A leading aviation organisation is seeking a Safety & Compliance Officer to join its Malta-based operations. The role offers broad exposure across business aviation, safety management, compliance monitoring, ground handling and maintenance environments, within a lean structure supported by an established international group.
Key Responsibilities
- Manuals & Documentation: Draft, update, and align the SMM, CMM, and overall documentation suite with EASA/Malta CAD regulations.
- Safety & Compliance Operations: Coordinate safety activities across international line stations, schedule audits, track findings to resolution, and assist departmental leads.
- SMS & Risk Management: Administer hazard/occurrence reporting, maintain risk records, prepare SRB materials, and track safety trends.
- Flight Data Monitoring (FDM): Lead the FDM programme, analyzing operational data to drive continuous safety improvements.
- Regulatory Oversight: Monitor regulatory changes, assess operational impacts, and support aviation authority audits.
- Growth: Progressively take full ownership of core safety and compliance functions.
Requirements
- Previous experience in aviation safety, quality, compliance or operations.
- Experience within an AOC, CAMO, Part-145 or ATO environment would be advantageous.
- Working knowledge of the EASA regulatory framework, particularly - Part-ORO and Part-CAT and/or Part-NCC.
- Strong ability and genuine interest in writing, structuring and maintaining aviation manuals and procedures.
- Excellent written English.
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Practical and commercially aware approach to safety and compliance.
- Ability to work efficiently within a lean operational environment.
- Ability to work effectively with both internal and subcontracted teams.
- Eligibility to work in Malta / the EU.
Desirable
- SMS training.
- Internal or lead auditor training.
- Previous business aviation experience.
- Exposure to ground handling and/or FBO operations.
- Exposure to Part-145 maintenance environments.
- Experience managing Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) programmes.
- Familiarity with Malta Civil Aviation Directorate processes.
Benefits
- Health insurance after one year of employment.
