Planning Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Planning Engineer

Reports To: Lead Planning Engineer

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Engineering (or a related field).

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in aircraft maintenance planning.

Key Responsibilities & Main Duties

Maintenance Planning & Control:

Forecast, plan, coordinate and monitor aircraft maintenance schedules in compliance with regulatory and manufacturer requirements.

Review and verify check packages, maintenance requirements, pre-loads, special instructions, and out-of-phase tasks.

AD/SB & Utilization Monitoring:

Track and monitor Airworthiness Directives (AD), Service Bulletins (SB), and Engineering Instructions (EI) for timely embodiment.

Monitor flight hours, flight cycles, and overall aircraft utilization.

Cross-Departmental & Stakeholder Coordination:

Work with Supply Chain Management and contracted maintenance organizations for check packages and pre-loads.

Align maintenance plans with revenue allocation strategies and the Operations Control Centre (OCC).

Systems & Reporting:

Ensure accurate and up-to-date aircraft maintenance data and scheduling in AMOS.

Generate timely maintenance reports and statistics for management review.

Compliance & Documentation:

Ensure maintenance organizations provide signed maintenance releases verifying completed work.

Maintain organized and complete documentation for aircraft and component maintenance.

Budget & Financial Management:

Manage planning department maintenance costs and budget allocations.

Review, verify, and process maintenance charges and invoices.

Identify, investigate, and resolve billing disputes and cost discrepancies with vendor invoices.

Audit & Compliance Management:

Manage internal and external audit findings related to aircraft maintenance planning procedures.

Implement corrective and preventive actions to close audit findings and ensure regulatory compliance.

Contracted Service Provider Management:

Manage, review, and verify services provided by subcontracted entities such as Engineering Support Services (ESS) and contracted Part 145 Approved Maintenance Organizations (AMOs).456

Coordinate maintenance inputs, check package execution, pre-loads, and progress monitoring with contracted Part 145 AMOs