Project Manager Parts 145 compliance

• A challenging role at a unique Dutch company;
• A gross salary between € 5101.24 and € 7,287.48 gross per month;
• Plenty of room for personal development and great growth opportunities;
• An excellent pension scheme;
• 8% holiday allowance;
• An end-of-year bonus of 8.33%;
• A profit-sharing scheme, up to 20%;
• 25 vacation days and 5 extra days off;
• Significant discount on flight tickets (if you have been employed for at least 6 months);
• A sustainable transport policy, including 100% free travel to work via Public Transport (within the Netherlands);
• If your position allows it: working from home and working from abroad for up to 8 weeks (EU and Caribbean region);
• Discount on your health insurance;
• A budget for sustainable employability.

Job type: Regular
Location: Schiphol Oost
Hours per week: 40
Education level: HBO; WO
Apply by: 27-10-2026

In this key role, you provide functional leadership to the Safety Compliance Leads within the Airframe aircraft maintenance organization. You are the specialist and ultimately responsible for the correct application of EASA Part 145 within Airframe. You ensure that our aircraft maintenance always meets the strictest European regulations and you are a driving force behind the continuous improvement of compliance, safety performance, and process quality.

• You translate EASA Part 145 regulations into correct procedures and concrete actions within the Airframe workplace
• You actively monitor compliance across various EASA Part 145 dossiers, identify bottlenecks, adjust, and initiate structural improvements.
• You guide, coordinate, and safeguard internal and external audits (KLM E&M S&Q, EASA, ILT, customer), follow up on findings, and ensure effective corrective and preventive actions.
• You advise management on compliance risks and report clearly on trends, audits, and improvement proposals.
• You coach and inspire a team of Safety Compliance Leads to strengthen the compliance culture together.
• You structurally monitor the completeness and currency of procedures, manuals, and quality records according to EASA Part 145.
• You lead compliance and quality projects aimed at process optimization, harmonization, and further improving our safety & compliance performance.
• you lead the execution of complex projects and ensure timely delivery;
• as an expert, you contribute to various safety-related initiatives, including MT Safety & Compliance management Airframe, SAG, MOC desk.

Working as a Project Manager - Part 145 Compliance: the opportunity you truly do not want to miss. Are you a driven professional with a passion for compliance and aviation safety? Do you want to raise the quality and safety within one of Europe's largest MROs to the highest level? KLM Engineering & Maintenance is looking for a strong L3 Project Manager with a sharp focus on EASA Part 145 compliance! Step on board at KLM and seize the chance to contribute to the safety and compliance of the organization, where your personal growth and collaboration are central!

You will become part of the Safety & Compliance Airframe team within KLM Engineering & Maintenance.

Together with a team of specialists, you work on the continuous improvement of safety, quality, and compliance with laws and regulations within one of Europe's largest aircraft maintenance organizations. You operate in a dynamic environment in which you work closely with maintenance departments, engineering, management, and external regulators.

Your location is Schiphol.

You are analytically strong, know how to make complex regulations understandable, and are able to take people along in change. You combine substantive expertise with organizational sensitivity and are a firm interlocutor for both operational employees and management.

• Attention to quality
• Critical thinking
• Overseeing business processes
• Problem analysis
• Working in a team

Attention to quality

Critical thinking

Overseeing business processes

Problem analysis

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