Aviation Safety Programmes Manager

Salary: £240 – £360 per day

At Leonardo, we have a fantastic new opportunity for an Aviation Safety Programmes Manager. Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity to broaden your career into the safety arena an essential and growing part of both the aviation and other industries.

Reporting to the Head of Aviation Safety, you will have a key role in project managing the wide variety of Aviation Safety related programmes. You will help to provide the necessary business performance data to support the quarterly Executive Safety Board (ESB) and outline key threats to the business by the use of effective analysis.
As the Aviation Safety Programme Manager you will interact with all levels of the business and external consultants, to ensure effective programme delivery, budgeting and the timely release of funding for key Aviation Safety activities. In short, you will gain both programme experience and develop yourself as a safety professional potentially leading to wider options for your future career.

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
Network groups: To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for
Carers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)
Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).
Training: Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses
Continuous Learning: You will be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring
Investors in People: We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
Employee Assistance Programme: Providing free and confidential mental health support
Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and generous flexi days

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Working within the Aviation Safety Office (ASO) in conjunction with the Head of Aviation Safety to:
Programme, Development and Delivery

Oversight and continuation of the full suite of Aviation Safety training workshops and courses.
Programme manage new courses when the investigations highlight further need.
Develop with other departments the concept of contracting for safety’.
Manage and develop Safety Protects’ as a substantive safety culture promotion brand.
Work with the Head of Aviation Safety on the Aviation Safety Programme objectives for the following year and effectively manage the programme to fruition.
Act as the ASO point of contact (PoC) for Aviation Safety consultants supporting ASO objectives.
Act as the PoC for external suppliers of Aviation related software eg Occurrence Reporting and Bowtie software, including the training of LH UK users.
Maintain/update existing and create new Aviation Safety films when required.
Contribute as an active member of the Leonardo Helicopter (LH) UK Heli-Comms working group to agree what safety messages are being broadcast to the workforce and poster campaigns.
Assist with development of Safety protects intranet site.
Create and manage the inclusion of safety onto the wider LH intranet site
Assist in the management of LH UK Workforce Aviation Safety Surveys.
Act as a delegate member of the Executive Safety Board (ESB) when required.
Providing advice and guidance on aviation safety policy implementation
Use specialist skills to support the wider LH business including ensuring that safety is included in LH marketing.
Support company safety culture development/improvement programmes
Assist with external audits.
Assist Head of Aviation Safety as the AM(MF) with liaison with UK MoD on Aviation Safety.
Act as SAP super user for all Purchase Order and Invoice queries from the supply chain.

Financial Management

Supporting Head of Aviation Safety and the Aviation Safety Manager in the development and maintenance of annual budgets.
Quantify and submit financial justifications to acquire suitable budget for the Aviation Safety annual budgets, through the use of Progetto and RAS online tools.
Timely approval of invoices to maintain effective working relationships with the supply chain.