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Reporting to the SM Short-Term Planning & Control, the Lead Engineer will be responsible for managing the maintenance planning team for either the Airbus or Boeing fleet. This role combines technical expertise in fleet maintenance with leadership skills to oversee and optimize the maintenance planning process, ensuring both airworthiness and operational efficiency.\nAccountabilities:\nOperational Coordination:\nCollaborate closely with CAMO Ops Planning & Control (COPC) to create accurate, real-time maintenance schedules, forecasts, and daily plans.\nProactively identify and mitigate risks in maintenance planning, ensuring minimal disruption to operational schedules.\nWork with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Tech Ops, and Strategic Slot Planning, to optimize resources and capacity for scheduled maintenance activities.\n\nLeadership & Team Management:\nLead, mentor, and manage a team of fleet planning engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment.\nDrive continuous improvement initiatives across the team, ensuring best practices in maintenance planning are followed.\nDevelop team competencies through training and professional development to ensure alignment with the company's evolving needs and technological advancements.\n\nFleet Maintenance Planning:\nOversee the detailed planning and coordination of all maintenance activities below the \"C\" Check level, ensuring full compliance with airworthiness requirements. Manage A-Check and Line Planning activities, ensuring alignment with fleet maintenance requirements, including 24-Month checks, LDG changes, weighing checks, and similar critical activities.\nEnsure maintenance planning excludes tasks managed under the Aircraft Maintenance Program or Mod campaigns not covered by Etihad Airways' P145 Maintenance Provider.\n\nStrategic Planning & Continuous Improvement:\nLead the synchronization of maintenance plans with operational schedules and strategic priorities, ensuring short-term tactical alignment with long-term strategic objectives.\nContribute to maintenance planning over different time windows (e.g., 2 years, 6 weeks, and 2 weeks), ensuring alignment with the broader business strategy.\nMonitor and assess maintenance forecasting accuracy, continuously refining processes to improve performance and reliability.\n\n Education & Experience:\nBachelor's degree in Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a related field. \nMinimum of 7-10 years of experience in aviation maintenance planning, with proven experience in a leadership or team management capacity.\nStrong understanding of maintenance forecasting tools, fleet management software, and aviation industry technologies.\nIn-depth knowledge of aviation regulations, especially in maintenance and airworthiness planning. \nExcellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach. \nDemonstrated leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with a track record of successfully managing cross-functional teams.\nProven ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment while maintaining high standards of quality and compliance.\n Etihad Airways is more than the UAE’s national airline - we’re shaping the future of global aviation. From our hub in Abu Dhabi, we connect people across continents and cultures, while driving our “Journey 2030” ambition to double our fleet, expand our network and grow our people for a new era of excellence. Join us and become part of a vision where the world is your workplace and extraordinary experiences take flight.\nTo learn more visit www.etihad.com\nRecruitment Fraud Alert\nBeware of fraudulent job offers from individuals or organizations claiming to represent the Etihad group. We will never ask for personal information, bank details, or payment during the recruitment process. Interviews are conducted face-to-face or via video/telephone before any formal offer. 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