Job description
Job Description
Lease Officer
Full time
Derby / Hybrid
Why Rolls-Royce?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lease Officer to join our team.
This is an important service delivery role guiding the delivery and return of aircraft engines in a new asset management business.
Aether Aether manages assets on behalf of third-party owners, enabling the efficient lease and return of civil aircraft engines to airlines around the world. You will be part of a new dynamic team, whose primary objectives are to deliver services within agreed timeframes, improve the turn-around-time between leases, maintain the asset value of engines under management and minimise risk for all asset owners. The size and structure of the organization means that you will work alongside and communicate with senior management daily. The core team is largely based in Derby with supporting functions based in London.
Work with us and we’ll welcome you into an inclusive culture, one that invests in your continuous learning and development, and gives you access to a wide breadth and depth of experience.
We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and remarkable benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are. So we encourage flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be at your best - wherever and whenever you work.
What you will be doing:
- Accountable for delivering the relevant Lease Offer, Insurance requirements and any other related commercial documents needed with support from the Commercial team.
- Accountable for commercial issue management related to delivery / redelivery process (missing parts, penalties) with support from the Commercial team.
- Accountable for delivery of and retrieval of technical records to support lease delivery / redelivery.
- Accountable for the physical condition of the asset being delivered /redelivered from lease customers.
- Accountable for continued serviceability and availability of engines, including acquisition due diligence, operator compliance of redelivery requirements at lease returns.
- Responsible for identifying operational issues and facilitating the resolution of the same whilst maintaining appropriate levels of customer satisfaction.
Who we are looking for:
At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These values form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
- Degree in Aircraft Maintenance Management, Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering, or similar relevant qualification or experience in a comparable role.
- Experience in the Customer Services, Technical Project Management or Powerplant department of an Aircraft Leasing or Engine Leasing company, Airline or MRO or technical advisory firm.
- Good business acumen.
- Good project management experience ideally supported with a formal qualification.
- Ability to prioritise workloads to meet demanding deadlines.
- Experience managing customer or external vendor relationships, ideally with airline operators or MRO providers.
- Working technical knowledge of one or more Rolls-Royce Trent engines.
- Good interpersonal, diplomacy, communication, influencing and negotiations skills.
- Ability to solve complex problems while maintaining customer focus.
- Understanding of engine shop visit processes and airline engineering operations.
- Computer literacy, knowledge of asset management software systems such as CMS, STREAM, EFPAC, Flydocs, Leasepoint, Salesforce, and the OEM engine portals an advantage.
- You will also need to be willing to travel as required, sometimes on short notice.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse team and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.
We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.
You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at
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Closing date: 5th May 2023
Job Category
Service Operations
Posting Date
21 Apr 2023; 00:04Rolls-Royce
careers.rolls-royce.com
London, United Kingdom
Tufan Erginbilgic
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Aerospace & Defence
1906