Job Title:
Safety, Compliance & Assurance Manager
Location:
RAF Coningsby / Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary:
£63,900+ Depending on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing:
Ensuring that the organisation is compliant with the requirements set by the Accountable Manager
Ensuring the Safety Management System is being delivered in accordance with the Safety Exposition and reported through regular measurement and monitoring
Ensuring the provision of an on-base assurance programme, including timely management of resultant findings
Deployment and administration of the on-base assurance and compliance monitoring system
Provision of advice to all employees on safety matters, including regular safety promotion and communication
Provision of safety investigations, analysis and trend monitoring
Carrying out risk based safety audits and safety self-assurance activities
Lead and support inputs into key business reviews
Core duties
Audit Program Manager
Issue of certification authorisations
Convening and Chairing the Safety Compliance & Assurance Review
Attending the Continuing Airworthiness Safety Compliance and Assurance Review representing area of responsibility
Ensuring that the organisation is compliant with the requirements set by the Accountable Manager and specifically that the Safety Management System is being delivered in accordance with the this Safety Exposition and reported through measurement and monitoring
Fulfilling the responsibilities of closure authority for Safety Impact Level 4 & 5 Safety Issues
Your skills and experiences:
Essential – awareness and experience of:
Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Regulations
Assurance Programme Management
Safety Management System
Maintenance & Support environment, including significant direct experience of supporting Regulatory activities, including definition, development, delivery and management
Establishing and maintaining a governance framework (Regulate, Educate, Oversight, Enforce) with competent personnel within that governance structure, to discharge appropriate oversight and reporting of regulatory requirement compliance
Desirable
Continuous Improvement Practitioner
Root Cause Analysis
Relevant Degree/HND or HNC
Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The
Safety, Compliance & Assurance (SC&A) Team
:
Join our Safety, Compliance & Assurance (SC&A) Team, a high-profile group at the heart of ensuring regulatory excellence across the TyTAN aircraft maintenance operation. Based at Coningsby and Lossiemouth, our team drives independent assurance, compliance, and safety governance, underpinning approvals to MRP Part 145, EN9100:2018, and ISO 9001:2015 standards. Working closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders, we ensure airworthiness, operational compliance, and regulatory integrity—making a real impact on aviation safety. If you’re ready to lead in a dynamic, high-stakes environment, this is your opportunity.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date:
13th February 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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