Aviation Infrastructure Audit Specialist

The Irish Aviation Authority; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 97,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) seeks an Aviation Infrastructure Audit Support Officer on a Specified Purpose Contract to support the 2027 ICAO USOAP inspection of Ireland. The role focuses on audit preparation, participation and post‑audit activities within a hybrid work environment.

You will work with regulatory teams, government bodies and industry stakeholders to manage evidence, maintain an audit repository and deliver timely, compliant documentation for the audit process.

Qualifications

• A relevant third-level qualification, or equivalent professional experience, in aviation, engineering, safety, regulation, compliance, quality assurance, public administration or a related field is required.
• Excellent understanding of the civil aviation regulatory environment and experience in aviation regulation, air navigation services, aerodrome operations, safety management, compliance monitoring, auditing, quality assurance or technical administration.
• Demonstrable ability to interpret technical and regulatory material, assess information against defined requirements, identify gaps and determine whether available documentation provides adequate evidence of compliance.
• Strong organisational, analytical and written communication skills are required, together with experience in gathering, reviewing and managing documentation with appropriate accuracy, traceability and version control.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills and be capable of coordinating inputs from regulatory colleagues, technical specialists, government bodies, service providers, aerodrome operators and other aviation stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated additional capacity for Audit activities across the Air Navigation Services (ANS) and Air Ground Air (AGA) audit areas.
• Review the applicable ICAO SAAQ sections, Protocol Questions and compliance checklists for ANS and AGA.
• Support audit preparation relating to ICAO Annexes 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, relevant elements of Annex 12, Annex 14 and Annex 15.
• Identify evidence and organise legislation, regulations, procedures, guidance, oversight records and other objective evidence required to support the State’s responses.
• Develop and maintain an evidence matrix linking each applicable Protocol Question and SAAQ response to the relevant supporting evidence.
• Review evidence for completeness, accuracy, currency, consistency and traceability.
• Liaise with regulatory teams, government bodies, aerodrome operators, air navigation service providers and other stakeholders to obtain information and supporting documentation.
• Assist subject-matter experts in preparing and updating SAAQ responses, Protocol Question responses, compliance statements and supporting explanations.
• Identify evidence and compliance gaps and maintain an action tracker.
• Establish and maintain a controlled electronic repository for audit documentation, including document naming, version control and cross-referencing.
• Support consistency and quality-assurance reviews across the ANS and AGA audit areas.
• Prepare progress reports, management briefings, dashboards and other audit-readiness material.
• Support internal readiness reviews, mock audits and the preparation of personnel who may be interviewed by the audit team.
• Support the timely retrieval and presentation of evidence during the audit and recording requests for additional information or follow-up action.
• Undertaking other related duties necessary to support audit readiness.

Skills

Auditing experience

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Analytical writing

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience in aviation/regulation

Tools

O365

Audit software

Job description

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) seeks an Aviation Infrastructure Audit Support Officer on a Specified Purpose Contract to support the 2027 ICAO USOAP inspection of Ireland. The role focuses on audit preparation, participation and post‑audit activities within a hybrid work environment.

You will work with regulatory teams, government bodies and industry stakeholders to manage evidence, maintain an audit repository and deliver timely, compliant documentation for the audit process.