Project Manager

Dovetail Electric Aviation Pty Ltd (Dovetail) is a company formed by Sydney Aviation Holdings (owner of Sydney Seaplanes) and Dante Aeronautical. Our vision is to lead the regional and general aviation industry into an exciting new, sustainable era by enabling aviation operators to fly commercially viable regional routes in nil-emission, electric-powered aircraft. 

The revolution is going to start with small aircraft first, and new entrants will lead the charge. What may look like a niche market now will be the dominant trend for Regional Aviation by the end of the decade, and larger aircraft will follow after that. 

Dovetail is undertaking the conversion of the first Cessna Caravan into electric in Australia, and potentially the world.

WHAT WE OFFER 

Dovetail has been conceived as a dynamic company with sustainability and integrity as core values. We will combine agility with innovation, and we want to put Australia on the global map of electric aviation. This is an extremely exciting opportunity as the sector of electric aviation is poised for massive growth, and we think Dovetail is uniquely positioned to be one of the global leaders, thanks to our partnerships with airlines (starting with Sydney Seaplanes as co-owners but also including European operators) or critical suppliers with which we have secured exclusivity. 

For that reason, and in order to complement our powerful relationships, we are trying to attract top talent committed to making aviation clean and fighting against climate change. Apart from a very exciting project in a dynamic environment with other like-minded people sharing common values, we are offering a competitive salary, flexible work arrangements when feasible and participation on company shares program for initial key employees joining our core team. 

KEY RESPONSABILITIES

• Project and Program management. Delivery on time and on budget of complex development projects in the realm of electric aviation, or other type of relevant projects.
• Coordinate the work of different resources and teams, both internal and external, suppliers and partners, to meet objectives on time and on budget.
• Contribute to producing financial reports, support to finance activities like payments to suppliers and other service providers. Budget definition, review and forecasts.
• Business development. Participate in any sales campaign or activity required to generate customers or business for the company
• Fundraising. Participate and contribute to capital raising activities. In particular, participate and lead when needed in grant applications.
• Support for administrative tasks like payroll, procurement activities, etc.
• Support for strategy definition and implementation, including the establishment of strategic partnerships
• Any activity required or needed in order to efficiently run projects and programs
• Work and coordinate the activities with technology providers, including electric motors, cells, battery suppliers and hydrogen technology providers
• Work with internal and external teams, customers and suppliers, to manage requirements plan, system validation and verification.
• Support to the Certification process of Dovetail’s electric conversions. Document preparation
• Review compliance of design to specifications and requirements, review conformance of project documents to requirements
• Manage the requirements change process, identifying customers’ priorities and recording conflicts between individual requirements

REQUIREMENTS

• BEng and Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Project Management formal training (PMI, PMBOK, etc) and experience using typical and complex project management artifacts.
• Experience with agile techniques
• At least 5 years of experience running complex technology projects or running business activities in technology intensive operations
• At least 7 years of experience in aerospace environments, running projects and operations
• Experience with electrical aviation at a technical and/or operational level will be desirable.
• Business proficiency in English and ideally Spanish too
• Excellent organisational, planning, and follow-up skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and ability to work effectively with others