Safety Specialist - Engineering

At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers ‘Fly Better’.  

Safety is one of our core values. It is the cornerstone of all our operations and practices. With over 50 million passengers per year across our global network of over 150 destinations, managing safety is always at the forefront of all that we do. Emirates has earned a reputation for offering industry leading services on the latest and most efficient wide body aircraft in the skies, and this success is underpinned by safety. Safety is our priority and we are committed to maintaining and improving our levels of safety, and to nurturing a Safety Culture throughout our company. 

About the role

The role of the Safety Specialist – Engineering is to investigate and conduct incident, accident, safety hazards and event investigations involving the Engineering and other operations (Flight and Cabin), in accordance with the relevant internal and external standards and practices. This role will provide specialist support to the Manager Engineering & Ground Ops (MEGOS) on specific aviation safety matters.

What you will do

• Liaise with the operational departments to ensure their timely response to the collection of the documentation and information related to an investigation of a safety event. Collect, share and review with MEGOS the responses received from the operations/ line departments related to the investigation of the safety hazard or event and the recommended corrective and preventive actions.
• Propose achievable recommendations based on industry best practices to the operational departments following an investigation and discuss their effectiveness with MEGOS, and other management as required. Communicate to the line/ operational departments the recommended actions proposed following a safety investigation and monitor the implementation progress.
• Provide expert advice (including best practices) to the Safety Promotions team to develop safety awareness training. Participate in safety campaigns with the Safety Promotions team to increase safety awareness. Provide feedback on the implementation efficiency of the SMS (Safety Management System) within the operational departments, including the monitor of the reporting processes among the operations departments and third party/ contracted companies.
• Lead in-depth analysis of safety data and present statistical summaries to MEGOS highlighting significant trends and occurrences. Act as a delegate for the Engineering Safety Manager in Management and Safety meetings as and when needed.
• Provide assistance and guidance to the operational departments to identify and assess the hazards present. Develop hazard prevention strategies to assist in the achievement of safety targets.
• Maintain up to date knowledge on safety critical procedures and undergo specialised training as needed to ensure effective support and recommendations are provided to management.
• Lead investigations of safety events involving Emirates Group staff, aircraft, equipment and associated facilities under the guidance of MEGOS to identify the causal factors and propose recommendations to avoid re-occurrence and improve the overall level of safety.
• Support the Safety Manager in collecting factual information from the involved operational departments for a safety incident that is under formal Group Safety investigation. Provide short notice support as required.
• Apply proactive and predictive safety management methods to identify hazards and manage risk to ensure continuous improvement in safety.