Specialist - Airworthiness Safety

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF ROLE

To provide specialist support to Airworthiness Safety, to ensure effective implementation and operation of flydubai’s Safety Management System.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports Airworthiness Safety in building awareness of the importance and benefits of a safety-conscious culture, emphasizing prevention.
• Leads and conducts thorough closed-loop Airworthiness investigations, including ROSI and Annex 13 investigations, for air and ground incidents, ensuring facts efficiently while maintaining investigative quality and provide achievable recommendations in detailed reports.
• Develops and implements strategies to improve safety performance and reduce incidents and accidents.
• Coordinates with the GCAA and other regulatory authorities on Reporting of Safety Incidents (ROSIs), safety matters, and ROSI report conclusions and closure.
• Organizes, prepares, and presents monthly Engineering Safety Action Group (ESAG) reports and meetings to discuss airworthiness safety trends in a timely manner.
• Applies proactive and predictive safety management methods to identify hazards and manage risk to ensure continuous improvement in Safety, and monitors the effectiveness of recommendations to ensure risks are minimized.
• Conducts regular Airworthiness Safety inspections, assessments, and reviews across all relevant organizational areas and throughout the network.
• Reviews and evaluates safety data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Communicates safety information effectively to management and employees to foster an informed safety culture.
• Supports the development and promotion of (Safety Management System) SMS and human factors programs to raise risk awareness, reduce errors, and enhance safety.
• Analyzes accident and incident trends to alert departmental heads of adverse patterns, collaborating with Airworthiness Safety agencies when applicable.
• Represents flydubai in safety matters and attend seminars and conferences as directed by the Manager-Airworthiness Safety or Senior Manager Safety, by participating in relevant meetings and provide technical guidance on airworthiness and safety matters.
• Analyzes and leads in-depth analysis of Safety data to develop Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs) and Safety Performance Objectives (SPOs), and any other trend reports in collaboration with Engineering and Maintenance stakeholders.
• Provides expert advice, including industry best practices, via Safety Promotion strategies to increase safety awareness on operational issues.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree (3+ years)
• University Degree in Aviation Engineering or ICAO Aircraft Maintenance Engineering License or equivalent professional qualification
• Fluent in English
• Minimum of 5 years working in Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance Operations Good understanding of Local and International Regulations
• MS Office
• 5 - 7 years
• SMS or Compliance Certification
• Basic B1/B2 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers License (desirable)

COMPETENCIES

• Customer Focus
• Teamwork
• Effective Communication
• Personal Accountability & Commitment to achieve
• Resilience & Flexibility (Can do attitude)

ISR REQUIREMENTS

Reads and complies with the ISR policies of the Company and diligently reports any weakness or incidents to the respective Line Manager or the Information Security team. Completes all required ISR awareness sessions and follows associated guidelines in the day-to-day business operations.