Regulatory and Safety Manager

iO Associates; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UAV technology company in the UK seeks a Regulatory and Safety Manager to ensure aviation compliance across multiple regions, including the UK, Europe, and the USA. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Aviation or Safety and experience in regulatory compliance and safety management. This role involves operational authorisation management, some international travel for events, and the opportunity to work primarily remotely with on-site requirements for certain duties.

Qualifications

• Degree educated in Aviation or Safety.
• Experience in regulatory compliance and safety management.
• Willingness to travel internationally for regulatory meetings.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with aviation and safety standards.
• Manage operational authorisations and change processes.
• Represent the business at regulatory meetings.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Safety management

Understanding of UK and international regulatory framework

Strong communication skills

Education

Degree in Aviation, Safety or similar

Job description

Job title: Regulatory and Safety Manager
Location: Hybrid (Some on-site requirements)
Salary: DOE

iO are now partnered with a leader in UAV technology who are now on the lookout for a Regulatory and Safety professional to join on a permanent basis. You will be ensuring compliance with aviation and safety standards across UK, Europe and the USA. Combining strategic regulatory engagement, operational authorisation management and safety oversight in a fast-paced industry.

What will you be doing?

• Securing operational authorisation from CAA, MAA, EASA, FAA
• Managing change process and permissions for drone operations.
• Administering Safety Management Systems and supporting hazard identification & risk assessments.
• Secure permissions (SORA, PDRA)
• Travel within the UK and internationally, representing the business at regulatory meetings and industry events.

Requirements

• Degree educated in Aviation, Safety or similar
• Understanding of UK and international regulatory framework (CAA, MAA, EASA, FAA)
• Experience in regulatory compliance, and safety management.
• Willingness to travel and work across jurisdictions.

This role is perfect for someone who has a solid understanding of the move from OCS to SORA more recently and comes with provable background in UAV / drone technology and associated regulations & compliance.

This role is mostly remote, however there will be some travel required to customer / client sites, including some international travel for industry specific meetups and events.

Would you be interested in learning more?