SENIOR OFFICER - AVIATION SMS

GAL; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

GAL is seeking a Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) and Safety Management System (SMS) supervisor to oversee implementation across locations in the UAE. The role provides technical guidance to Safety Officers, conducts inspections, incident investigations, and risk assessments, and drives continual HSE improvement.

You will coordinate emergencies, monitor compliance with regulatory requirements, and promote a strong safety culture within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the implementation of the Health Safety Environment HSE Management System and SMS across assigned GAL locations
• Provide technical guidance mentoring and day-to-day support to Safety Officers to ensure consistent implementation of organisational requirements
• Lead workplace inspections safety observations compliance monitoring activities and safety assurance programmes
• Lead or coordinate the reporting investigation and analysis of accidents incidents hazards and occurrences ensuring effective root cause analysis and timely implementation of corrective actions
• Review and approve hazard identification risk assessments environmental aspect assessments and safety recommendations prepared by Safety Officers
• Monitor compliance with applicable occupational health environmental aviation safety and regulatory requirements ensuring organisational obligations are effectively implemented
• Support the development implementation and continual improvement of HSE and SMS policies procedures standards and guidance
• Coordinate emergency preparedness activities emergency response exercises and business continuity arrangements within assigned locations
• Monitor HSE and SMS performance indicators prepare management reports analyse trends and recommend improvement initiatives
• Promote a positive safety culture through safety campaigns behavioural safety initiatives toolbox talks awareness programmes and employee engagement activities
• Coordinate internal audits customer audits regulatory inspections and compliance assessments ensuring timely closure of findings
• Liaise with customers regulatory authorities contractors and other stakeholders on HSE and operational safety matters
• Monitor contractor safety performance and ensure compliance with organisational and contractual safety requirements
• Support the implementation and monitoring of Radiation Protection Office RPO activities where applicable and authorised
• Review AIRS reports monitor investigation quality and ensure lessons learned are effectively communicated across the organisation
• Support the Safety Manager in developing Safety Officers through coaching competency development and performance feedback
• Deputise for the Safety Manager during periods of absence where delegated
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Safety Manager in support of QSMA objectives

Job description

Responsible for supervising and coordinating the implementation of the Health Safety amp Environment HSE Management System and Safety Management System SMS across assigned GAL locations Provides technical guidance and functional oversight to Safety Officers ensuring effective implementation of safety assurance activities hazard identification safety risk management incident reporting and investigation emergency preparedness regulatory compliance and safety promotion programmes Supports the Safety Manager in maintaining compliance with applicable regulatory contractual and organisational requirements while promoting a proactive

• 1 Supervise and coordinate the implementation of the Health Safety amp Environment HSE Management System and Safety Management System SMS across as-signed locations
• 2 Provide technical guidance mentoring and day-to-day support to Safety Officers to ensure consistent implementation of organisational requirements
• 3 Lead workplace inspections safety observations compliance monitoring activities and safety assurance programmes
• 4 Lead or coordinate the reporting investigation and analysis of accidents inci-dents hazards and occurrences ensuring effective root cause analysis and timely implementation of corrective actions
• 5 Review and approve hazard identification risk assessments environmental aspect assessments and safety recommendations prepared by Safety Officers
• 6 Monitor compliance with applicable occupational health environmental aviation safety and regulatory requirements ensuring organisational obligations are effec-tively implemented
• 7 Support the development implementation and continual improvement of HSE and SMS policies procedures standards and guidance
• 8 Coordinate emergency preparedness activities emergency response exercises and business continuity arrangements within assigned locations
• 9 Monitor HSE and SMS performance indicators prepare management reports ana-lyse trends and recommend improvement initiatives
• 10 Promote a positive safety culture through safety campaigns behavioural safety ini-tiatives toolbox talks awareness programmes and employee engagement activi-ties
• 11 Coordinate internal audits customer audits regulatory inspections and compliance assessments ensuring timely closure of findings
• 12 Liaise with customers regulatory authorities contractors and other stakeholders on HSE and operational safety matters
• 13 Monitor contractor safety performance and ensure compliance with organisational and contractual safety requirements
• 14 Support the implementation and monitoring of Radiation Protection Office RPO activities where applicable and authorised
• 15 Review AIRS reports monitor investigation quality and ensure lessons learned are effectively communicated across the organisation
• 16 Support the Safety Manager in developing Safety Officers through coaching com-petency development and performance feedback
• 17 Deputise for the Safety Manager during periods of absence where delegated
• 18 Perform any other duties assigned by the Safety Manager in support of QSMA ob-jectives

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