Aviation Safety Manager

Our client is a dynamically growing company in the Air Chartering business with a diverse fleet operating worldwide. They are located at Diamond Hangar Stansted Airport and are looking for a Safety Manager to join their Safety and Compliance team reporting to the Accountable Manager.

Main Duties:

• To develop, establish and manage the Safety Management System.
• To ensure that the Safety Management Manual, Hazard Log and Safety Key Performance Indicators are developed and maintained.
• To manage the Flight Data Monitoring programme.
• To develop and keep updated the Emergency Response Plan and procedures and to organise and participate in actual or practice emergency responses.
• To ensure initiation and follow-up of internal occurrence / accident investigations.
• To facilitate hazard identification, safety risk analysis and management.
• To administer safety related and fatigue risk surveys.
• To plan and facilitate staff safety training and ensure such training meets applicable standards.
• Acting as facilitator of the SRB and SAG meetings.
• Maintaining appropriate organisational aviation safety records and accident, incident, and aviation hazard statistics as required by the applicable operating regulations.
• Periodically updating the Accountable Manager with the status of the company’s SMS through the distribution of SPI, trends, and regular safety meetings.
• Responsible for the upkeep and revision of the Safety Management Manual.
• To conduct Safety Management Audits scheduled by the teams Audit Plan.
• To act as Company representative (on behalf of the Accountable Manager) with Civil Aviation Authorities and other client organisations on matters of Safety, Audits, and Inspections.

Knowledge, skills and requirements:

• Management system principles training (including safety management, safety policy, human factors and compliance monitoring), MOE Training, Part 145 training.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Part 145 and any associated requirement and procedure.
• EU management system requirements and their application (including safety management systems and compliance monitoring).
• Demonstrable 12 months experience in Aerospace Safety Management Functions, preferable in an EASA 145 environment.
• Holds an engineering degree, or holds or have held CPL or ATPL, or Flight Despatchers qualification, Part 66 licence or Recognised Aerospace Apprenticeship.
• Knowledge of a relevant sample of aircraft type(s) maintained within our clients Scope of Approval, demonstrated by training course or by an assessment performed by the competent authority.
• Has attended a recognised course in auditing techniques or possesses a recognised auditing qualification.
• Knowledge in ICAO Annexes and other Standards and Recommended Practices.
• Knowledge in aviation regulations, particularly European Commission Regulations Implementing Rules and EASA AMCs and GMs.
• Knowledge of accident/incident/occurrence investigations and root cause analysis methodologies demonstrated by training course or by an assessment performed by the competent authority.
• Knowledge of hazard identification and risk management demonstrated by training course or by an assessment performed by the competent authority.
• Ability and confidence to communicate directly to the Accountable Manager as his advisor and confidante.

The Safety Manager’s qualifications and experience would be subject to the acceptance by EASA & UKCAA through the Resume & Form 4 Interview process.