Manager Engineering Planning

Manager Engineering Planning

Reporting to the EM Engineering - Continued Airworthiness, this role leads the Engineering Planning team and serves as the subject matter expert for Aircraft Maintenance Planning. The position is responsible for developing and delivering efficient maintenance programmes, ensuring regulatory compliance, optimising aircraft availability, and supporting the maintenance requirements of Fiji Airways and Fiji Link fleets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Manager Engineering Planning

Reporting to the EM Engineering - Continued Airworthiness, this role leads the Engineering Planning team and serves as the subject matter expert for Aircraft Maintenance Planning. The position is responsible for developing and delivering efficient maintenance programmes, ensuring regulatory compliance, optimising aircraft availability, and supporting the maintenance requirements of Fiji Airways and Fiji Link fleets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Develop and manage long-term maintenance plans for the Fiji Airways and Fiji Link fleets, ensuring compliance with manufacturer requirements, company procedures, regulatory directives, and airworthiness standards.
• Establish cost-effective aircraft maintenance and fleet utilisation programmes, working closely with Engineering and operational stakeholders to optimise fleet availability and reliability.
• Lead the tendering, evaluation, selection, and contract management of heavy maintenance providers, ensuring value for money and successful delivery of maintenance programmes.
• Manage safety, airworthiness, and regulatory compliance requirements, including risk assessment, mitigation, and adherence to the Corporate Integrated Safety Management System.
• Coordinate with Flight Operations, Commercial Planning, Engineering, and other stakeholders to ensure maintenance activities align with operational requirements and fleet commitments.
• Plan and deliver strategic maintenance projects, including mandatory inspections, modifications, airworthiness directives, reliability programmes, and other scheduled and non-routine maintenance activities.
• Oversee maintenance planning processes, documentation, scheduling, and forecasting to ensure maintenance activities are completed within required compliance periods.
• Manage maintenance resource planning, including manpower forecasting, budget preparation, cost control, spares requirements, and production capacity assessments.
• Lead, develop, and maintain the competency of Engineering Planning staff through training, coaching, performance management, and regulatory compliance programmes.
• Maintain effective relationships with external maintenance organisations and contractors, ensuring services are delivered to agreed standards, specifications, budgets, and timelines.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, optimisation of Engineering Planning processes, and effective utilisation of the Engineering ERP system to improve operational efficiency and business performance.
• Participate in Engineering management forums, committees, and operational meetings, and undertake any other duties as assigned by the EM Engineering - Continued Airworthiness and Chief Technical Officer Engineering.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Degree in Engineering or an Approved Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer.
• Preferably at least seven (7) years in the aviation industry or Aircraft Engineering experience would be an advantage.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft applications and Aircraft Maintenance systems and processes.
• Thorough knowledge of the Engineering & Maintenance MMOE, TOPS, Line Maintenance & ETOPS Manuals, Safety Procedures & OHS requirements and CAAF regulations and requirements.
• Demonstrable experience in managing projects of intermediate complexity.
• Demonstrable commercial awareness and business skills.

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