
Airfield Safety & Compliance Officer
MAG (Airports Group)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: East Midlands Airport • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide airside safety briefings and training to external contractors, service partners, and staff as required.
- Act as a key liaison during operational disruptions or emergencies to ensure clear communication and efficient resolution.
- Ensure the airside environment, including baggage docks are clean and FOD free.
- Undertake aircraft marshalling as and when required using ICAO standard signals.
- Monitor all aircraft movements to ensure safe and efficient operations.
- Provide "Follow Me" guidance when required, and proactively identify, address, and document any safety-related issues in accordance with established procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Respond promptly to incidents, collect and document relevant evidence, and conduct thorough airside safety investigations.
- Escalate findings and reports to the Airfield Operations Duty Manager to ensure appropriate action and resolution.
Requirements
- Experience in airfield operations/safety critical environment
- Experience of implementing operational procedures and processes to ensure safety at all times.
- Vast Experience in carrying out in depth accident investigations.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills; ability to think in a creative and innovative manner
- Ability to investigate incidents under pressure in a calm and measured manner.
- People skills for influencing external service partners.
- Technical skills including proficiency in Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Achieve and maintain an intermediate operations qualification.
- Must be capable of obtaining CTC level security clearance.
- Must hold a full UK driving license.
- Must be capable of obtaining an Airside Driving Permit, including all medical requirements.
- Must hold, or be capable of obtaining, a firearms license.
Benefits
- We’re building something brilliant at MAG: a diverse team of Journey Makers who share our values and want to make a difference.
- We’re on a mission to be number one in our industry, and that takes talent in all its forms.
- We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We’re committed to helping you perform at your best.
- Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that: Women’s Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
airfield operationsaccident investigationsoperational proceduresaircraft marshallingsafety investigationsFOD managementICAO standard signalssafety documentationMicrosoft WordMicrosoft Excel
Soft skills
problem-solvingdecision-makingcreativitycalm under pressureinfluencing skillscommunicationorganizational skillsteam collaborationattention to detailproactive identification
Certifications
intermediate operations qualificationfull UK driving license