Aviation Chief Engineer — Lead Aerial Firefighting Fleet

Work Initiatives; Maitland; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Superannuation

Job summary

Pay’s Air Service in Scone, NSW, seeks an experienced aviation engineering leader to guide and develop our engineering team across Australia and Europe. The role focuses on planning major maintenance, coordinating resources and keeping aircraft ready for commitments.

You’ll mentor engineers and ensure safety, quality and regulatory compliance while navigating multiple priorities and travel to bases as required.

Qualifications

• Strong aviation maintenance experience and technical credibility.
• Demonstrated experience leading, supervising or developing people.
• Ability to plan maintenance, organise work and deliver through a team.
• Sound technical judgement and problem-solving ability.
• Experience managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Willingness to be based in Scone, NSW.
• Experience on Pratt & Whitney PT6-powered aircraft is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop our engineering team.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance activity and major maintenance inputs and projects.
• Ensure the right people and resources are on the right jobs.
• Keep work moving and remove roadblocks.
• Mentor engineers, apprentices and emerging leaders.
• Manage parts, suppliers and deadlines.
• Provide credible technical leadership and sound engineering judgement.
• Help the team resolve difficult technical problems.
• Maintain high safety, quality and regulatory standards.
• Visit team at bases interstate and overseas as needed.

Skills

Aviation maintenance experience

People leadership

Maintenance planning

Technical judgement

Deadline management

PT6-powered aircraft

Air Tractor AT-802 / Fire Boss

CasA qualifications knowledge

Job description

Pay’s Air Service in Scone, NSW, seeks an experienced aviation engineering leader to guide and develop our engineering team across Australia and Europe. The role focuses on planning major maintenance, coordinating resources and keeping aircraft ready for commitments.

You’ll mentor engineers and ensure safety, quality and regulatory compliance while navigating multiple priorities and travel to bases as required.