Lead B1 Certifying Engineer - CAT C

Job Description

About the Company The client is a leading budget airline in the Middle East. Role Overview The Lead B1 Certifying Engineer - CAT C will lead an assigned team of B1 engineers, ensuring the safe and efficient maintenance and repair of aircraft. This is a full-time permanent position which requires relocation, with education sponsorship and visa provided for successful candidates. Key Responsibilities Verify that maintenance tasks have been carried out to the required standard by the respective certifying engineers. Allocate and oversee B1 engineers and lead technicians, ensuring tasks are completed on time and in full compliance with airline, regulatory and documentation requirements. Monitor shift performance, providing technical guidance and troubleshooting support and ensuring proper coordination, continuity and handover of assigned work. Conduct and supervise aircraft maintenance, including scheduled tasks, inspections, tests, defect identification, troubleshooting and rectification in accordance with approved procedures and manuals. Sign off completed work within the authorised scope, ensuring task cards, records and associated documents meet required standards. Provide regular performance feedback to the Shift Manager, escalating issues, proposing corrective actions and supporting the development of engineers and technicians, including onboarding of new joiners. Manage safety and human factors, ensuring correct use of GSE and PPE, adherence to maintenance procedures, avoidance of task interruption and proper shift handover practices. Support cost-efficient maintenance, maintaining awareness of time and material usage, preventing waste or duplication and initiating cost-saving improvements within the B1 scope. Requirements Ability to lead and guide a team of aircraft engineers and technicians. Strong technical report writing skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Fluent in English (verbal and written). Licences & Qualifications Holds or has held an EASA Part-66 or GCAA CAR-66 B1 Aircraft Maintenance Licence (unrestricted), with company maintenance approvals on the Airbus A320/A321. Category C authorisation. Experience 2 or more years of experience with A320/A321 company maintenance approvals. What We Offer Full-time permanent position with relocation support. Education sponsorship and visa provided for successful candidates. Additional Information Apply now with your latest up-to-date CV. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Requirements

• Verify that maintenance tasks have been carried out to the required standard by the respective certifying engineers.
• Allocate and oversee B1 engineers and lead technicians, ensuring tasks are completed on time and in full compliance with airline, regulatory and documentation requirements.
• Monitor shift performance, providing technical guidance and troubleshooting support and ensuring proper coordination, continuity and handover of assigned work.
• Conduct and supervise aircraft maintenance, including scheduled tasks, inspections, tests, defect identification, troubleshooting and rectification in accordance with approved procedures and manuals.
• Sign off completed work within the authorised scope, ensuring task cards, records and associated documents meet required standards.
• Provide regular performance feedback to the Shift Manager, escalating issues, proposing corrective actions and supporting the development of engineers and technicians, including onboarding of new joiners.
• Manage safety and human factors, ensuring correct use of GSE and PPE, adherence to maintenance procedures, avoidance of task interruption and proper shift handover practices.
• Support cost-efficient maintenance, maintaining awareness of time and material usage, preventing waste or duplication and initiating cost-saving improvements within the B1 scope.
• Ability to lead and guide a team of aircraft engineers and technicians.
• Strong technical report writing skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Fluent in English (verbal and written).
• Holds or has held an EASA Part-66 or GCAA CAR-66 B1 Aircraft Maintenance Licence (unrestricted), with company maintenance approvals on the Airbus A320/A321.
• Category C authorisation.
• 2 or more years of experience with A320/A321 company maintenance approvals.
• Full-time permanent position with relocation support.
• Education sponsorship and visa provided for successful candidates.