Head of Aviation Safety, Compliance and Risk

Ports of Jersey Ltd; St. Peter; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Company health plan scheme

Free parking at all locations

Training

Pension scheme

Job summary

Ports of Jersey Ltd invites an experienced aviation leader to head safety, compliance and risk across our Airport operations at Jersey Airport (St Peter). This senior role provides independent assurance, strategic leadership and governance across Aerodrome, Aviation Security and Air Navigation Services.

You will oversee the Safety Management System, regulatory engagement and reporting to senior management, ensuring decisions embed safety and compliance in major projects and change initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experienced senior aviation leader with a relevant professional qualification and knowledge of safety management, compliance monitoring and operational risk.
• Experience overseeing major projects, audits, investigations and regulatory engagement is advantageous.
• Ability to influence at executive level and report to governance forums.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the Airport’s aviation safety, compliance and operational risk strategy.
• Provide independent advice, assurance and challenge to senior leaders and the Accountable Manager.
• Oversee the Aviation Integrated Management System, compliance monitoring programme and operational risk framework.
• Maintain effective relationships with regulators and external assurance bodies.
• Ensure safety, compliance and risk are embedded within operational decisions, major projects and organisational change.
• Provide clear performance and assurance reporting to senior management and governance forums.

Skills

Safety management

Compliance monitoring

Audits & investigations

Regulatory engagement

Executive communication

Education

Professional aviation qualification

Job description

Head of Aviation Safety, Compliance and Risk

Application Deadline: 4 October 2026

Department: Airport Operations

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Jersey Airport (St Peter)

Compensation: Salary will be dependent on experience

Description

We're recruiting for an experienced and influential aviation professional to lead safety, compliance and operational risk across our Airport operations. This senior role will provide independent assurance and strategic leadership across Aerodrome, Aviation Security and Air Navigation Services, ensuring effective governance, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the Airport’s aviation safety, compliance and operational risk strategy.
• Provide independent advice, assurance and challenge to senior leaders and the Accountable Manager.
• Oversee the Aviation Integrated Management System, compliance monitoring programme and operational risk framework.
• Maintain effective relationships with regulators and external assurance bodies.
• Ensure safety, compliance and risk are embedded within operational decisions, major projects and organisational change.
• Provide clear performance and assurance reporting to senior management and governance forums.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

You will be an experienced senior aviation leader with a relevant professional qualification and comprehensive knowledge of safety management, compliance monitoring and operational risk. You will bring experience of audits, investigations and regulatory engagement, together with the credibility to influence at executive level, challenge constructively and make sound decisions in complex situations. Experience overseeing major projects, operational change or Board-level reporting would be advantageous.

Job Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Relocation package
• Company cash health plan scheme
• Free parking at all of our locations.
• Training
• Pension scheme
  • 5% employer contribution rate on basic salary
  • Employees can make voluntary contributions and ports will match 1% for 1% up to an employer maximum matched contribution of 5% e.g. Employee opts to contribute 5% Ports will match this and the total employer contributions would become 10%
• Death in Service
• Income protection scheme