Aircraft Maintenance Planning Specialist

SP GLOBAL CONSULTING LTD; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

SP GLOBAL CONSULTING LTD is seeking an experienced Aircraft Maintenance Planning Specialist for a 12-month fixed term contract in the North East UK. The role focuses on building and maintaining detailed maintenance plans for the aircraft base maintenance programme, coordinating across Engineering, CAMO, Procurement and Stores to ensure availability of parts and resources.

Key activities include developing schedules, translating scopes into work packs, planning labour and materials, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Experience in aircraft maintenance planning or MRO environments.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks governing aircraft maintenance.
• Ability to plan resources including labour, tooling and materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed maintenance schedules aligned with delivery milestones.
• Translate maintenance scopes into structured work packs and executable plans.
• Plan labor, tooling, materials and resources for maintenance activities.
• Coordinate with Procurement and Stores to ensure parts availability.
• Monitor progress and identify risks to the programme.
• Develop recovery plans for delays or shortages.
• Ensure alignment with Aircraft Maintenance Programme (AMP).
• Maintain accurate planning records and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Airworthiness planning

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Resource planning

CAMO coordination

Tools

MRO software

AMP control software

Job description

Aircraft Maintenance Planning Specialist – 12 Month FTC

Location: North East UK

Contract: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Sector: Aviation / Aerospace / Defence

We’re supporting a specialist aviation organisation looking to appoint an experienced Aircraft Maintenance Planning Specialist to join its engineering operation in Teesside.

This is a hands‑on planning role supporting a significant aircraft base maintenance programme, ensuring maintenance activity is properly planned, resourced and sequenced to meet aircraft delivery and operational availability requirements.

You’ll sit at the centre of the maintenance operation, working across Engineering, CAMO, Procurement and Stores to turn approved maintenance requirements into practical, executable plans.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for building and maintaining detailed maintenance plans, ensuring the people, parts, tooling and resources required to complete aircraft maintenance are available at the right time.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Developing detailed aircraft maintenance schedules against delivery milestones and operational priorities
• Translating approved maintenance scopes into structured work packs, task sequences and executable plans
• Planning labour, skills, tooling, materials and other resources required for maintenance activity
• Working closely with Procurement and Stores to ensure parts and materials are available to schedule
• Monitoring maintenance progress and identifying constraints, risks and critical‑path issues
• Developing recovery plans where delays, shortages or emerging maintenance requirements impact the programme
• Working with CAMO / Maintenance Planning teams to ensure alignment with the approved Aircraft Maintenance Programme
• Supporting aircraft throughput and availability across both base and operational maintenance activity
• Maintaining accurate planning, configuration and maintenance records
• Supporting continuous improvement across planning and maintenance processes
• Ensuring planning activity remains compliant with relevant aviation regulations, including CAA Part 145 and associated organisational procedures

What We're Looking For

You'll ideally have previous experience within aircraft maintenance, aviation MRO or maintenance production planning, with a good understanding of how work moves through a regulated maintenance environment.

We're particularly interested in candidates with:

• Aviation production planning, maintenance planning or MRO experience
• Good working knowledge of CAA Part 145
• Experience planning resources, manpower, materials and maintenance schedules
• Familiarity with aircraft maintenance planning systems or MRO software
• Strong coordination and stakeholder‑management skills
• The ability to identify potential programme constraints before they impact aircraft delivery

Experience within military aviation, defence aerospace or mixed regulatory environments would be particularly useful, as would exposure to CAMO, AMP control, MAA or EASA requirements.

Why Consider It?

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced aviation planner to join a complex aircraft engineering environment and have a direct impact on maintenance delivery and aircraft availability.

The position is initially offered as a 12-month FTC, with a competitive salary and wider benefits package.