Deputy Director of Fleet Planning

Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline; Swords; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted and unlimited travel to 250

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme –

Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2x

20 Days Annual Leave – increasing

5 additional unpaid leave days

Cycle 2 Work Scheme

Unrivalled career progression

Job summary

Ryanair is recruiting a Deputy Director of Planning to join our Engineering Department, based in our Engineering HQ in Swords, Dublin. You will report to the Director of Engineering and lead a large planning team across multiple sites to ensure safe, timely maintenance for the Ryanair Group fleet.

The role requires deep knowledge of EASA Part-M, Part-CAMO and Part-145, plus strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in airline maintenance planning.
• Detailed understanding of EASA Part-M, Part-CAMO and Part-145 regulations.
• Engineering degree or aircraft maintenance qualification.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 30+ engineering planning staff across sites.
• Ensure all scheduled/unscheduled maintenance is planned safely, efficiently and on time.
• Coordinate production planning across 6 regions with 30+ regional staff.
• Provide day-to-day oversight of maintenance planning for Ryanair group network.
• Liaise with 3rd party maintenance organisations and suppliers for availability.
• Coordinate with operations control and commercial directors to maximise aircraft availability.
• Create and regularly update short, medium and long-term maintenance plans.
• Maintain and monitor maintenance workpack content and standards.

Skills

Airline planning

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

Communication

Flexible delivery

AMOS experience

Engineering degree

Education

Engineering degree or aircraft maintenance qualification

Tools

AMOS

Job description

Ryanair, over our 40 year history has grown to become Europe’s largest airline group connecting more guests across more routes than any other European carrier. We are a fast-paced, ambitious and innovative company, offering exciting career opportunities across aviation, technology, operations and support functions. Now is a fantastic time to join as we look to grow to over 800 aircraft and 300m guests within the next 8 years.

Ryanair is currently recruiting for a Deputy Director of Planning to join our Engineering Department.

Duties

Based in our Engineering HQ in Swords, Dublin, the successful candidate will report to the Director of Engineering for the below duties:

• Managing a team of +30 engineering planning staff across multiple sites responsible for both line and base maintenance planning requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on the Ryanair Group fleet is planned and completed safely, efficiently and on time.
• Responsible for coordinating the production planning processes across 6 regions with +30 regional production planning staff.
• Providing day-to-day oversight of all maintenance planning requirements throughout the Ryanair group network.
• Liaising directly with 3rd Party Maintenance Organisations and suppliers to ensure availability for upcoming maintenance requirements.
• Coordinating directly with Ryanair’s operation control department and commercial department directors to ensure sufficient availability of ground time for maintenance whilst maximising availability of aircraft for the scheduled operation.
• Creation and regular update of short, medium and long-term maintenance plans to ensure sufficient capacity available for fleet growth up to 300M passengers.
• Maintaining and monitoring maintenance workpack content and standards.
  
  

Applications close on Thursday 29th October 2026.

Skills

This is a senior position within the engineering department and will suit an exceptional candidate with the following key skills and experience:

• At least 5 years’ experience working in an airline or maintenance organisation in a planning role
• Detailed understanding of EASA Part-M, Part-CAMO and Part-145 regulations essential.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead team projects & drive team competency.
• Flexible approach with project delivery being a high priority.
• Strong attention to detail in multi-tasking situations and the ability to deliver results to tight timelines.
• Experience with AMOS is desirable.
• A relevant engineering degree or an aircraft maintenance technician qualification.
• Highly Competitive salary
• Discounted and unlimited travel to over 250 destinations
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme – Matched up to 5% or €5,000
• Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
• 20 Days Annual Leave – Increasing to 22 days after 12 months and 25 days after 3 years of continuous service.
• Option for up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme
• Unrivalled career progression