Technical Estimator

Technical Estimator

Location:Teesside International Airport

Department:Technical Services / Planning

Company:Willis Aviation Services Limited

We’re Hiring:
Technical Estimator

Are you an experienced aviation professional with a background in
aircraft maintenance planning, estimating or technical services
?

Willis Aviation Services Limited (WASL) is looking for a
Technical Estimator
to join our team at Teesside International Airport. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing accurate, commercially viable and technically robust quotations for aircraft maintenance, modification and rectification work within our
UK CAA Part-145 MRO environment
.

Working closely with our customers and internal teams, you will use your technical knowledge and maintenance experience to understand the work required, build detailed quotations and ensure we have a clear understanding of the labour, materials, parts, specialist services, tooling and facilities needed to deliver each project.

As our Technical Estimator, you will:

• Review customer work packs, maintenance inputs, inspection findings, engineering instructions and associated technical documentation.
• Develop detailed quotations for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, inspections, rectification, modification and component-related activities where applicable.
• Estimate labour hours based on task complexity, aircraft configuration, access requirements, maintenance procedures and previous organisational experience.
• Identify the required manpower disciplines, including mechanical, electrical/avionics, structures and other specialist skills.
• Identify requirements for external specialist services, subcontractors, NDT, machining, specialist repairs and other third-party support.
• Liaise with Production, Planning, Stores and Procurement teams to validate estimates and quotations.
• Create, maintain and continuously improve the company's quotation and estimating model.
• Establish and maintain a structured database of historical quotations, actual labour performance, material costs and completed work.
• Develop standard estimating rates, labour standards and task-duration assumptions for recurring maintenance activities.
• Compare quoted hours and costs against actual maintenance performance and identify estimating variances.
• Use your technical knowledge and analytical skills to continuously improve the accuracy and effectiveness of our estimating process.

We are looking for someone with previous experience in
aircraft maintenance estimating, planning or a similar commercial/technical role
.

• Experience working within an aircraft maintenance environment.
• The ability to interpret aircraft maintenance documentation and technical information.
• Previous planning experience within a
  Part-145 and/or Part-M/CAMO environment
  .
• Knowledge of continuing airworthiness records systems such as
  AMOS, OASES or Tracking Plus
  .
• Technical records experience.
• Technical knowledge representative of
  B737 and/or A320 family aircraft
  .
• Knowledge of
  HF, EWIS and FTS
  .
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• The ability to manage multiple quotations and work to deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to build strong relationships and work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Most importantly, we are looking for someone who can combine
technical aviation knowledge with commercial awareness and strong analytical skills
to produce accurate, well-informed estimates.

Willis Aviation Services Limited is part of Willis Lease Finance Corporation, a global leader in aviation services for over 45…