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This is a delivery-focused leadership role operating within a matrix organisation. The role does not own engineering resource directly; instead, it drives programme performance by working in close partnership with functional leadership to ensure interior projects are staffed with the right combination of capabilities and capacities at the right point in the programme lifecycle.\nReporting to the Engineering Integration Leader, the role leads the Interior Engineering IPT, owns technical risk and opportunity management, and holds single-point responsibility for on-time and on-budget delivery of interior modification programmes from contract award through to certification and entry into service.\nKey Responsibilities: \nProgramme Execution\nOwn on-time and on-budget delivery of all interior modification programmes across the CME portfolio.\nLead the Interior Engineering IPT, setting pace and direction across all active and pipeline projects.\nApply a maturity-gated, hybrid agile/waterfall execution strategy; ensure engineering flow is driven by technical readiness, not task lists, and that full kit is available before downstream disciplines are engaged.\nMonitor and own the Tier 2 and Tier 3 performance metrics for interior programmes, including Design Maturity and Certification Maturity milestone achievement and freeze sequence compliance.\nOwn the engineering baseline for all interiors projects, maintaining configuration integrity from concept through to certification.\nCapability and Capacity Management in a Matrix\nWork closely with functional senior managers and to ensure interior programmes have access to the right engineering capabilities at the right time.\nIdentify resource requirements early in the programme lifecycle, translate them into clear demand signals, and escalate gaps before they become schedule threats.\nInfluence functional workforce planning by providing forward-looking visibility of interior programme demand across disciplines.\nWhere capability gaps cannot be resolved internally, work with functional leadership and the Engineering Integration Leader to identify and action solutions, whether through upskilling, reallocation, or external resource.\nHold functional teams accountable for delivery commitments once resource is allocated, escalating performance issues through the appropriate leadership channel.\nTechnical Risk and Opportunity Management\nOwn the technical risk and issue register for all interior programmes, maintaining an accurate, current, and prioritised view of the RIO landscape.\nLead structured root cause analysis and corrective action for technical issues affecting schedule, budget, or airworthiness compliance.\nIdentify technical opportunities to improve delivery performance, reduce rework, or increase engineering maturity at key milestones, and drive them to resolution.\nEscalate risks to the Engineering Integration Leader with clear impact assessment and recommended mitigation, not just problem statements.\nEnsure that technical decisions are traceable, documented, and aligned to 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against it.\nSet clear expectations, provide regular and candid feedback, and address performance issues directly and fairly, without delay.\nRole-model the CME leadership standard: own the outcome, not just the task; communicate with clarity; and hold the line on quality and airworthiness.\nBasic Qualifications:\nSignificant experience in aerospace engineering, with a substantial portion in commercial aircraft modification, MRO, or OEM environments.\nDemonstrated experience leading a team of Project Engineers and/or Manufacturing Engineers in an IPT or programme context, with direct accountability for schedule and budget performance.\n5+ years of leadership experience\nProven ability to work across functional boundaries to secure resource, resolve gaps, and drive cross-functional delivery commitments.\nStrong working knowledge of EASA Part 21J design organisation requirements and airworthiness processes.\nExperience managing technical risk in a complex, multi-discipline programme 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