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Airport Safety & Compliance Manager (Cayman Islands, Full Time)

Job Description

Are you an experienced leader with a strong understanding of aviation safety, compliance, and regulatory standards? Do you thrive in a role where precision, oversight, and teamwork are key to maintaining operational excellence? If so, the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) wants you on their team!

Job Purpose
To plan and manage the oversight of the CIAA’s Safety and Security Quality Management System work activities and ensure Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CKIA) and Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) compliance with international regulatory airport certification obligations. This includes regular effective examination of the implementation of airport certification manuals, policies, and procedures to maintain compliance with international civil aviation regulations as well as any other applicable regulatory requirements, managing and monitoring internal and external regulatory compliance audit and inspection activities and implementation of any supplementary standards regularly established by local and international civil aviation regulators. 

Job Dimensions
Reporting to the Chief Safety Management Officer (CSMO), the Airport Safety and Compliance Manager is responsible for the effective oversight of all aspects of CKIA and ORIA Safety and Security Quality Management Systems which impact the maintenance of airport certification standards, including regular audits of CKIA and ORIA Airport Certification documentation, management of CKIA and ORIA Annual Obstacle Surveys, and management of CKIA and ORIA audit findings and corrective action plans.

CIAA invites applications from suitably qualified Caymanians or Residents with Employment Rights only for the above position.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Chief Safety Management Officer with the implementation of Safety and Security Quality Management System strategic objectives.

• Manage CKIA and ORIA departments audits, inspections, and third-party contracted organizations delivering airport operations services on behalf of the CIAA.

• Ensure regular reviews and maintenance of airport certification manuals, local operating procedures, and temporary operating instructions to maintain compliance with international regulatory standards and CIAA’s document control procedures.

• Collaborate with the Chief Safety Management Officer on airport safety and security quality management system matters to maintain a proactive safety, security, and compliance culture.

• Oversee regulations in Aeronautical Information Management, Air Traffic and Airspace Management, Airport Emergency Plans, Rescue and Firefighting Service, Wildlife Hazard Management, Apron Management, Aeronautical Meteorology, Communication/Navigation/Surveillance Management, Facilities and Maintenance Management, Airside Pavement Inspections, SMS, and SeMS.

• Manage and maintain an effective Compliance Monitoring System, conduct audits and inspections, and report results while ensuring corrective action plans are completed.

• Administer and implement QMS training, manage document review and approval workflows, and maintain computerized systems for certification manuals and procedures.

• Assist in preparing, justifying, and administering the Safety Department and QMS budget, monitoring performance, and recommending corrective actions.

• Educate management on changes to regulatory requirements, participate in Airport Safety Committee meetings, and deputize for the Chief Safety Management Officer as appropriate.

• Assist with Safety and QMS human resource planning, monitor training and competency records, support succession planning, and conduct performance assessments as required. 

Qualifications and Education Requirements

•  A bachelor’s degree in an engineering or technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and practical experience, with at least 5 - 10 years in a leadership or managerial role. Practical experience should include a strong understanding of quality management systems, regulatory compliance, and the ability to lead and manage a team.
• Internationally recognized certification in airport internal audit process. A minimum of five years’ experience in auditing airport operations is required
• Proficient in airport emergency planning response procedures and business continuity experience
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent knowledge of airport operations departments responsibilities.
• Excellent knowledge of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices and Overseas Territories Aviation Requirements (OTARs)

• Highly organized, with strong time and project management skills.
• Ability to manage a small team
•  Work without supervision, solve regulatory problems and implement changes regarding new developments in airport regulatory compliance.
• Effective communications in critical situations and delivery of essential information in a quick, clear, and transparent manner.
• Proactively work with colleagues to achieve important regulatory strategic objectives.
• Maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Computer Literate in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook & Excel & PowerPoint, as a minimum.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Possess knowledge on the delivery of training and development plans on safety and quality management compliance topics.

Applications should be e-mailed to
HR.Recruitment@caymanairports.com
or mailed to
Human Resources Manager
P.O. Box 10098
Grand Cayman KY1-1001
CAYMAN ISLANDS

Applications submitted without a completed CIAA application form will not be considered. To learn more please visit, www.caymanairports.com.