Safety Manager

Category; Oman; On-site; OMR 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking an experienced Safety Manager for an aviation training organisation. You will oversee the Safety Management System, act as Nominated Post Holder for Safety, and ensure compliance with EASA, ICAO, CAA and local regulators across staff, instructors and students.

The role covers risk assessments, safety performance monitoring, in-house safety training, audits, and continuous improvement of safety manuals and procedures, promoting a proactive safety culture.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Safety Manager or equivalent in aviation
• Experience in an Approved Training Organisation or flight training environment
• Experience as Nominated Post Holder or regulator-approved safety representative
• Strong knowledge of SMS in aviation
• Experience with safety risk assessments and occurrence reporting
• Experience supporting or leading aviation audits

Responsibilities

• Act as Safety Manager and Nominated Post Holder for Safety in an aviation training environment
• Maintain and continuously improve the Safety Management System
• Conduct safety risk assessments across flight training and operations
• Monitor safety performance and develop KPIs and reports
• Lead investigations of safety occurrences and implement corrective actions
• Deliver in-house safety training for staff and students
• Prepare for internal and regulatory safety audits
• Liaise with aviation authorities on safety matters

Skills

SMS management

risk assessments

safety training

audit & compliance

regulatory knowledge

stakeholder liaison

incident investigation

Job description

Industry Aviation Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance

Job Title: Safety Manager

Position Overview

A aviation training organisation is seeking an experienced Safety Manager to oversee and continuously improve the organisation’s aviation safety management framework

The successful candidate will act as the organisation’s Nominated Post Holder for Safety within an Approved Training Organisation / flight training environment, ensuring full compliance with applicable aviation regulatory requirements, including EASA, Civil Aviation Authority, ICAO and local regulatory standards

This position is responsible for managing the Safety Management System, conducting safety risk assessments, monitoring safety performance, delivering safety training, supporting regulatory audits, maintaining safety documentation, and promoting a proactive safety culture across staff, instructors, students and operational teams

This JD is based on the current role scope: EASA accepted Nominated Post Holder for an ATO, safety risk assessments, safety performance monitoring, in-house safety training, ATO audits, safety manual revision, and EASA/local regulatory compliance

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the organisation’s Safety Manager / Nominated Post Holder for Safety within an aviation training environment
• Manage, maintain and continuously improve the organisation’s Safety Management System
• Conduct continuous safety risk assessments across flight training, ground operations, student activities and support functions
• Monitor safety performance and develop relevant safety performance indicators, trends and reports
• Maintain and revise the organisation’s Safety Manual and related safety procedures in line with regulatory requirements
• Ensure compliance with applicable EASA, ICAO, Civil Aviation Authority and local aviation regulatory standards
• Prepare for, support and manage internal and external ATO / regulatory safety audits
• Lead investigation and reporting of safety occurrences, hazards, incidents and nonconformities
• Conduct root cause analysis and ensure effective corrective and preventive actions are implemented
• Deliver in-house safety training for staff, instructors, students and relevant stakeholders, including initial and recurrent safety training
• Promote a strong, proactive and just safety culture across the organisation
• Liaise with aviation authorities and regulatory bodies on safety-related matters
• Work closely with compliance, quality, training, operations and maintenance stakeholders to ensure safety requirements are embedded across the organisation
• Streamline safety and compliance management systems to improve usability, reporting and operational effectiveness
• Prepare safety reports, audit responses, risk registers and management review documentation
• Ensure all safety records, registers and documentation are accurate, up to date and auditready

Required Experience

• Previous experience as a Safety Manager, SMS Manager, Aviation Safety Manager, Safety Compliance Manager, Quality & Safety Manager, or Compliance Monitoring Manager within aviation
• Strong experience in an Approved Training Organisation, Flight Training Organisation, aviation academy, pilot training school, airline training academy, or similar aviation training environment
• Experience acting as, or supporting, a Nominated Post Holder / accepted postholder / regulator-approved safety representative
• Strong working knowledge of Safety Management Systems within aviation
• Experience conducting safety risk assessments, safety performance monitoring and occurrence reporting
• Experience supporting or leading civil aviation authority audits, ATO audits or regulatory assessments
• Strong understanding of aviation regulatory frameworks such as EASA, ICAO, CAA, GCAA, CAAM or equivalent national authority requirements
• Experience developing, revising or maintaining aviation safety manuals, SMS manuals, audit documentation and regulatory procedures
• Ability to deliver safety training to staff, instructors, students and operational personnel
• Strong reporting, investigation, audit and corrective-action management skills

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience within an EASA-approved ATO or equivalent regulated aviation training organisation
• Exposure to Part-ORA, Part-FCL, ATO, FTO, AOC, AMO, CAMO, Part 145 or Part 147 environments
• Background in aviation quality assurance, compliance monitoring, aviation security or aircraft maintenance training
• Experience liaising directly with civil aviation authorities
• Experience managing safety systems across both fixed-wing and/or rotary aircraft environments
• Previous Middle East or GCC experience would be advantageous

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