Maintenance Planning Engineer

Job Purpose

Responsible for the planning, scheduling, management, and coordination of both planned and unplanned maintenance activities to guarantee the ongoing airworthiness of the airline's fleet and contracted third-party aircraft. Develops short- and long-term maintenance strategies in collaboration with line management and internal departments to maximize safety, cost efficiency, and aircraft dispatch reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate long and short-term maintenance schedules for the fleet following the Approved Maintenance Program and guidance from CAMO engineering services.
• Accurately input maintenance activity forecasts into the company’s MIS (AMOS) to optimize timing and cost-effectiveness.
• Develop comprehensive work packages, including preloads and Gantt charts, to support maintenance check execution.
• Prepare scheduled and unscheduled line and base maintenance packages, coordinating with relevant stakeholders per company procedures.
• Collaborate on maintenance capacity planning with all involved parties.
• Oversee scheduled/unscheduled maintenance ensuring alignment with parameters like calendar cycles, cost constraints, business demands, emergency situations, and overlaps.
• Generate forecasts and reports on man-hour allocation and utilization on monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, and yearly bases.
• Provide feedback to CAMO engineering on maintenance documentation for enhancements and efficiency improvements.
• Coordinate with the Engineering Procurement team to ensure availability of necessary tools, parts, and components ahead of planned maintenance activities.
• Report completed maintenance events within the time frames outlined in company procedures.
• Conduct post-major check analyses, including "A" checks.
• Monitor task completions against engineering check requests following established policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Schedule compliance for airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and CAMO engineering issued modifications.
• Coordinate defect scheduling with the MCC department.
• Support aircraft lease and sublease processes by providing technical aircraft evaluations.
• Work with Engineering, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure adherence to terms, conditions, and regulations throughout leasing procedures.
• Develop and coordinate short-term maintenance plans in close partnership with line maintenance and MCC departments.
• Plan, verify, and manage third-party maintenance work packages.

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree in Aircraft Engineering, Aeronautical, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Project Management certification or equivalent demonstrable experience preferred.
• Additional certifications in Cost Control, Compliance, Budgeting, and Quality Assurance are advantageous and may be required for the role.
• Proficient in technology tools including Microsoft Office suite and MRO software systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, including reporting and presentation abilities.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the aviation industry, with at least 4 years in a planning engineer role or similar, preferably involving Airbus A320 aircraft.
• Expertise in aircraft planning systems and documents (e.g., MPD, MRB, AMP) and knowledge of CAMO regulations.
• Comprehensive understanding of aviation rules such as CAR-M, CAR-145, PART 21, TPM, and relevant company manuals.
• Familiarity with aircraft systems, components, and regulatory requirements of civil aviation authorities related to engineering maintenance and licensing.
• Working knowledge of EASA Part 145, Part 21, and Subpart M requirements.
• Experience collaborating with engineering and technician teams in dynamic, high workload environments.
• Strong time management abilities.
• Exposure to airline flight operations and standard regulations.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance, Safety, and Audit practices in aviation maintenance.
• Detail-oriented with high precision in delivering results.
• Cost-conscious mindset with effective problem-solving and decision-making capacity.
• Ability to contribute to business strategies and meet established KPIs.