Deputy Director of Fleet Planning & Engineering

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 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.