Planning Officer Engineering - Operational Planning

Job Purpose

The Operational Planning section orchestrates seamless aircraft maintenance through its specialized teams: Aircraft Scheduling, Line Planning, Line Support Planning, Base Operations Planning, Base Heavy Planning, and Projects. We ensure optimal ground-time utilization by aligning maintenance schedules with work scoping and planning functions. Our Aircraft Scheduling team coordinates maintenance windows to minimize flight disruptions. Work Scoping defines precise maintenance packages, while Modification Planning manages everything from minor upgrades to major structural improvements. Special Projects tackle unique tasks like end-of-lease work and storage management. Operating with precision, we keep Emirates’ fleet running smoothly and efficiently.

The job exists to supervise and administer the program and management functions within the Operational Planning, Aircraft LifeCylce 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.

In this role you will:

• 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 ongoing 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.
• Ensure creation and applicability of all maintenance work packages and work scope requirements from the Ultramain system to ensure the on-going maintenance and modifications required to ensure compliance of the Emirates fleet in the Line, Base and Heavy Maintenance environments.
• Ensure all work packages are analysed for load capacity balance and are fully resourced and estimated for manpower and materials for handover and acceptance by the production and production support teams.
• Ensure that all work packages are compliant with all regulatory requirements.
• To supervise the day-to-day planning activities in the Base Ops and Base Heavy and Line Support, to ensure aircraft compliance is maintained through workpack creation and control. To create work packages to the same standard for outsourced maintenance events.

Qualification

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

• 12 years schooling or equivalent.
• More than 5 years of experience in Engineering: Planning.
• Holders of a Degree in Engineering Aeronautical subjects, Mechanical, Avionics, Electronic Tech Engineering with 2+ years of experience is acceptable.
• Experience required in Maintenance Planning /or other associated Technical Support Organisation, with at least 2 years experience 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