Director of Maintenance, Special Missions

Job Details:
Director of Maintenance, Special Missions

Position: Director of Maintenance, Special Missions

Location: Bournemouth OR Gloucester Airport – with regular trips to SM sites as required

Working Hours: Full-Time, 40 Hours per week

Gama Aviation is a hugely diverse business that offers much more than perhaps its name would suggest. Yes, we fly but we also save lives, provide mission critical intelligence, and build systems that deliver decisive advantage. With operations in the UK, Jersey, Europe and the Middle East, a career with us can offer travel, personal growth opportunities and the ability for long‑term progression in a fast paced and dynamic service industry.

• Own and produce short and long term rolling maintenance plans for the Special Missions fleet.
• Align maintenance capacity, workforce planning and resource allocation to forecast demand.
• Support long term planning to ensure operational resilience and customer continuity.

• Daily oversight of Special Mission fleet activity in close collaboration with Base Maintenance Managers.
• Ensure aircraft availability meets or exceeds contractual SLAs.
• Work closely with Account Managers to protect contract performance and customer relationships for Special Missions fleet.
• Ensure effective engineering service delivery through close collaboration and coordination between Planning, Supply Chain, Resource and operational teams.
• Drive alignment between CAMO and MRO to optimise maintenance programme planning, reliability and service improvements.
• Identify operational risks and delivery constraints and implement corrective actions where required.
• Develop, promote and ensure adherence to Gama Part 145 requirements and Health & Safety policies.
• Provide senior level oversight to ensure daily operations remain aligned with regulatory frameworks.

• Own budgets across the Special Missions, including (but not limited to):
  • Wales Air Ambulance Operation
  • Compass
  • NPAS - East Midlands
  • Bond Helicopters
  • Scottish Air Ambulance
  • Other Special Mission projects as applicable
• Ensure financial controls are observed and operations remain within agreed budgets.
• Drive cost control initiatives and service improvement programmes, without compromising service delivery or compliance.
• Protect margin and long term contract sustainability.
• Provide technical and operational input into contract bids, negotiations and renewals.

• Significant experience within Aviation Maintenance and MRO environments
• Demonstrable leadership experience within a Part-145 organisation
• Recognised Licensed Aircraft Engineer Licence or relevant degree (ideally within aeronautical or aircraft maintenance engineering)
• In-depth working knowledge of Part 145 regulations and practices
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders across operational and commercial functions
• Strong commercial acumen with budget ownership experience
• Excellent reporting and analytical capability
• UK national with eligibility to obtain Security Clearance (SC)

• Competitive Group Pension Scheme
• Comprehensive Life Assurance
• Comprehensive Income Protection
• Comprehensive Travel Insurance
• Comprehensive Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation)
• Free Car Parking
• 2 Paid Volunteering Days each calendar year (subject to line manager approval)
• Investment in Training, Qualifications and Professional Development

* (Subject to insurance underwriting)

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 20 working days then your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.