Strategic Planning Engineer (Analyst)

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As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

This originality has been in our blood since day one. It’s the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues.

So, whether you are a reassuring voice on the end of a phone, a smile at the door, under a wing keeping the turbines spinning or landing us gently in far-flung places, a job at British Airways is yours to make.

We know great things can happen when you’re inspired to think big and bring your ambition to work every day, which is why, at British Airways the sky is never the limit!

The role:

As a Strategic Planning Engineer (Analyst), you will be responsible for crafting and maintaining the long-term maintenance plan for the British Airways and Euroflyer Fleets. Through the creation of scenario plans that deal with many conflicting constraints and ambiguity you will optimise and define our maintenance strategy ensuring we have secured sufficient maintenance capacity both in-house and externally to deliver the airlines future flying schedule.  You will also play an exciting part in delivering our key customer investment programmes including large aircraft modifications and the next generation of cabin interiors.

Working with internal and external stakeholders you will act as a key link between the airline and maintenance providers and be responsible for negotiating suitable downtimes and aircraft descheduling to bring your plans to life. You will also support the selection process of external maintenance providers and justify these decisions through data analytics.

You will need to be comfortable presenting and making recommendations to the Engineering Leadership Team and possibly up to BA/IAG Director level.

This is a great opportunity to tackle a role that defines the direction and strategy for BA’s aircraft maintenance and really leave your mark.

What you’ll do:

• Accountable for the planning and prioritisation of aircraft maintenance ensuring at all times aircraft compliance is maintained
• Manage and develop complex aircraft maintenance plans covering large areas of the business.
• Drives optimal decisions in the wider team and leads discussions across departments using expertise, taking into consideration the effects on the wider business
• Optimisation of maintenance, inspection and modification programmes to maximise useable aircraft uptime and engineering resources throughout an aircraft’s life cycle
• Scenario modelling and analysis such as but not limited to: – finding and taking advantage of opportunities – addressing plan delivery/financial challenges – developing innovative ways of working
• Collation and analysis of supporting data required for compilation of Business cases, Business Plan and Financial Plan processes within Engineering including costs of contracted maintenance
• Responding and dealing with external factors that may impact on the delivery of the plan, making recommendations to ensure a positive impact on the bottom line
• Influences the management of resources across departments and large programmes to meet operational and financial objectives appreciating how actions taken impact own and other departments

What you’ll bring to British Airways:

• Strong influencer and collaborator capable of driving key decisions and projects through
• Ability to exercise independent professional judgement within an overall business context
• Excellent analytical skills in both financial, technical and operational data
• Advanced Excel and modelling skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to distil complex technical information into clear simple messages and communicate to director level
• Highly self-motivated and able to lead change, large projects and process improvement initiatives
• Calm and professional when working in a high-pressure environment with the ability to prioritise tasks under pressure
• Experience in dealing with ambiguity and complexity

Your experience:

• HNC/HND/degree level or equivalent in an approved Engineering subject
• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent industry experience
• Detailed knowledge of EASA regulations, including Part-M, Part-21 and Part-145
• Detailed knowledge of aircraft maintenance programmes and maintenance planning
• Strong commercial acumen

What we offer:

We believe that all the people who work with us should feel valued for the part they play. It’s one of the reasons our rewards go far beyond a competitive salary.

From the day you join us, you’ll get access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights. You’ll also receive up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family.

At British airways you’ll have the chance to take on new challenges and move forward in a way that feels right for you. We encourage all those who work for us to consider opportunities right across our business to help you develop and progress.

We never stand still, and we don’t expect our people to either.

Inclusion & Diversity

We recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity, and identity to work. We encourage people from all backgrounds to be part of our journey to become a Better BA.