Air Safety Manager (Civil / Military)

About the role

TEKEVER, a European leader in unmanned technology, is recruiting an Air Safety Manager (Civil / Military) for its UK operations. The role is a senior safety position responsible for developing, implementing and assuring aviation safety management across civil and military air operations. It ensures that flying and ground-based aviation activities follow UK MOD air safety policies, MAA Regulatory Publications and Defence Aviation Safety frameworks, as well as UK CAA, EASA and ICAO civil aviation standards.

Key responsibilities

• Support Air Safety Management Systems (ASMS) and Safety Management Systems (SMS) and ensure compliance with MAA MRPs, CAA regulations and international standards
• Maintain Organisation Safety Management Plans and Air Safety Cases, and advise the Accountable Manager on compliance and risk ownership
• Liaise with MAA regulators, DE&S and Front Line Commands on defence safety, and with CAA, EASA and other regulators on civil safety
• Identify, assess and manage hazards, maintain risk registers and hazard logs, and run safety risk assessments, hazard analyses and safety reviews
• Oversee air safety occurrence reporting and investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Plan internal safety audits, support external audits, verify safety controls and promote a just culture
• Provide embedded safety support to deployed operations, exercises and trials, and introduce new platforms safely
• Deliver safety training, briefings and awareness programmes, and mentor personnel

Required profile

• Demonstrable experience within UK MOD aviation safety frameworks
• Proven experience in SMS / ASMS in aviation or defence environments
• Experience in hazard identification, risk assessment, safety case development and occurrence reporting and investigation

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of MAA MRPs and CAA CAP 722
• Understanding of UK MOD Air Safety Policy, the Defence Aviation Safety Programme and civil flight safety best practice
• Working knowledge of CAA requirements, retained EASA regulations and ICAO SARPs