Project Leaders - (Technical Peak Season Pool)

South African Airways (Pty) Ltd.; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

South African Airways (Pty) Ltd. seeks project leaders for the Technical Peak Season Pool to oversee the planning, execution and tracking of short-term aircraft turnaround projects.

The role requires ensuring timely delivery, controlling costs and maintaining high customer service standards in a fixed-term contract within Operations and Projects. The incumbents will drive project budgets, manage resources, and maintain quality and safety compliance while coordinating with customers and internal

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree (Project Management or Engineering) + 3 years’ experience (essential)
• No degree + 4 years’ experience (essential)
• Grade 12 + Aircraft Trade certificate + experience (essential)
• Aircraft Maintenance/Planning Leader or Engineering Analyst experience (essential)
• Project Management/Coordinator experience in Production Control (essential)
• Manager in aircraft maintenance environment (essential)

Responsibilities

• Oversee heavy maintenance projects to meet strategic plans and objectives
• Manage project resources to ensure on-time delivery
• Control overall project schedule for timely performance
• Drive quality standards to deliver a quality product
• Determine critical paths to avoid slippage
• Maintain customer satisfaction and inform on progress
• Manage project budget and profitability
• Liaise with customers to agree expenditures outside scope
• Ensure invoices issued per contract
• Supervise staff and HR issues
• Ensure compliance with safety and HR policies

Skills

Supervisory

Planning

Communication

Report writing

Decision making

Problem solving

Project Management

Financial skills

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's degree / Higher Diploma or equivalent (NQF Level 7)

Aircraft Trade certificate

Grade 12

Job description

Project Leaders - (Technical Peak Season Pool)

Details

Closing Date 2026/11/09

Reference Number SAA261102-4

Job Title Project Leaders - (Technical Peak Season Pool)

Division Operations

Business Unit Projects

Job Type Fixed Term Contract

Job Grade S3

Reporting To Manage: Projects

Number of Positions 4

Minimum Education Level Bachelors Degree / Higher Diploma or Equivalent = NQF Level 7

Location - Country South Africa

Location - Province Gauteng

Location - Town / City Kempton Park

Job Purpose

To oversee the planning, implementation and tracking of specific short-term projects that must translate to efficient delivery of Aircraft Turnaround time. The incumbent will ensure the achievement of planned revenue targets through proper cost and revenue controls, proper contract execution and achievement of turnaround times to ensure a professional customer service

Principal Accountabilities

• To manage heavy maintenance projects in line with the operation’s strategic plans and objectives in order to ensure efficient executing thereof
• Manage project resources within the contracted framework/project scope in order to ensure on time delivery.
• Manage the overall project schedule for on time performance of the project.
• Drive quality standards to ensure internal company quality standards are enforced to deliver quality product to customers.
• Determine and manage critical paths to avoid project slippage.
• Maintain customer satisfaction at highest level and keep customers informed on the progress and status of their projects.
• To manage the project budget in line with SAAT Operations’ strategy/objectives
• Review the project budget in line with SAAT operations’ strategy/objectives.
• Drive profitability by managing and optimizing the project budget, ensuring all expenditure is in line with the agreed and approved budgets.
• Liaise with customers to agree and monitor expenditures outside the project/contract scope.
• Confirm the issuing of invoices to customers as per contract.
• Oversee the validity of over and above tasks and man hours in line with the project scope of work.
• Supervision of staff and all relevant HR issues (leave skills development, safety procedures, training etc.)
• Ensure quality standards are followed for all work produced in section to ensure clear and accurate documents/reports from the department.
• Develop and communicate in house procedural changes to work instructions.
• Motivate employees within the section to ensure high morale and improve productivity.
• Enforce compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety policy to ensure subordinates work in safe and healthy environment.
• Enforce adherence to all HR policies, procedures and regulatory frameworks.

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant Degree ( Project Management or Engineering), Plus 3 years’ experience as defined below - Essential
• OR
• No degree plus 4 years’ experience as defined below - Essential
• OR
• Grade 12 and holder of a recognized “Aircraft Trade” certificate plus experience as defined below - Essential
• Aircraft Maintenance experience as a Senior License Technician in Aviation 4 years + (without a degree) Essential
• OR
• Aircraft Maintenance experience as a Team Leader in Aviation 4 years +
  (without a degree) - Essential
• OR
• CAMO experience as Planning Leader and/or Engineering Analyst These years of experience may have been gained simultaneously Aviation 4 years + (without a degree) - Essential
• OR
• Project Management/Coordinator experience in Production Control These years of experience may have been gained simultaneously Aviation 4 years + (without a degree) - Essential
• OR
• Manager in aircraft maintenance environment. General Aviation 4 years + (without a degree) - Essential
• OR
• Manager in aircraft maintenance environment. General Aviation 3 years + (with degree) - Essential
• Plus
  Computer literate (MS Office) – Ability to construct effective presentations /management reports Any Essential

Knowledge and Skills

• Supervisory - Advanced
• Planning - Advanced
• Communication (written and verbal) - Advanced
• Report writing - Advanced
• Decision making - Advanced
• Problem solving - Advanced
• Project Management - Advanced
• Financial skills -Intermediate
• Contract management - Advanced