Planning Engineer

A career without limits. As the nation's flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain. This originality has been in our blood since day one. It's the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues. A job at British Airways is yours to make.

The role: An opportunity has arisen for a Planning Engineer, operating within the Engineering Support Team (EST), to create, develop and implement plans and strategies to both optimise and enhance maintenance input processes, efficiency and effectiveness. The Planning Engineer creates and project manages plans to deliver aircraft checks safely, in compliance, on budget and on time.

What you'll do:

• Management and communication of the project plans to EST, customers, stakeholders, and suppliers.
• Accept customer work packages and produce a project plan that maximises aircraft delivery to schedule and use of resources.
• Monitoring progress, re-planning and scheduling additional work throughout aircraft input.
• Improve workflow, productivity, and quality through Production Control of work in progress.
• Support the 24-hour maintenance operation; the Planning Engineer must be prepared to work unsocial hours and be on call as part of the BAMG technical management community.

What you'll bring to British Airways:

• Project management and project path analysis skills.
• Excellent influencing skills and ability to collaborate to drive effective outcomes and decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distil complex technical information into a clear and simple message.
• Effective influencing and communication skills to aid collaborative working with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Understands operational implications of planning and operational decisions.
• Clear and articulate communicator.

Your experience:

• HNC/ HND/ Degree or equivalent in an approved Engineering subject, or a recognised Engineering Apprenticeship.
• Knowledge of EASA regulations, including Part-M, Part-CAMO, Part-21 and Part-145.
• Knowledge of maintenance programs, technical reliability and condition monitoring tools and processes.
• Knowledge of safety and quality management systems.
• Working knowledge of engineering processes and procedures.

What we offer: We believe that all the people who work with us should feel valued for the part they play. From the day you join us, you'll get access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights. You'll also receive up to 30 discounted Hotline' airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family. At British Airways you'll have the chance to take on new challenges and move forward in a way that feels right for you.

Inclusion & Diversity: At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work. Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we're committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves.