Cost Estimator (Aircraft Maintenance)

/ Position: Aircraft Maintenance Cost Estimator              

/ Location: Bournemouth or Farnborough (Hybrid working option available)

/ Working Hours: Full-Time, Mon - Friday 40 hours/week

• Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits!
• Opportunities for professional development!
• For more details, read on!

Are you looking to progress your career while supporting a leading global aviation organisation? Do you have experience providing customer support within the aviation industry? If so, then we may have the perfect opportunity for you!

Gama Aviation have a new and exciting role working as an Aircraft Maintenance Cost Estimator to join us at our Bournemouth or Farnborough site with hybrid working options available. Working within the dynamic MRO Sales Team within our aircraft maintenance organisation, this role will report directly to the Head of Sales MRO. You will raise cost estimates and generate quotations for the maintenance of our clients’ aircrafts, liaise with customers through the planning process, and support the team in the delivery of proposals.

This role will hold a great deal of responsibility which in turn comes with endless opportunity for impact and freedom for your own initiatives. The successful candidate will be used to working under pressure, be able to problem solve and work individually as well as within a team.

/ About us:

Gama Aviation is a hugely diverse business that offers much more than perhaps its name would suggest. Yes, we fly but we also save lives, provide mission critical intelligence, and build systems that deliver decisive advantage.

With operations across the UK and in Middle East a career with us can offer travel, personal growth opportunities, and the ability for long-term progression in a fast paced and dynamic service industry.

/ Responsibilities:

• Raise cost estimates and generate quotations for aircraft maintenance inputs
• Researching parts prices, changes to maintenance schedules, and competitor offerings
• Liaising with customers, and internal departments, throughout the front-end planning process
• Researching and completing ad-hoc project work
• Developing and upkeeping of databases used for sales and quoting
• Assisting with collating and correcting data for invoice processing and generation.
• General and technical administration as required

/ Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:

Essential

• Possess a good working knowledge of raising estimates and generating quotations.
• The ability to read and understand aircraft maintenance manuals, Service Bulletins, Airworthiness Directives, STCs, design and modification documents
• Excellent communication skills are required for this position with customer facing experience   beneficial
• A good standard of English and Maths
• Enthusiastic and proactive
• Attention to detail with the ability to sustain thoroughness and accuracy
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlook

Advantageous

• Raising of cost estimates and generating quotations in corporate aviation
• Experience of working in a manufacturing, workshop, or engineering environment, with preference given to candidates from within the aviation/aerospace industry ideally with Bombardier, Textron and/or Embraer experience
• Recent experience in processing invoicing and billing is an advantage
• Experience with CAMP/Traxxall/relevant aircraft maintenance tracking software/status reports is an advantage
• Preference given to candidates from within the aviation/aerospace industry

/ In addition to a Competitive Salary, we will offer you:

• Competitive Group Pension Scheme
• Comprehensive Life Assurance *
• Comprehensive Income Protection *
• Comprehensive Travel Insurance *
• Comprehensive Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation) *
• Free Car Parking
• 2 Paid Volunteering Days each calendar year (subject to line manager approval)
• Investment in Training, Qualifications and Professional Development

*(Subject to insurance underwriting)

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 20 working days then your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.