Airfield Technical Manager

MAG (Airports Group)

Airfield Technical Manager at MAG responsible for lifecycle management of airfield technical assets. Ensuring safety, compliance, and strategic objectives at East Midlands Airport.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeEast Midlands • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Accountable for the safe, compliant and value-driven lifecycle management of airfield technical assets
Ensure asset management decisions balance risk, cost, performance and safety
Act as Senior Technical Authority for Air Traffic Engineering (CNS) and AGL
Maintain CAA Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO) status
Ensure compliance with applicable CAA CAPs, ICAO Annexes, EASA/UK regulatory frameworks
Embed a strong safety culture
Leadership of asset management policy and translating into clear technical strategies
Risk-led decision making ensuring maintenance, renewal and investment decisions are evidence-based
Own end-to-end lifecycle of airfield technical assets from specification to disposal
Strategic ownership of the airfield technical capital investment programme
Provide clear asset performance, risk and compliance assurance to senior leadership
Drive continuous improvement through audits, inspections, and stakeholder feedback

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience in airfield technical engineering, CNS and/or AGL systems within a highly regulated, safety-critical environment
Proven capability operating as a technical authority and regulatory interface
Strong understanding of asset management best practice, ideally aligned to ISO 55001
Demonstrable experience managing regulatory audits, compliance assurance and safety risk
Leadership experience with the ability to build a high-performing, safety-led engineering team
Commercial and strategic capability across CAPEX and OPEX management
Chartered Engineer status (or progression towards it) and formal asset management or safety qualifications are desirable.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus scheme
10% company contribution pension
Car allowance
Private medical scheme
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Free parking
Subsidised public transport
Huge range of company discounts
2 volunteering days per year
Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Care Concierge service

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Hard Skills & Tools

airfield technical engineeringCNS systemsAGL systemsasset managementISO 55001regulatory auditscompliance assurancesafety risk managementCAPEX managementOPEX management

Soft Skills

leadershipstrategic thinkingrisk-led decision makingstakeholder engagementcontinuous improvementteam buildingcommunication

Certifications

Chartered Engineer statusformal asset management qualificationssafety qualifications