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Specialist-Cabin Safety

General Civil Aviation Authority
Full-time
On-site
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Description

Certification/Approval, Audit, and continued oversight

  • Ensure that all certification/approval and audit is managed effectively in line with stipulated guidelines and issue relevant certificates/approvals and/or recommend certification/approval as per the Technical Authority Manual.
  • Provide inputs into the process of developing the annual oversight (surveillance) program to ensure compliance with standards and regulations.
  • Ensure timely and up to date data in Q-Pulse (auditing system) to ensure compliance with GCAA’s roles and functions.
  • Conduct Aviation Safety-related investigations, coordinating where operational issues are relevant in order to determine the cause of accidents and prevent future incidents.
  • Lead an audit team when carrying out audits involving multi-disciplinary audits on clients to ensure that audit outcomes are effective and of high standard.

Supervising/Mentoring 

  • Supervise the development of safety regulations related to ATHP and Commercial Operations to ensure they meet national and international standards.
  • Review reports and documents prepared by Inspectors, as required, ensuring accuracy and quality.
  • Provide on-the-job training and coaching to subordinate Inspectors to assist in their development program.

Internal Surveillance Program & External Audit

  • Implement corrective actions raised against the Department during internal surveillance program to ascertain alignment of Safety Affairs standards in line with international standards and continuous improvement.
  • Support the administration of all auditing activities by external entities of Safety Affairs including ICAO, and IMS to ensure smooth and productive audit.

Document Management

  • Maintain a comprehensive record of relevant certification, reports, recommendations, and general documents to ensure an accurate record and evidence base.

Safety Policy / Safety Promotion and Culture

  • Assist in providing input into the identification of Acceptable Levels of Safety Performance (ALOSP) to ensure appropriate and achievable targets are set.
  • Improve and implement safety promotion activities to disseminate and nurture a safety awareness culture in the UAE civil aviation industry and to keep industry players abreast of changes to relevant rules, regulations, and other aviation safety developments.
  • Provide advice and guidance to the Sector, sharing best practice, trends and the findings of reviews, studies, and investigations to prevent future occurrences/incidents/accidents.

Policies, Systems, Processes and Procedures

  • Assist the management in maintaining on-going liaison with foreign and international aviation regulatory bodies on new requirements and changes to existing safety regulations to foster the safe and orderly growth of UAE civil aviation.
  • Implement Safety Affairs policies, systems, processes, and procedures so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering high quality safety services to the UAE civil aviation industry in accordance with customer service standards.

Safety, Quality and Environment

  • Ensure compliance with all relevant safety, quality and environmental management procedures and controls to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance, delivery of high-quality products/services and a responsible environmental attitude as per IMS available standards.

Reporting

  • Ensure that all functional reports are prepared timely and accurately and meet GCAA requirements and quality standards.

Health, Safety and Environment within GCAA 

  • Ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety, quality and environmental management procedures and controls to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance, delivery of high-quality products/services and a responsible environmental attitude as per IMS available standards.

Other Tasks/ Accountability 

  • Perform additional tasks relevant to the role / area of expertise as requested by the management to be able to achieve the objectives/commitments.