Aviation maintenance planning engineer

Part 145 aviation maintenance Planning Engineer / Technical Services Engineer (Shift Pattern: 08:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday)- In this role, you will support the production and management of aircraft maintenance and modification projects for this corporate and private Jet MRO organisation . You will be responsible for creating accurate maintenance work packages and managing complex projects in line with company processes and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee complex aircraft maintenance and modification projects, ensuring the critical path is maintained.
• Professionally communicate with customers to plan maintenance inputs, ensuring work scopes are clear and translatable into work packages.
• Develop work packages that meet customer requirements, ensuring all necessary resources (access, spares, tooling, manpower, and third-party services) are identified and available before the aircraft's scheduled downtime.
• Coordinate with third-party vendors to arrange services, ensuring their schedules align with project timelines.
• Collaborate with Part-21 Design Organisations to support customer requests for aircraft modifications, ensuring compliance with EASA/Foreign NAA requirements.
• Lead internal pre-input review meetings with Commercial, Engineering, and Logistics departments to meet company milestones.
• Conduct pre-input review meetings with customers to discuss defects and specific requirements.
• Manage the acceptance of aircraft into maintenance.
• Proactively identify and resolve issues that could impact the project schedule.
• Provide daily updates to customers on project progress during maintenance.
• Review and complete aircraft documentation (e.g., Technical Log, Deferral Log) during and after maintenance.
• Assist Document Control with reviewing and rectifying completed paperwork.
• Generate necessary documentation and support certifying staff during the return to service stage.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Proven experience in project management within an engineering environment.
• At least 5 years of experience in aviation maintenance, operations or CAMO.
• Proficient in using PC applications (Excel, Word, MS Project).
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
• Experience with Wings ERP or similar systems.
• Flexible with working hours.
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

This is a permanent job with a starting salary dependant on experience. You must have current UK right to work to be considered. HRGO are a recruitment agency supporting the UK aviation industry. We aim to respond to all applications.