As part of a multi-disciplinary team, your primary role will be to determine the engineering factors in aircraft accidents and serious incidents. You will conduct the investigation of all engineering aspects, from the initial ‘on site’ examination phase to the detailed forensic examination of evidence culminating in the production of detailed reports and Safety Recommendations.
Due to the nature of AAIB operations, you will be exposed to situations, information and material of a sensitive or traumatic nature which may be distressing. You will be required to speak with potentially traumatised accident victims and witnesses, as well as bereaved relatives, using tact and compassion. It is essential that applicants consider these requirements before applying for the post.
You must be capable of working in a wide range of potentially challenging environments worldwide, including remote terrain and possibly at sea, sometimes at short notice.
It is important that you are physically able to carry out work in the challenging environmental conditions that can exist on aircraft accident sites, and able to travel to accident sites, sometimes in remote locations.
Responsibilities
* Deploying at short notice to civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents within the UK or worldwide.
* Conducting investigations in the UK, including occasionally in the UK’s Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
* Supporting foreign safety investigation authorities in their work.
* Producing reports into the engineering factors and organisational aspects of an event and promoting action to improve safety.
* Keeping the families of victims of fatal accidents informed of the progress of an investigation and briefing them on the findings and conclusions.
* Giving technical evidence at coroners’ inquests to explain the findings of a report.
* Identifying safety issues and encouraging safety actions or making safety recommendations to address them, sometimes at short notice.
For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only—whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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