Sabena Engineering is a leading independent and international aviation solutions provider for civil and military operators. Our capabilities cover the main aircraft types, including Airbus, Boeing, Lockheed, regional and military aircraft and rotor aircraft. With our unique and innovative solutions to both regular and complex needs, Sabena Engineering is all set to grow as a worldwide proximity partner, bringing its expertise wherever needed.
Sabena Engineering & SABCA are part of a unique industrial ecosystem in the Belgian aerospace industry which is owned by Sabena Aerospace (holding company) and by the Société Fédérale de Participations et d’Investissements (SFPI/FPIM).
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As a Project Manager you'll intervene in several stages of an aircraft base maintenance check : from supporting the sales process when quoting the workpack and/or analysing the quotation, to the management of the contract related to a specific project.
The Project Manager you'll have daily interactions with clients, internal teams and key stakeholders, highlighting the vital role of the Project Manager in ensuring smooth operations and project success within a highly regulated and demanding environment.
Your main responsibilities:
Support of the Sales process
* Review and Quotation of the workpack
* Helps sales with the negotiation process and challenges where necessary.
* Ensures the pre-input meeting is well prepared by the Preparation Officers and attends the pre-input meeting
Project management
* Is responsible for achieving objectives of the project : TAT, Quality, Profitability/costs, within the organizational context and justifies deviations from performance
* Is responsible for the timely receipt of all required customer info along the check
* Before project starts, presents to the Project Team (Project Coordinators, Production Support, ...) an overview of the project and highlights critical path and specific points of attention
* Oversees the entire project and is responsible for technical coordination. Defines the planning, priorities and major milestones in collaboration with the Base Maintenance Manager and Project Coordinators.
* Is responsible for coordinating with suppliers and assures all critical items are present
* Monitors the costs reported on the project on a daily basis and ensures that they are consistent with the forecast.
* Follows up on manhours of both internal and contracted workers.
* Performs an availability check on resources with Manpower Planning department, material, tooling and equipment with the help from the Production Support
* Optimises the profitability of the project ; aims to continually reduce costs and TATs while keeping a high quality standard
* Draws up an economic status report for the project and a projection for the end of the project, and assesses the resources needed to complete the check together with the Project Coordinator
* Draws up the economic balance sheet at the end of the project and supports in the invoicing towards the client
your profile:
* Engineering degree in electromechanics or equivalent through experience.
* Minimum 5 years experience in aircraft maintenance.
* Technical knowledge in aeronautics is a plus
* Project management skills
* Excellent communicator
* Decision-maker, solution finder
* Team player; able to interact with large group of people from different department; able to analyse, synthesize, prioritise
* Customer oriented and service sensitivity
* Stress resistant
* Language skills in English and French and/or Dutch
* IT skills ( Microsoft office)
Our offer:
* Join the Sabena Engineering family, which is passionate about aviation and fully dedicated to its success. Within our organization, everyone contributes to our target to meet our customers’ needs, with their own expertise and their responsible behaviour.
* Have the great opportunity to contribute with us to bringing aviation expertise wherever needed.
* Benefit from a competitive package and develop your skillset to contribute to the company’s success.