Safety & Compliance Engineer

Description

Permanent, professional-level Safety & Compliance role in the Quality Assurance job family, combining investigation and audit work.

The company holds an MOD contract at Brize Norton to keep the Royal Air Force fleet airworthy, delivered as a continuous service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year.

The work centres on a safe, just culture and on improving air safety and quality across the organisation. You will work with every area of the business and liaise with the RAF to confirm compliance with regulatory and commercial obligations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audits of MRP Pt.145 and Pt.M areas against local procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Carry out investigations and root cause analysis in MRP Pt.145 and Pt.M, following local procedures, regulatory requirements and the direction of HO Safety and Compliance.
• Manage investigations in MRP Pt.145 and Pt.M, including liaison with the Senior Leadership Team and their nominated contacts.
• Encourage active compliance and SMS culture across the organisation.
• Attend departmental and organisational meetings when required.
• Help deliver continuous improvement programmes and projects.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of MRP and CAA Pt.145 and Pt.M regulations.
• Experience investigating and running root cause analysis, or a keen interest in doing so.
• Experience auditing against a recognised standard.
• Good working knowledge of quality management systems and safety management systems.
• A good level of aviation engineering knowledge.
• An awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to integrity, which the company sees as the basis for its success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Conditions

Full-time, Monday to Friday, 35 hours a week.

Permanent contract.

Eligibility to gain UK SC security clearance is needed.

Travel is very infrequent.

Flexible working is available across the company, including part-time. Raise the flexibility you need at interview and the company will always try to accommodate it.

Adjustments to the selection process can be requested, such as accessible facilities or auxiliary aids. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will handle them in strictest confidence once you are invited to interview.

As a Disability Confident employer, the company will interview any applicant with a disability or long-term condition who meets the minimum criteria for the role.

The company welcomes applications regardless of background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing, free onsite parking, a season ticket loan, a tax-free technology scheme, shopping discounts and more.
• A 35-hour week with no core hours on Friday afternoons. You may use this flexibility at your discretion, provided you work your contracted hours and meet business needs such as urgent deadlines or client requirements.
• A personalised development plan, access to the company's leadership university, unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses, and internal mobility including international roles.
• Bupa health insurance, including assisted fertility treatment and gender dysphoria and reassignment support. Wellbeing support includes a 24/7 online GP and mental health help.
• Discounted family health and dental insurance, discounted eye tests, a cycle-to-work scheme, and an on-site canteen and coffee shop.
• Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave, and caregiving support.
• Employee representative groups for gender, LGBTQ+, international, generational, disability, social and cultural diversity, and neurodiversity.