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Certifying Team Leader (Part 145) (044jc) – St Athan – up to £90k + Benefits

Senior Licensed Engineers – Step into Leadership.

If you’re a licensed B1 or B2 engineer with supervisory experience and you’ve led teams in high-tempo, regulated aviation environments this is a serious opportunity.

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EX MILITARY.

We’re recruiting a Certifying Team Leader to supervise and coordinate line maintenance activities within a Part 145 operation in St Athan.

This is a senior technical leadership role with certification privilege, operational authority, and direct impact on aircraft availability and commercial performance.

You will lead day‑to‑day line maintenance operations ensuring aircraft are maintained safely, compliantly, and efficiently under EASA / UK CAA Part 145 approval.

You will act as the senior technical authority on shift.

This role combines:

• Certification responsibility
• Team leadership
• Operational coordination
• Regulatory accountability
• Commercial awareness

If you understand aircraft availability pressure, regulatory discipline, and team performance under time constraints this role will resonate.

• Supervising daily line maintenance activity
• Exercising certification privileges under Part 66 authorisation
• Providing technical leadership during troubleshooting and defect rectification
• Allocating and adjusting workload in line with operational priorities
• Coordinating with Planning, Management, and external stakeholders
• Leading pre‑ and post‑maintenance briefings
• Ensuring accurate completion of maintenance records and tech logs
• Reporting aircraft status and progress daily
• Supporting audits, investigations, SMS and continuous improvement
• Ensuring tooling control and calibration standards are maintained
• Mentoring and developing engineers and mechanics

• RAF Licensed Engineers transitioning from military Part 145 environments
• Senior SNCO / WO Aircraft Engineers with civilian licences
• Royal Navy Air Engineering Senior Rates
• REME Aviation Artificers with B1/B2 conversion
• Experienced Certifying Engineers seeking a senior team leadership position

If you’ve acted as senior engineer on shift, controlled flight line activity, or held authorisation in a regulated environment your background is directly relevant.

• EASA / UK CAA Part 66 B1 and/or B2 Licence
• Relevant type ratings (or working towards)
• Strong knowledge of Part 145, Part M / CAMO requirements
• Previous Certifying Engineer experience
• Supervisory or team leadership background
• Understanding of SMS, Human Factors, and regulatory compliance
• Eligibility for airside passes and driving permits

In return they are offing a good starting salary of up to £90k with 25 days holiday, company pension, 3% employer and 5% employee, possible bonus scheme, depending on personal and company goals, as well as continuing personnel development within the company.

For more information, please contact Jean-Claude Hedouin at Ex‑Mil Recruitment Ltd on , or jc@ex‑