Senior Planning Engineer Base Maintenance

Application deadline: 06.04.2025

Location: Norway

Type of contract: Permanent

"Our people are the heart of Norwegian.
We embrace a culture of diversity ,equality and inclusion.
Embracing this culture is critical to our business success and makes us stronger together.
Our people have different knowledge, experiences, and backgrounds,
but all share a passion for our vision; to become the most loved and trusted airline in Europe”.

Are you our new Senior Planning Engineer Base Maintenance?

Come join our team!

Norwegian is looking for an experienced aviation professional with a passion for maintenance planning and regulatory compliance.

Our new Senior Planning Engineer Base Maintenance will play a key role in optimising aircraft availability while ensuring compliance with EASA Part-CAMO and Part-145 regulations.

Your main objectives will be to drive maintenance scheduling efforts to maximise aircraft availability and efficiency.

Through your leadership you will supervise, prioritise and support the team of base planners, acting as an extension of the Manager Base Maintenance Planning.

You will lead initiatives to enhance planning processes and reduce downtime for continuous improvement,

as well as provide technical leadership and mentorship to other planners within the team, ensuring knowledge sharing and professional growth.

The Senior Planning Engineer Base Maintenance position is located at Fornebu and reports to Manager Base Maintenance Planning.

We can offer:

• Market-aligned compensation
• Possibility to travel in Europe with employee-priced tickets
• Set your own footprint in a friendly working environment
• Passionate colleagues and an energetic and innovative work environment
• Employee share savings plan
• Good pension and insurance schemes

You are our ideal candidate if you have:

• Extensive experience in a senior maintenance planning role within an airline or MRO environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to prioritise and drive planning efficiency across a team.
• Deep knowledge of EASA Part-CAMO and Part-145 regulations.
• Proficiency in AMOS and other maintenance planning software.
• Strategic decision-making ability to optimise maintenance schedules and resource allocation.
• Budget management experience, with a strong understanding of cost-effective planning.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in planning and documentation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, including flexibility for occasional travel or out-of-hours support.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in a relevant area, preferably within technical disciplines or an Aircraft Maintenance Licence. A minimum of five years experience in aircraft maintenance and or planning can compensate for lack of degree.
• Additional qualifications in maintenance planning or project management are advantageous.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Strategic Base Maintenance Planning & Scheduling – Leading and developing long-term maintenance plans to ensure efficient execution.
• Regulatory Compliance – Ensuring, enforcing, and driving compliance with EASA Part-CAMO and Part-145 requirements.
• Stakeholder & MRO Coordination – Overseeing relationships with AMOs and key internal departments to ensure alignment on planned maintenance activities.
• Maintenance Work Package Management – Overseeing the creation and execution of detailed and accurate work scopes for heavy maintenance checks.
• Budget & Cost Control – Proactively managing financial tracking, ensuring maintenance work scopes, resource allocation, and cost efficiencies are optimised.
• Data Integrity: Ensuring accuracy and completeness of records in the Maintenance Management System (AMOS).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Engaging with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Maintenance to support operational needs.
• Continuous Improvement & Process Optimisation – Driving enhancements in maintenance planning to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and optimise aircraft availability.
• Day-to-Day Planning Oversight – Monitoring workload distribution, ensuring priorities are met, and addressing operational bottlenecks to maintain planning efficiency.

Do you have any questions?

If so, please contact:

Patrick Tivnan

Manager Base Maintenance Planning

Email: patrick.tivnannorwegian.com

Heidi Bluhme

Talent Acquisition, People

Email: Heidi.bluhmenorwegian.com

Location: Norway

Travel required: Some travelling must be expected

Application deadline: 06.04.2025

Our Story

The Norwegian group is a leading Nordic aviation company, headquartered at Fornebu outside Oslo, Norway. The company has over 8,900 employees and owns two of the prominent airlines in the Nordics: Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe’s Flyveselskap. Widerøe was acquired by Norwegian in 2024, aiming to facilitate seamless air travel across the two airline’s networks.

Norwegian Air Shuttle, the largest Norwegian airline with around 5,400 employees, operates an extensive route network connecting Nordic countries to key European destinations. In 2023, Norwegian carried over 20 million passengers and maintained a fleet of 87 Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Widerøe’s Flyveselskap, Norway’s oldest airline, is Scandinavia’s largest regional carrier. The airline has more than 3,500 employees. Mainly operating the short-runway airports in rural Norway, Widerøe operates several state contract routes (PSO routes) in addition to its own commercial network. In 2023, the airline had 3.3 million passengers and a fleet of 48 aircraft, including 45 Bombardier Dash 8’s and three Embraer E190-E2s. Widerøe Ground Handling provides ground handling services at 41 Norwegian airports.

The Norwegian group has sustainability as a key priority and has committed to significantly reducing carbon emissions from its operations. Among numerous initiatives, the most noteworthy is the investment in production and use of fossil-free aviation fuel (SAF). Norwegian strives to become the sustainable choice for its passengers, actively contributing to the transformation of the aviation industry.