Engineering Training Manager

Job Purpose

Responsible for the end-to-end management of Air Arabia Academy's engineering training function, covering CAR 147 approved type training and CAR 145 continuation (recurrent) training delivered to licensed and unlicensed maintenance personnel across Air Arabia Group airlines. Owns the quality, compliance, and currency of engineering training manuals and material; leads the engineering instructor cadre; coordinates training delivery with each Group AOC; and holds budget and P&L accountability for the engineering training function in partnership with Finance.

Acts as the primary interface between the Academy and Group AOC engineering/maintenance leadership on all training matters and works in close collaboration with the CAR 147 Quality Manager to ensure the Academy's engineering training organisation remains compliant and audit-ready at all times.

• Line management of Engineering Instructors across CAR 147 (type training) and CAR 145 (continuation training) disciplines, including performance management, standardisation, and continued competency.
• Oversight of the Engineering Training Coordinator function, ensuring scheduling, resource allocation, and administrative support to instructors is effective across all entities.
• Ensure instructor qualifications, authorisations, and currency are maintained and recorded in line with CAR 147 requirements before instructors deliver training.
• Ensure training delivery standards are consistent across all Group airlines, regardless of the delivering instructor or location.

• Own the compliance and currency of all engineering training manuals, course material, and training media used for CAR 145 initial and continuation training, ensuring alignment with GCAA requirements and Academy quality standards.
• Coordinate manual and course material review cycles with the CAR 147 Quality Manager and Academic Quality/Documentation team; elevate material requiring subject‑matter‑expert or QA sign‑off before any update reaches instructors or trainees.
• Maintain a documented review and revision‑control process so manual status (draft, under review, approved) is always clear and traceable.

• Coordinate CAR 145 continuation training requirements with each of the Air Arabia Group airlines, aligning training calendars with fleet, licensing, and operational needs.
• Track engineer training compliance status against each individual's licence category, type ratings, and recurrent training due dates; flag upcoming and overdue requirements to the relevant airline engineering leadership.
• Ensure remedial training is identified, scheduled, and delivered to the required standard where competency, audit findings, or licensing gaps are identified, and that completion is properly recorded.

• Work in collaboration with the CAR 147 Quality Manager to maintain the Academy's CAR 147 approval, supporting internal audits, GCAA inspections, and corrective action tracking (with formal compliance determinations remaining the Quality Manager's / Accountable Manager's decision).
• Ensure all approved type rating training is delivered to the standard required by both GCAA and the receiving airline/customer, including where training is delivered on behalf of external customers.
• Maintain the integrity of the CAR 147 examination database, including question bank security, version control, and restricted access, in coordination with the Examination Centre.

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• Act as the primary point of contact for Air Arabia Group AOCs on engineering training requirements — planning, scheduling, compliance status, and remedial actions.
• Provide regular reporting to airline engineering/maintenance leadership on training compliance status across their engineer population.
• Manage escalations from airlines regarding training capacity, delivery quality, or scheduling conflicts.

• Manage engineering training manpower planning in coordination with the Accountable Manager, including instructor recruitment, succession, and capacity…