Regional Engineering Safety & Compliance Specialist

Heli-One; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CHC Helicopter is hiring a Regional Engineering Safety & Compliance Specialist to enhance airworthiness and regulatory compliance across UK and NL CAMO and AOC activities. You will work at the core of Safety & Compliance with links to UK and European operations, including travel to bases in Aberdeen, Humberside, Norwich, and the Netherlands.

The role offers hybrid working with opportunities for international travel and professional growth through industry-leading certifications and mentorship.

Qualifications

• Aviation accreditations such as a maintenance engineer license or CAMO experience.
• Knowledge of UK CAA/EASA regulations.
• Strong MS Office software proficiency.
• Incident Investigator qualification.

Responsibilities

• Act as a visible safety advocate to improve safety culture and behaviour.
• Lead and coordinate audits to support the quality program and oversee operations.
• Investigate accidents and incidents related to airworthiness and propose corrective actions.
• Deliver safety-related training to staff and management on SMS awareness and performance.
• Support safety activities like Change Management, Risk Assessment, CPA, and SQID transactions.
• Coordinate with regulators, clients, and contractors to maintain safety standards.
• Develop, update, and audit safety checklists in collaboration with management.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and safety programs.
• Maintain and administer safety system infrastructure and data management.
• Build productive relationships with stakeholders across management and regulators.

Education

Maintenance engineer license

CAMO experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

CHC provides unmatched helicopter services that enable our customers to reach beyond – to work in remote and challenging destinations that limit others – and come home safely. We are dedicated to our purpose of getting our customers where they need to be, when they need to be there, anywhere in the world – safely and reliably. All you have to do is get on board!

At CHC, we pride ourselves on our values and culture

Accountability Take pride and ownership of our actions and results.

Collaboration Working together with transparency and trust to drive continuous improvement.

Care Creating a safe and sustainable environment for all.

Integrity Doing what's right and fostering a culture of respect.

Excellence Prioritizing quality services and setting industry standards.

We are looking for a Regional Engineering Safety & Compliance Specialist to join our team at CHC Helicopter!

The Regional Engineering Safety & Compliance Specialist is pivotal in enhancing safety and compliance within the UK & NL AOC Part 145 & CAMO departments. This position maintains and elevates airworthiness standards across the CHC operation, ensuring our practices align with the highest international benchmarks. By working at the core of CHC’s Safety & Compliance team, you will have the unique opportunity to impact safety initiatives that influence UK and European operations.

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

With extensive professional growth support, including industry-leading certifications and mentorship, CHC ensures that you will grow alongside us, setting new standards in aviation safety. CHC offers specialised training, including the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) used in investigations.

This role is based in the UK with the requirement for travel to all our UK bases (Aberdeen, Humberside, and Norwich) as well as our base in the Netherlands. International travel may also be required to support the wider operations. Whilst the ideal candidate would be based in Aberdeen, we are open to discussing the opportunity being in one of our other UK bases if this was more suitable to the successful candidate. Additionally, we can offer flexibility with this role through hybrid working and flexible working opportunities.

About The Role

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Safety & Compliance, this role offers significant visibility across the organisation and the opportunity to directly influence operational safety-critical performance within a complex aviation environment.

Why Join Us?

This is an outstanding opportunity to work with one of the world's most recognised helicopter operators.

You will join a business where safety, operational excellence and customer service sit at the heart of everything we do, while working alongside an experienced team with the opportunity to make a lasting impact on our UK operation.

If you are an experienced aviation safety specialist looking for your next challenge, we would welcome your application.

Key Responsibilities

• 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

What You'll Bring

The ideal candidate will have the following

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

• Obtain aviation qualifications such as a Bachelor/Master of Aviation Management, Aviation Safety Management, etc
• 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 Desirable

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated and results-oriented with a focus on the delivery of safety
• Excellent listening, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to work in a rapidly evolving and dynamic environment
• Demonstrated team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to participate and deliver outcomes within a team of aviation professionals

Eligibility

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK and meet any clearance requirements relevant to the role.

Recruitment Process

We may commence interviews or close applications prior to the advertised closing date if suitable candidates are identified. We therefore encourage applicants to apply as early as possible.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us following the closing date, please consider that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Recruitment Agencies

We manage this vacancy directly and do not engage recruitment agencies for this role.

We kindly request that agencies do not contact us in relation to this position or submit unsolicited candidate CVs. Any CVs submitted without prior written agreement will be treated as direct applications, and no agency fees will be payable. Thank you for your understanding.