Aviation Project Coordinator - Entry Level, Hybrid + Mentorship

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Mentorship

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Job summary

Placements24 in Benoni, Gauteng, seeks a Junior Aviation Project Manager to support senior PMs through project planning, scheduling, and stakeholder communication. The role offers hands-on experience across aviation projects and a pathway to grow in the aviation PM field.

The ideal candidate holds a relevant degree and 1–3 years of coordination experience, with familiarity in Waterfall/Agile and MS Office tools. A hybrid work model is provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aviation management, business admin, engineering, or related field.
• 1–3 years of project coordination or PM support in aviation preferred.
• Knowledge of Waterfall or Agile methodologies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational, time management, and multitasking abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; team player.
• Willingness to learn and grow in aviation PM.
• Familiarity with aviation operations and regulations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior PMs in planning, execution, and monitoring of aviation projects.
• Help develop project plans: scope, goals, deliverables, timelines, budgets.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, maintenance, operations.
• Track progress, identify risks, support mitigation strategies.
• Maintain meeting minutes, status reports, change logs.
• Facilitate communication with clients and stakeholders.
• Support procurement and vendor relationships.
• Ensure projects meet time, budget, and quality targets.
• Contribute to lessons learned in project review meetings.

Skills

Excellent organizational skills

Strong written and verbalcommunication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aviation Management/Business Admin/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Placements24 in Benoni, Gauteng, seeks a Junior Aviation Project Manager to support senior PMs through project planning, scheduling, and stakeholder communication. The role offers hands-on experience across aviation projects and a pathway to grow in the aviation PM field.

The ideal candidate holds a relevant degree and 1–3 years of coordination experience, with familiarity in Waterfall/Agile and MS Office tools. A hybrid work model is provided.