Senior Aviation Safety Advisor

Babcock Australia & New Zealand; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working policies

Generous leave entitlements (wellbeing

Volunteer leave

Parental leave

Study leave

Discount platform

Novated leasing options

Employee recognition program

Job summary

Babcock Australasia is seeking a Senior Aviation Safety Advisor to drive safety and compliance performance across our aviation operations in Australia. You will lead the SMS, oversee investigations, audits and risk controls, and influence strategic safety initiatives while mentoring teams to foster a proactive safety culture.

You will collaborate with operational leaders, regulators and clients to ensure regulatory compliance, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement in safety

Qualifications

• Approximately six years' experience in aviation safety, compliance, or risk.
• Experience conducting safety investigations, audits, and safety occurrence management.
• Sound understanding of aviation and workplace safety legislation.
• Tertiary qualification in Safety-related discipline; professional memberships or certifications viewed favourably.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety investigations, audits, inspections, corrective actions and compliance activities.
• Monitor safety performance indicators and report on trends.
• Engage regulators, clients and stakeholders to support regulatory engagements.
• Mentor, train and coach colleagues to improve safety culture and practice.
• Lead development and review of aviation safety documentation and risk controls.

Skills

Safety management systems

Operational risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Education

Health/Safety/Aviation degree

Tools

ICAM

TapRooT

TopSet

Job description

Help Shape the Future of Aviation Safety

At Babcock, we deliver critical services that keep communities safe and support complex aviation operations across Australia. We're seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Aviation Safety Advisor to play a pivotal role in strengthening our safety and compliance performance, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring the highest standards of operational excellence.

If you're passionate about aviation safety, thrive in a dynamic environment, and enjoy influencing positive change through data-driven insights and strong stakeholder engagement, we'd love to hear from you.

About The Role

As the Senior Aviation Safety Advisor, you will be a key contributor to the ongoing effectiveness of Babcock's Aviation Safety Management System (SMS), ensuring the organisation maintains compliance with regulatory, contractual, and internal safety requirements.

Working closely with operational leaders, subject matter experts, and external stakeholders, you will coordinate and analyse critical safety and compliance information to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement across the business. You will oversee safety investigations, audits, inspections, corrective actions, and compliance activities, while providing expert guidance on risk management and aviation safety performance.

This is a highly influential role where you will lead the development and review of aviation safety documentation, monitor and report on key safety performance indicators, support regulatory and client engagements, and contribute to strategic safety initiatives. You will also play an important role in fostering a proactive safety culture through mentoring, training, coaching, and the sharing of best practice across the organisation.

Success in this role will see you acting as a trusted advisor, helping ensure Babcock continues to deliver safe, compliant, and effective aviation services in a complex and highly regulated environment.

About You

You are a safety professional with a strong aviation background and a genuine commitment to continuous improvement. You bring a well-developed understanding of Safety Management Systems, operational risk management, and compliance frameworks, along with the confidence to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

You have experience analysing safety and compliance data, conducting audits and investigations, identifying systemic issues, and implementing effective corrective and preventative actions. Your ability to translate complex information into meaningful insights allows you to support informed decision-making and drive positive safety outcomes.

Highly organised and detail-oriented, you are comfortable managing multiple priorities while maintaining accurate records, documentation, and reporting requirements. You are an excellent communicator who can build strong working relationships, facilitate discussions, deliver training, and represent the organisation professionally with clients, regulators, and external partners.

To be successful, you will bring approximately six years' experience in a similar aviation safety, compliance, risk, quality, or operational assurance role, along with demonstrated experience conducting safety investigations, audits, and safety occurrence management activities. You will possess a sound understanding of Aviation and workplace health and safety legislation, operational risk management principles, and safety performance monitoring.

A tertiary qualification in Health, Safety, Risk, Quality, Aviation, or a related discipline will support your success, while qualifications in auditing and recognised investigation methodologies such as ICAM, TapRooT, or TopSet will be highly regarded. Professional memberships and certifications within the safety profession are also viewed favourably.

Most importantly, you are a collaborative and proactive professional who is passionate about helping create safer workplaces and ensuring aviation operations are conducted to the highest standards of safety, compliance, and performance.

Your Future At Babcock – What We Offer You

• Our agile working policies offer more choice and autonomy. For you, this could mean flexible start and finish times, a mix of office and home working, or even condensed working weeks.
• Our work life integration policy offers attractive leave entitlements including (not limited to) wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave, and we are proud to be a Work180 Top 101 endorsed employer.
• Babcock’s supportive and engaging environment, coupled with our capability framework, aims to advance your career with internal development programs, self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave.
• Our beRewarded platform offers endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan.
• As a principles driven organisation, our weRecognise program aims to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in line with our Principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.

Who We Are

Babcock Australasia combines the best talent and in-country expertise while leveraging the rich 130+ year global heritage of Babcock International Group, a FTSE 100 international defence company.

Our team of 1,800+ experienced staff ensure critical services and assets are readily available, affordable, and future proof. From maritime sustainment and secure communications, to lifesaving helicopter missions and managing critical fleets, we ensure our customers are equipped to fulfil their mission.

So, if you would like to join us and help create a safe and secure world, together.

We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines. Veterans are encouraged to apply.

This position requires working with, or exposure to, US and AU export controlled technology; compliance with the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the AU Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 will be assessed.

Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks. These checks may include but not limited to, reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work.

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