Senior Manager Flight Technical (Aviation Safety)(Ground-based) in Hounslow

A career without limits. As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain. It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris. This originality has been in our blood since day one. It’s the spirit we share with the people that fly with us, our partners, and our colleagues.

Senior Manager Flight Technical (Aviation Safety) Aviation Safety performance is at the heart of everything we do in British Airways Flight Operations. This new role will lead a team of safety professionals dedicated to continuously improving our safety performance and safety promotion.

What you’ll do:

• Line manage a team of Safety Managers
• Responsible to Head of Flight Technical for managing the performance of risk controls for Flight Operations across the Aviation Safety Management System domain
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement in safety management and metric-led strategy
• Responsible for managing the timely completion of safety investigations and risk action plans originating in Flight Operations
• Provision of data, insight and reports to support Flight Operation’s governance in the domain
• Responsible for driving continuous improvement in safety culture across the pilot and management communities
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining an effective feed of safety data into the Evidence Based Training process
• Undertake investigations into selected safety incidents, raising recommendations where required
• Provision of an effective local process for allocation of incident reports
• Provision and management of MoCs, Risk Assessments and Risk Action Plans across the domain
• Flight Operations’ representative at Management System meetings as required
• Build effective and collaborative relations with key safety personnel across the business, including CS+S, CC Team, Engineering, Ground Operations and BALPA
• Establish effective relationships with key external stakeholders including UK CAA, FAA and other regulatory bodies
• Create innovative and effective channels for safety promotion and flight crew engagement in safety matters
• Undertake ad hoc duties for the department as required
• Support the appropriate Duty Pilot and Snowpatrol rosters as required
• Deputise for Head of Flight Technical as required

What you’ll bring to British Airways:

• Strong influencing skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a cross-functional team
• Proven ability to challenge effectively and to deliver change
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally
• Strong organisation and planning skills
• Pro-active self-starter with strong delivery focus, and proven ability to deliver to deadlines
• Demonstrates good judgement and has experience of taking difficult decisions
• Demonstrates the ability to see the bigger picture and consider the broader impact of decisions
• Creative approach to problem-solving
• Ability to learn quickly and assimilate complex information

Your experience:

• Significant and relevant experience of aircraft operating procedures (E)
• Previous flight operations management experience (E)
• Experience of working within the airline regulatory and governance processes (E)

What we offer:

We believe that all the people who work with us should feel valued for the part they play. It’s one of the reasons our rewards go far beyond a competitive salary. From the day you join us, you’ll get access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights. You’ll also receive up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family. At British Airways you’ll have the chance to take on new challenges and move forward in a way that feels right for you. We encourage all those who work for us to consider opportunities right across our business to help you develop and progress. We never stand still, and we don’t expect our people to either.

Inclusion & Diversity:

At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work. Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.