Flight Safety Sr. Manager P121/P135

Responsibilities

• Safety: - Assess the level to which SMS provisions are effective and satisfy THC s strategic business requirements across P121 and P135 operations. - Conduct periodic safety and quality audits in conjunction Quality team to ensure SMS requirements are being achieved. - Facilitate hazard identification and risk assessment across all aspects of P121 and P135 activities and the wider business. - Manage through to completion all safety and issue reports received under P121 and P135 operations. - Lead investigation of accidents associated with P121 and P135 operations and document the outcomes within required reports and action plans. - Coordinate occurrence and hazard investigations associated with P121 and P135 operations. - Lead the development of Safety Cases for all P121 and P135 operations and identify priority areas for the development of risk controls. - Assist in the maintenance and management of the THC Hazard/Risk Register. - Monitor, assess, and assure the effectiveness of safety risk controls identified under P121 and P135 operations. - Monitor corrective/preventative actions across the P121 and P135 organizations and evaluate their effectiveness. - Assist in the development, execution, and maintenance of vigorous and dynamic Safety Programs at all Bases/Deployments. - Ensuring safety promotion throughout the P121 and P135 organizations and wider business. - Provide analysis and reporting of SMS performance within P121 and P135 operations. - Participate in Management meetings at which the adequacy of the SMS is reviewed. - Participate in Safety Meetings on a regular basis, provide minutes of meetings and record action outcomes for tracking. - Assist other Safety Managers within the business in fulfillment of their responsibilities. - Regularly report to the Director of Safety on the performance of the SMS within Part P121, Part 135 and on any need for improvement
• Leadership: - Consistently demonstrate personal behavior that reinforces the Safety and Quality policy and THC s stated Values. - Aid a just and learning culture within the deployment through appropriate statements and reactions to occurrences. - Develop a focused safety culture within all departments, with particular emphasis within P121 and P135 operations. - Monitor staff achievements, perform periodic performance appraisals, and provide guidance, coaching or training to direct reports in performing their delegated duties - Demonstrate a disciplined approach to safety priorities, time management, task management, and actions tracking for achievement of high performance and on-time delivery. - Provide mentoring and improvement programs for direct reports within the safety organization. - Ensure all work delivered under his/her responsibility meets agreed standards for timeliness and quality. - Maintain confidentiality in all matters related to work and information. - Provide open and honest feedback on perceptions regarding Management s commitment to SMS. Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications

• Hold an Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) for Air Operators
• Certificate course in Safety Management System qualification
• Certificate course in Aviation Auditor qualification
• Certificate course in aircraft accident investigation qualification
• Certificate course in Aviation Human Factors
• Certificate course in Audit Techniques
• Certificate course in Quality Management System
• Certificate course in Emergency Response Plan/Crisis Management
• Certificate course in Safety Risk Management
• Experience &

Skills

• 7 years of experience in the aviation field and 3 years in a management capacity. 3 years of proven experience in aviation safety field in similar operations being conducted
• Experience as Safety Manager in an organization conducting similar operations
• Previous operating experience within the helicopter SAR/EMS field (preferred)
• Proven experience in effective team management
• High degree of knowledge within aviation risk-management principles, methods, and execution
• Operational experience related to the services provided under THC s Part P121 AOC. Technical knowledge sufficient to demonstrate a solid understanding of SMS within THC s field of operations
• Familiar with GACARs or other (FAA/EASA) regulations
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven experience in project management disciplines and skills
• Management and leadership skills for delivering high performance from direct reports
• Excellent report writing and document presentation skills
• High level of proficiency within MS Office suite applications
• Highly capable and adaptable to IT database systems and operating systems utilized within THC. Possess good work habits, team-oriented, disciplined, punctual, and focused on strategies of continual improvement
• Highly organized, process and task-oriented, problem-solving skills, and communications skills