Regional Engineering and Compliance Specialist

ZENON; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenon is seeking a Regional Engineering and Compliance Specialist to enhance safety and compliance across UK and European operations. The role focuses on airworthiness standards within Part 145 and CAMO environments, driving safety initiatives and audits.

You will engage with airworthiness teams UK-wide and across the EU, including travel to client bases in Europe. Hybrid working and flexible arrangements are offered, with Scotlandbased candidate preferred but other UK bases considered.

Qualifications

• Must have or have held professional aviation accreditations such as a maintenance engineer license or CAMO experience.
• Knowledge of UK CAA/EASA regulations.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office software suite.
• Incident Investigator qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate audits to support the quality audit program and safety oversight.
• Investigate accidents/incidents related to airworthiness; develop preventative recommendations.
• Deliver safety-related training to staff and management on the Safety Management System (SMS).
• Support managers with Safety-related activities (e.g., Management of Change, Risk Assessment, CAPA).
• Host external auditors (regulators, clients) and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Aviation safety

Audit coordination

Incident investigation

CAMO knowledge

Education

Maintenance engineer license

CAMO experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Zenon are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a Rotary Wing operator for a Regional Engineering and Compliance Specialist on a permanent basis, for their operations in Scotland.

This is a highly pivotal role enhancing safety and compliance within the client’s Part 145 & CAMO departments. This position maintains and elevates airworthiness standards across the client’s operation, ensuring their practices align with the highest international benchmarks. By working at the core of Safety & Compliance team, you will have the unique opportunity to impact safety initiatives that influence their UK and European operations.

This role will involve active engagement with the airworthiness teams across the UK and EU region but also includes travel opportunities across Europe to ensure Safety & Compliance of the client’s contractors and subcontractors. Through these efforts, you will help to provide a consistent, safety-driven approach within their global operation.

This role is based in the UK with the requirement for travel to all the clients UK bases as well as their operations in Europe. International travel may also be required to support the wider operations. Whilst the ideal candidate would be based in Scotland, the client is open to discussing the opportunity being in one of our other UK bases if this was more suitable to the successful candidate. Additionally, the client can offer flexibility with this role through hybrid working and flexible working opportunities.

Successful candidates will be responsible for:

• A visible safety advocate who will support and develop improvements in overall safety culture and behaviour
• Conduct, lead, and coordinate team members to complete assigned audits in support of the quality audit program to provide effective oversight of the operations
• Investigate relevant accidents, incidents, and matters related to a specified area of expertise (Airworthiness), including analysis and development of recommendations to prevent recurrence
• Deliver safety-related training to staff and management to improve understanding and performance of the SMS
• Support local department managers to undertake specific safety-related activities such as:
  • Management of Change
  • Risk Assessment
  • Corrective and Preventative Action (CPA) development
  • SQID transactions
  • Hosting external auditors (regulator, clients, etc.)
• Monitor all pertinent proactive and reactive safety reports and, where necessary, with relevant department managers to ensure appropriate support to deliver follow-up action is taken
• Develop and update audit checklists, in collaboration with S&C Management, to align with company procedures, regulations, and customer requirements
• Actively contribute and cooperate toward continuous improvement initiatives and programs
• Coordinate, update, and administer safety system infrastructure as directed to meet operational requirements
• Develop effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders within the management teams and externally with regulators, clients, and industry affiliates
• Provide collection, collation, editing, and dissemination of safety information to promote safety awareness.
• Update and support the control of the safety and quality database

Minimum Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• Possess or have held professional aviation accreditations such as a maintenance engineer licenses or experience in CAMO environment.
• Knowledge of UK CAA/EASA regulations
• Strong knowledge of MS Office software suite
• Incident Investigator qualification

Desirable:

• Have evidenced training within an aviation support function such as Logistics &Supply Chain, cabin crew, ground operations, flight operations, engineering workshop MRO, etc
• Accredited training in Aviation Safety Management disciplines
• Auditor Accreditation to ISO9000 or aviation specific
• Demonstrated experience as an auditor or Lead Auditor
• Experience as part of or leading an incident investigation
• Demonstrated experience in rotary wing offshore / SAR air operator’s environment.
• Demonstrated experience in rotary, fixed-wing charter or general aviation environments
• Experienced with Safety Management Systems