end IFP design pipeline as a market-facing vertical, with accountability for driving business performance from initial lead generation and opportunity development through bidding, project delivery, and the recognition of good quality revenue.

The role collaborates closely with the wider team to support and enable opportunities, ensuring a consistent and effective approach to business

Qualifications

• Technical credibility: CAA Authorised Procedure Designer with previous experience working within an Authorised Procedure Design Organisation (APDO).
• Up-to-date understanding of flight procedure regulations with a deep understanding of technical challenges and trends.
• Collaboration: An effective manager and team player, able to harmonise team performance within and across organisational boundaries.
• Able to identify and capitalise on cross-selling opportunities, demonstrating the integrated value proposition across capability domains.
• Commercial acumen: Demonstrable experience in a business-oriented role in the UK aviation sector with good understanding of commercial quality and terms.

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivery of the complete procedure design pipeline aligned with business needs and cycle, maintaining customer relationships information and enterprise resource planning data and forecasting.
• Ownership of the overall technical capability, its maintenance and strategy to meet the needs of the business
• Assurance of project management and delivery of financial performance.
• Resource management across bids and projects to meet overall organisational goals.
• Plans for maintenance and development of capability across the team; management of direct reports and intra- and cross-team engagement.

Job description

Sagentia Lincoln invites applications for Head of Instrument Flight Procedure (IFP) Design to lead the end-to-end IFP design pipeline as a market-facing vertical, with accountability for driving business performance from initial lead generation and opportunity development through bidding, project delivery, and the recognition of good quality revenue.

The role collaborates closely with the wider team to support and enable opportunities, ensuring a consistent and effective approach to business