BDUK Lead Safety Investigator

Job Description

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The Role:

Boeing Defence UK is offering an opportunity to join their dynamic Safety Management System (SMS) team dedicated to ensuring the safety of our Products and Services. The successful candidate will become part of a large, multidisciplinary SMS team comprising approximately 20 experienced professionals, specifically supporting the Boeing Defence Programmes.

The successful candidate should have significant experience in leading and conducting occurrence safety investigations, working as part of a Safety Management System (SMS). Significant experience in the facilitation of Occurrence Review Group/ Event Review Group utilising the Baines Simmons FAiR Model in support of Just Culture. The role requires leadership and technical skills in aviation maintenance and engineering.

The role will involve travel within the UK, with potential for some overseas travel as needed.

The role has the following key responsibilities:

1. Act as the focal for safety investigations across BDUK ensuring investigations are coordinated with the relevant functional managers and leads.

2. Govern the competency framework for safety investigators to ensure an equitable balance of investigators is available to support the SMS.  

3. Support the Safety Risk Lead to identify safety control measures in support of the Safety Risk Management strategy.

4. Lead Safety Investigations across all the BDUK Programmes ensuring timeliness and quality of investigations.

5. Lead and govern Occurrence/ Event Review Groups and applicable processes.

7. Work closely with the BDUK Safety Promotion and Training Lead to produce SMS Promotion campaigns based around the investigation team findings.  These should also be fed back into appropriate SMS and HF training mediums.

8. Manage Safety Investigation metrics using the BDUK SMS tool. This includes the design and continued development of appropriate metrics and coordination of safety investigation inputs to relevant safety meetings.

9. Lead the development and delivery of safety investigation and Occurrence/ Event Review Groups training.

Travel within the UK is expected and some overseas travel may be required.

Essential competencies, experience and qualities:

• Occurrence Investigation and Occurrence Review Group training iaw MAA RA1440 or equivalent.
• Formal Safety Management Systems (SMS) training and experience.
• Significant experience in aviation maintenance and/ or engineering.
• Significant experience in performing SMS/occurrence safety investigations.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead on the planning of work, and develop/use meaningful metrics to Able to effectively identify and execute opportunities to improve existing processes and training to provide improved safety mitigations and error management strategies
• The candidate should possess strong communication skills, technical competency, and skills within formal reporting writing tools such as MS Word
• The ability to obtain UK Security Clearance.

Desirable competencies:

• Experience in using military or civil safety reporting tools.
• Experience with the use of common safety tools such as Risk Registers, Bow Ties including the use of Incident XP for safety investigation results.
• Experience using MoD’s ASIMS/DASORs for in-service occurrence reporting and mandatory reporting of events to the military or civil authorities.
• HF Instructor or Examiner experience.
• Experience with the use of common safety tools such as Risk Registers, Bow Ties including the use of Incident XP for safety investigation results.

What Boeing Offers You

The Boeing benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Here’s a summary of what we offer:

• Competitive salary and annual incentive plans.

• Continuous learning: you’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.

• Success as defined by you: we’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.

• Inclusive culture: you’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

• 23 days annual leave, plus UK public holidays, and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year.

• Pension plan with up to 10% employer contribution.

• Company-paid BUPA medical plan.

• Short-term sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks.

• Long-term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week.

• 6 x annual salary life insurance.

• Learning Together Programme to support your on-going personal and career development.

• Access to Boeing’s well-being programs, tools and incentives

Applications for this position will be accepted until Jul. 27, 2025

Export Control Requirements: This is not an Export Control position.

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a BPSS clearance.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom)

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.

Experience Level
Individual Contributor
Contingent Upon Program Award
No, this position is not contingent upon program award

Schedule
Full time

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.