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# Engineering Operations Manager at VA

Department: Engineering

**Location**
: Crawley, England

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: lead/mgmt

**Posted**
: Sep 23, 2026

## Description

Virgin Atlantic is hiring a permanent Engineering Operations Manager to lead day-to-day engineering operations and operational decision-making for aircraft departures across its global network. The role oversees AOG recovery, disruption management, short-term maintenance planning, safety, regulatory compliance, risk-based decisions, technical team performance, and continuous improvement. It requires aviation engineering or technical operations leadership experience, knowledge of EASA, CAA, and airworthiness regulations, and an EASA Part 66 B1/B2 licence or relevant engineering degree or HND. The shift pattern is 4x 07:00–19:00, 4x off, 4x 19:00–07:00, with a closing date of 9 October 2026.

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