Senior Manager - Airframe Vendor Management

United Airlines•Chicago, IL

4d•$140,600 - $183,108•Remote

About The Position

At United, we have some of the best aircraft in the world. Our Technical Operations team is full of aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, planners, ground equipment and facilities professionals, and supply chain teams that help make sure they’re well taken care of and ready to get our customers to their desired destinations. If you’re ready to work on our planes, join our Tech Ops experts and help keep our fleet in tip-top shape.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent aviation experience
Minimum of 7 years overall aviation industry experience, inclusive of military aviation
Minimum of 5 years supervisory and project management experience in aviation related fields
Aircraft heavy maintenance, project / program management
Aircraft maintenance management
Excellent verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external business partners
Proven organization and leadership skills with the ability to build, lead, and maintain strong, productive teams and working relationships
Ability to partner in a variable and complex environment achieving predictable results, partnership and relationship building along the way
Must be willing and able to travel more than 50% domestic and international
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

Nice To Haves

B.S. Degree in aviation related field
FAA Airframe and Powerplant Certificate
Budget management / P&L responsibility
MRO experience as partner or leader
Proven track record of success & change management
Finance, airline operations
Engineering, Inspection, or Planning roles

Responsibilities

Senior Managers Heavy Maintenance are accountable for scheduled / unscheduled maintenance, repair, overhaul, and modification within the Out-Side Vendor (OSV) network.
This role requires an aware leader who is proficient with many facets: aircraft maintenance, relationship building, managing in a virtual world, and executive presence.
Senior Managers collaborate with numerous stakeholders, utilizing their team to deliver a safe, compliant, and predictable product to the operation while ensuring deliverables meet contractual needs of the airline’s longer-term goals.
Agility, resilience, and professionalism are key attributes for this role meshed with exacting standards for performance, partnership, and integrity.
Achieving sustainable results in accordance with United Airline’s Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP) while executing against schedule and budgetary forecast are key deliverables.
Lead a team who directly oversees of safety, quality, & compliance in accordance with approved and accepted guidance
Overall accountability for execution within accepted commitments to airline at assigned stations
Actively pursue issues hindering visit readiness to ensure successful execution
Approval accountability, with regards to span & pricing agreements at induction & exit of visits
Ensure integrity & timeliness of reporting to include data validation & proper application downstream
Hold stations and vendors accountable to contractual guidance, resolving disputes and seeking clarity.
Act as UAL central interfacing point for OSV leadership stakeholder groups
Lead UAL OSV SMS toolsets, championing continuous improvement & standardization across all OSV.
Analyze & assess financial results ensuring compliance with forecast & any improvements are actioned
Special projects as assigned by Director Heavy Maintenance to improve, standardize, & share best practices