Job Summary
Airworthiness and Safety Manager
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Airworthiness and Safety Manager to join our team. As an expert in safety and environmental management, you will develop and implement engineering policies and processes to ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, implement, and maintain all safety and environmental engineering policies, processes, and supporting documentation to ensure governance and compliance.
* Implement and maintain a safety and environmental audit programme across all projects to satisfy contractual requirements.
* Oversee the development of project safety and environmental artefacts, including Safety and Environmental Management Plans (SEMPs), Hazard Logs, and Safety & Environmental Case Reports (SECRs).
* Work with project teams to develop and implement statutory and contractual safety and environmental requirements for solutions prior to System Requirements Reviews.
* Identify Opportunities for Improvement (OFI) and recommend solutions for incorporation into both engineering processes and wider business processes.
* Ensure all Safety & Environmental engineers remain current and competent in their role through identification and arrangement of training.
* Fulfill responsibilities for Airworthiness in a DAOS organization as defined in MAA Regulatory Articles 1014 and 5850.
* Provide airworthiness expertise and support to Air System and related projects that fall outside the scope of the DAOS approval.
Requirements
* Expert knowledge of safety and environmental management in the context of Defence products.
* Experience with common system safety and environmental tools, techniques, and processes.
* Experience in the Defence and/or Aerospace industries.
* Experience within the MoD acquisition organisation.
* Previous holder of formal safety and/or airworthiness delegation.
* Experience of the design lifecycle, responsibility for design reviews, and independent compliance verification.
* Detailed working knowledge of defence and aerospace design & development standards.
Benefits
This role offers the opportunity to work alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company, developing your skills and contributing to the growth of the industry.
The successful candidate will have the chance to make a significant impact on the company's success and reputation.
This is a permanent role based in Bristol.