Senior Flying Operations Inspector

Civil Aviation Safety Authority; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is seeking a Flying Operations Inspector (FO2) to join the Aviation Technical Workforce. The role involves exercising delegated regulatory decisions, addressing routine and complex regulatory tasks, and coordinating with colleagues to meet CASA’s priorities.

You will work with industry stakeholders to provide expert guidance and ensure compliance with civil aviation standards.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently under guidance from managers in accordance with established regulatory practices, procedures and delegations.
• Ability to exercise initiative, analysis, problem solving, judgement, and decision-making and apply technical knowledge on matters where standards, policies and procedures may or may not cover the circumstances.
• Developed negotiation, facilitation, influencing and communication skills (written and verbal) to manage disparate views amongst stakeholders, including at a senior level.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in effective stakeholder management, including with regulated entities, on sensitive issues requiring conflict resolution within constrained time limits.
• Ability to identify and assess emerging issues and trends which may impact outcomes, including developing work plans and monitoring progress.
• Ability to seek out diverse perspectives to identify opportunities for improvements.
• Understanding of aviation industry, civil aviation legislation, and relevant national and international aviation standards.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill in the conduct of regulatory assessment.
• Ability to work under direction from CASA in accordance with established regulatory practices, procedures and delegations.
• Ability to exercise initiative and apply technical knowledge on complex or unusual matters.
• Negotiation and communication skills to manage diverse views including at senior levels.
• Experience in coaching colleagues on discreet tasks to deliver outcomes in complex environments.
• In-depth understanding of aviation standards and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Exercise decision making on routine regulatory service and surveillance activities including flight assessments.
• Collaborate with colleagues to provide input, share knowledge and manage personal performance.
• Participate in work programs delivering CASA strategies including approvals, compliance, reporting and stakeholder engagement.
• Provide regulatory services to industry, government, aviation sector and the public with technical guidance.
• Conduct oversight and education of industry examiners and instructor proficiency checks.
• Identify non-compliance or offences and present findings with recommendations in high quality reports.
• Assess industry information, monitor external influences, and develop compliance strategies.
• Contribute to health and safety culture and wellbeing in the workplace.
• Engage with change and support continuous improvement.
• Exercise complex regulatory decision making including oversight duties and delegations.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Independent work

Decision making

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Aviation knowledge

Regulatory assessment

Analytical thinking

Communication

Job description

The Role

As a member of CASA’s Aviation Technical Workforce (ATW), a Flying Operations Inspector (FO2) works under direction and guidance from a Manager and National Manager. The role sits within a team of inspectors and other related staff, who work collaboratively to deliver on CASA’s strategic operational priorities and work plans, including the National Oversight Plan (NOP). An FO2 is expected to work reasonable additional hours beyond the ordinary hours of work, which may include work on weekends or outside the span of hours. However, this is regarded as the exception and where additional hours are worked, they will be compensated in accordance with CASA’s enterprise agreement. The FO2 is responsible for the following activities and deliverables, which represent an ongoing body of work:

• Exercise decision making, including as a delegate, on a range of routine regulatory service and surveillance activities which may include tasks associated with flight assessments and/or the oversight of authorisation holders in line with legislation, CASA’s Corporate Plan, policies, practices and standards, CASA’s Regulatory Philosophy and assigned delegations.


• Work collaboratively with colleagues, by providing detailed, timely and constructive input, sharing knowledge, and managing personal performance in accordance with CASA’s values, policies, and practices.


• Actively participate in work programs that deliver the various elements of CASA’s strategies and priorities including, but not limited to, issuing initial approvals, compliance assurance and reporting, regulatory improvement, stakeholder engagement and the resolution of safety issues, including identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.


• Work professionally with regulated entities, government departments, the aviation sector and the public when providing regulatory services, drawing on expertise to provide advice and technical guidance.


• Conduct oversight and education of industry examiners, provide technical input to professional development programs and the conduct of examiner and instructor proficiency checks in accordance with CASA policies and delegations.


• Identify non-compliance or offences under civil aviation legislation, and CASA policy, and present that information to relevant stakeholders through high quality reports with clear recommendations, identifying any risks and/or systemic issues.


• Assess and analyse industry information, engage with stakeholders, monitor other external influences, and investigate potential scenarios to develop compliance strategies and mitigate emerging or actual risks.


• Contribute to maintaining a positive health and safety culture at CASA, including psychosocial wellbeing in the workplace and providing input, where appropriate, into decisions that may impact upon personal health, safety, and wellbeing in the workplace.


• Positively engage in and respond to change.


• Exercise decision making, including as a delegate, on a range of complex regulatory service and surveillance activities which may include tasks associated with flight assessments and/or the oversight of authorisation holders in line with legislation, CASA’s Corporate Plan, policies, practices and standards, CASA’s Regulatory Philosophy and assigned delegations.


• Other duties as required

Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate must demonstrate the following:

Mandatory

• Ability to work independently under guidance from managers in accordance with established regulatory practices, operational needs, procedures, and assigned delegations.


• Ability to exercise initiative, analysis, problem solving, judgement, and decision-making and apply technical knowledge on matters where standards, policies and procedures may or may not cover the circumstances.


• Developed negotiation, facilitation, influencing and communication skills (written and verbal), to manage disparate views amongst stakeholders, including at a senior level.


• Demonstrated ability to actively engage in effective stakeholder management, including with regulated entities, on sensitive issues requiring conflict resolution within constrained time limits.


• Ability to identify and assess emerging issues and trends which may impact on the achievement of outcomes, including developing work plans, allocating work and monitoring progress and outcomes.


• A demonstrated ability to seek out diverse perspectives to identify opportunities for improvements.


• Understanding of aviation industry, civil aviation legislation, and relevant national and international aviation standards.


• Demonstrated knowledge and skill in the conduct of regulatory assessment.


• Ability to work under direction from CASA in accordance with established regulatory practices, operational needs, procedures, and assigned delegations.


• Ability to exercise initiative, analysis, problem solving, judgement, and decision-making and apply technical knowledge on complex matters, and/or unusual matters where standards, policies and procedures may or may not cover the circumstances.


• Well-developed negotiation, facilitation, influencing and communication skills (written and verbal), to manage disparate views amongst stakeholders, including at a senior level.


• Experience in coaching colleagues in the completion of discreet work tasks to deliver outcomes or initiatives in complex environments, with the ability to assess emerging issues and trends which may impact on the achievement of outcomes, including developing work plans, allocating work and monitoring progress and outcomes.


• In-depth understanding of the aviation industry, civil aviation legislation, and relevant national and international aviation standards.

Desirable

• Suitably qualified and experienced rotary pilots are encouraged to apply.


• Flight Instructor Rating with a current Pilot Instructor Rating proficiency check or equivalent.


• Recent experience with a Part 141 or 142 operator including training and checking experience or equivalent.


• Auditing experience.


• An Australian Class C driver’s licence