Planning Officer Engineering

Job Purpose

ALCM ensures regulatory compliance from aircraft delivery to return, upholding the highest standards in data quality and aircraft records. We manage technical data input, component transactions, and documentation, ensuring everything is electronically available for reference.

Our team audits data, verifies reports for Airworthiness Release Certificates, and oversees landing gear and engine programs. We also handle lease returns, ensuring all conditions are met without penalties. Operating all year round, our skilled team is crucial for maintaining the airworthiness of Emirates fleet.

The Planning Officer will supervise and administer the program and management functions within the Operational Planning, Aircraft Lifecyle Management and Reliability sections for all aircraft types, engines and components. Carry out the execution of technical auditing, analysis, verification, regulatory and performance reporting of key airworthiness tasks, reliability information, ensuring that the Emirates fleet is maintained to the required standards of quality and airworthiness as defined by the regulatory authority and Engineering Procedures Manual.

• Supervise and provide training and developmental opportunities to team members to facilitate knowledge dissemination, skill & process improvements, procedural awareness, ensuring elimination of inefficient methods, enhanced productivity, and implementation of departmental improvements / system changes. Administer updates for KPI / Error measurement processes & continual improvement initiatives. Provide supervision and guidance on a daily basis for all direct reports and team members & provide on-going update to subordinate personnel based on fleet / destination developments and Corporate / Departmental financial & business performance.

• Ensure team members adhere to the Time and Attendance policy, challenge underperformance and that every team member has a fully developed MyBC review and is provided with continual objective feedback to ensure developmental improvements in line with Operational business needs & career enhancement opportunities.

• Act as deputy for immediate supervisor and actively seek improvement opportunities within the departments and interface business units to create and deliver proactive beneficial changes to the group.

Asset Lifecycle Management (ALCM):

• Responsible for the preparation, audit and approval of documentation, as per the ALCM Standards Manual, to support End-Of-Lease (EOL) activity for aircraft, engines, landing gears and other relevant assets. In addition, ensure all these documentation is uploaded into Stream and given the appropriate approvals.

• Act as a focal point for the Lessors specific queries relating to the documentation standards produced. Ensure all queries raised by the Lessor are answered and closed off within the specific time-frames of the EOL project.

• Responsible for ensuring accurate preparation and presentation of documentation to support Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC) audits, Periodic Compliance Audits (PCA) and Maintenance Compliance Audits (MCA) submittals. Ensuring each is audited and discrepancies highlighted, investigated and necessary Corrective / Preventative Actions and Route Cass Analysis completed. Ensuring suggestions are put forward for continued improvements and error process elimination.

• Develop, improve and implement processes to continually optimise and reduce cost overheads through implementation of new technology and procedures to best level maximum efficiencies. Develop and manage Robotic Process Automation (RPA) activities and ensure processes exist to detail it's use along with manhour / system improvements and benefits. Provide detailed Key Performance Indicator reporting and implement continuous improvements ensuring effective LEAN procedures.

• If required, be part of the Project Team responsible for Outsourced Maintenance activities where duties will include scanning and uploading of completed documentation into Stream, updating of component transactions in Ultramain, ensure package closure in Ultramain once a Certificate Of Release has been issued by the Maintenance and Repair Organisation. Updating of non-routine data into Ultramain.

• Be responsible for the oversight and management of the fleet's engine and landing gear activities relating to ensuring receipt of adequate overhaul / airworthiness documentation, build records updating in Ultramain and document archiving through Stream, on-line repository.

• Organise the functional sections resources to record and administer maintenance records ensuring Airworthiness Compliance, Asset Lifecycle controls, safety and quality standards are maintained. Coordinate with key Stakeholders for reporting and remedial non-conformance action. Administer compliance error measurement findings to eliminate process and procedure discrepancies. Ensure that the activities arising from Department section briefings are resourced effectively.

Qualification

To be considered for this role, you must meet the below requirements:

• 12 Years schooling or equivalent.

• Holder of a Degree in Engineering Aeronautical subjects, Mechanical, Avionics, Electronic Tech Engineering with 2+ years of experience is acceptable.

• Minimum 5+ Years of engineering experience, with a strong focus on engineering planning.

• Experience required in Maintenance Planning or other associated Technical Support Organisation, with at least 2+ years experience in coordinating / supervising a team.

• Must be fully conversant with Aircraft Documentation and Records including AMM, IPC, Work Packages and Maintenance schedules.

• Must have an understanding of Aircraft / Power Plant Systems and Components.

• Sound knowledge of computer applications (e.g. MS Office).

• Knowledge & use of Airline / MRO M&E Data Management & Digital Documentations Systems is preferred.

• Knowledge & experience in the application & administration of Aircraft Regulatory & Legislation requirements associated with Airworthiness Compliance & Management.

• QA Authorisation Stamp Approvals for TR functions 3, 4 and 5 preferred.

Salary & benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotels stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers.