Customer Project Manager

Bombardier; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Bombardier’s new Abu Dhabi Service Center at Al Bateen Executive Airport will go live in Q1 2027, offering advanced MRO capabilities and support for Bombardier aircraft portfolio. This role sits in Abu Dhabi, focusing on managing multiple aircraft projects and coordinating with planning, invoicing and warranty teams.

The position requires relocation to Abu Dhabi with no relocation support; UAE Nationals are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in aircraft maintenance or substantial similar experience.
• 2 years customer project management or 2 years supervisory experience or substantial similar experience.
• Knowledge of regulatory governance GCAA, EASA, FAA (e.g., Part 145).
• Knowledge of aircraft maintenance inspection programs.
• Knowledge of Environmental, Health & Safety rules and regulations as they apply to maintenance operations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills preferred.
• Working knowledge of SAP.
• Basic accounting and budgeting principles to read and interpret financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as customer primary point-of-contact, coordinating quotes, invoices, progress updates, and debriefs.
• Manage multiple aircraft projects, price codes, work orders, and Pro Forma invoices.
• Maintain schedule from delivery through to post-work activities, ensuring budget and on-time performance.
• Facilitate status meetings and update daily status reports across departments.
• Coordinate with Planning, Invoice Analysts, and Materials on special programs.
• Review and sign final customer invoices including margin analysis and warranty considerations.
• Drive post-work package follow-ups and issue resolution to maintain client relations.
• Meet or exceed facility financial objectives on all projects.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Planning & organization

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Budgeting understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Aviation or Management

Tools

SAP

Job description

Summary

Join us at Bombardier’s new Abu Dhabi Service Center, a state‑of‑the‑art flagship facility at Al Bateen Executive Airport, set to go live in Q1 2027. This center will offer advanced MRO capabilities and support the entire Bombardier aircraft portfolio. Be part of our expanding Middle East aftermarket team, driving excellence, operational efficiency, and exceptional customer experience across the region.

This position is based in Abu Dhabi. The selected candidate must relocate and establish residence in Abu Dhabi. The position is open to candidates currently based in the UAE; relocation support is not available. UAE Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to Bombardier General Work Requirements.
• Serve as customer primary point-of-contact in daily communications, coordinating, and follow-up for items such as time/labor/material quotes, preliminary invoices, progress updates, customer approval and debrief on work packages, resolution of squawks, and warranty issues. Upsells additional work to Customer.
• Perform Project Management duties for multiple aircraft to include identification of potential risks and management of constraints. Price codes, work orders, reviews labor charges, builds, reviews, and delivers Pro Forma invoice to Customer.
• Execute and maintain schedule through aircraft delivery and follow-up. Monitor and oversee work flow to ensure work package is on schedule and within budget, including shop floor efficiency.
• Facilitate status meetings with all departments and shops; update daily reports on status of aircraft
• Assist and coordinate special programs (i.e., Smart Parts, ESP, MSP, Honeywell, and Warranty) with Planning, Invoice Analysts and Materials.
• Review, approve, and sign final customer invoice as needed, (i.e., review margin analysis, warranty negotiations, and revision of service orders (SVOs)
• Perform post work package activities, (i.e., customer follow-up calls, resolve customer issues after departure).
• Responsible for meeting or exceeding facility financial objectives on all projects. Issues and collects DPRs, reviews payment terms with Customer

Requirements

• You typically have a minimum of 5 years experience working in aircraft maintenance environment or substantial similar experience.
• You typically have a minimum of 2 years customer project management experience or 2 years of supervisory or lead experience or substantial similar experience.
• You have working knowledge of regulatory governance GCAA, EASA, FAA for example, part 145.
• You have working knowledge of aircraft maintenance inspection programs.
• You have working knowledge of Environmental, Health & Safety rules and regulations as they apply to workplace safety and environmental aspects of aircraft maintenance operations.
• You have interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective working relationships with employees, customers, all levels of management team, and other departments.
• You have customer service skills necessary to modify communication, tone, and presentation to defuse crisis situations with internal and external customers and maintain mutually beneficial customer relations.
• You have strong verbal and written communications skills.
• You have planning and organization skills necessary to plan, prioritize and coordinate workload within a multiple project setting.
• You have computer skills necessary to learn and / or operate, word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, project, email and web-based applications as well as operating systems used to manage the maintenance work.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Aviation or Management
• Ability to demonstrate strong leadership and coaching skills with the ability to develop people and build a strong team - preferred
• Working knowledge of SAP
• Basic acumen of accounting and budgeting principles necessary to read and interpret profit/loss statements, financial reports, and meet financial objectives for assigned area and programs - preferred