Compliance Monitoring Manager

Ascent Flight Training (Management) Ltd Competitive Salary Full-time Permanent The Compliance Monitoring Manager leads the independent assurance of Ascent's activities, providing the Head of Quality, Cont. Improvement & Risk, the Leadership Team and our customer with confidence that training delivery, training design and supporting business processes comply with regulatory, contractual and internal requirements. The role owns the Compliance Monitoring Programme end to end, setting the risk-based audit and oversight schedule, leading the audit team, managing the organisation's interface with regulators and certification bodies, and turning compliance evidence into insight that drives improvement. For Ascent's civil continuing airworthiness activity, the postholder is the nominated Compliance Monitoring Manager under UK Part-CAMO (CAMO.A.305(a)(4)), accepted by the UK Civil Aviation Authority and named in the Continuing Airworthiness Management Exposition (CAME). Day to day: Compliance Monitoring Programme. Own and deliver the annual, risk-based compliance monitoring and internal audit programme across all five sites and every applicable regulatory regime. Regulatory compliance position. Maintain a current, evidenced compliance position against MAA Regulatory Articles, ISO 9001:2015, JSP 822/DSAT and contractual requirements, including the compliance register and demonstration framework. External oversight and certification. Lead Ascent's preparation for, and response to, MAA, customer, certification body and partner audits — protecting and strengthening our approvals and certification. Findings and corrective action. Ensure findings are root-caused, actioned and verified as effective within agreed timescales, and escalate systemic or overdue issues through quality governance. Assurance interfaces. Manage the split accountability between Ascent's directly controlled management system and partner-held regulatory approvals, ensuring assurance boundaries are clear, coordinated and gap-free. Governance and reporting. Provide compliance performance, trend analysis and assurance opinion to management review, safety governance and Executive forums. Audit capability. Lead, develop and quality-assure the audit team, maintaining auditor competence in line with the Lead Auditor Handbook and competency pathway. Part-CAMO post holder. Act as the UK CAA-accepted Compliance Monitoring Manager, managing the CAMO.A.200(a)(6) compliance monitoring function independently of continuing airworthiness management, with direct access to the Accountable Manager. Improvement and culture. Convert assurance insight into improvement, share good practice & champion an open, just & audit-ready culture. What will make you successful: Criteria Essential Desirable Qualifications ISO 9001 Lead Auditor (CQI/IRCA certified or equivalent); engineering degree or aircraft maintenance technician qualification meeting AMC1 CAMO.A.305(c) CQI membership (MCQI/CQP); Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or above; DSAT or JSP 822 training Experience At least 5 years' relevant experience (2+ in the aeronautical industry) managing compliance monitoring or audit programmes; leading external regulatory audits; able to gain UK CAA Form 4 acceptance as Part-CAMO CMM Previously accepted Form 4 post holder (Part-CAMO, Part-145 or Part-ORA CMM); military aviation or flying training environment Leadership Experience of leading or coaching auditors or quality professionals Line management of a multi-site team Knowledge UK Part-CAMO and Part-M; human factors and SMS (ICAO Annex 19); ISO 9001:2015, ISO 19011; root cause analysis MAA RA series, JSP 822/DSAT, ISO 31000; Part-66 Appendix III Level 1 type training Personal Integrity, independence and sound judgement; clear, persuasive communicator; resilient under scrutiny Improvement mindset; passion for developing others Other Eligible for SC clearance; full UK driving licence; willing to travel with occasional overnight stays Current SC clearance UK Part-CAMO Post Holder Specific Requirements Requirement Standard Expected Reference Nomination & accountability Nominated by, and with direct access to, the Accountable Manager for the compliance monitoring function; named in the CAME CAMO.A.305(a)(4), (a)(6) Independence Must not be a person nominated for continuing airworthiness management; free of conflicts of interest with the functions monitored CAMO.A.305(a)(4); AMC1 CAMO.A.305(a)(4);(a)(5) Combination of roles Any combination with another nominated role (e.g. Safety Manager) only where the CAA accepts there is no conflict of interest and sufficient capacity AMC1 CAMO.A.305(a)(4);(a)(5) Experience Minimum 5 years' relevant work experience, of which at least 2 years in the aeronautical industry in an appropriate position AMC1 CAMO.A.305(c) Education Relevant engineering degree (aeronautical, mechanical, electrical, electronic, avionic or related) or an aircraft maintenance technician qualification with additional CAA-acceptable education; an additional 5 years' maintenance or continuing airworthiness experience may substitute AMC1 CAMO.A.305(c) Regulatory knowledge Thorough knowledge of UK Part-CAMO and Part-M, relevant operational requirements, and the organisation's CAME and procedures AMC1 CAMO.A.305(c) Safety & human factors Knowledge of human factors principles and safety management system principles, including ICAO Annex 19 AMC1 CAMO.A.305(c) Aircraft type knowledge Knowledge of a relevant sample of aircraft types managed, gained through formal training at least to Part-66 Appendix III Level 1 (General Familiarisation) AMC1 CAMO.A.305(c) Compliance monitoring competence Proven competence in audit planning and techniques, and in managing a compliance monitoring programme AMC1 CAMO.A.200(a)(6) Equivalent post holders Where the individual already holds an equivalent CMM post under another approval, formal education may be met by a CAA-acceptable training programme in maintenance standards and continuing airworthiness AMC1 CAMO.A.305(c) Competence management Initial & recurrent competence assessed & recorded by the organisation, incl. continuation training CAMO.A.305(g); AMC1 CAMO.A.305(g) This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides a stable Monday to Friday work schedule [9-Day fortnight]. This role requires the successful candidate to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.