BA Euroflyer - Deputy Safety and Security Manager (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

This is your chance to become part of the newest airline within the British Airways family. 

BA Euroflyer was launched in 2022, serving a short-haul network of some of Europe’s most popular destinations from London’s Gatwick Airport. 

It’s an exciting and fast-paced life when you’re working in one of the world’s most important travel hubs, and you’ll be part of a global gateway connecting with people from all walks of life and helping to make each and every journey original and unique.

So, whether you are a reassuring voice on the end of a phone, a smile at the door, under a wing keeping the turbines spinning or landing us gently in exciting places, a job at BA Euroflyer is yours to make.

This is an airline where you’ll be able to create a real impact, right from the moment you join us.

Do you want to supercharge your career? This 12-month opportunity offers a unique chance to gain experience across virtually every aspect of the airline. As Deputy Safety & Security Manager, you'll work on a diverse range of operational, strategic and regulatory activities, giving you exposure that few roles can match. While the role is fast-paced, demanding and highly visible, the breadth of experience gained is exceptional. We will work with you to shape the role around your interests and career aspirations, providing opportunities to build experience in the areas that will help prepare you for your next move, whether that is within safety, security, operations or broader leadership roles.

The role:

Deputy Safety and Security Manager - 12 Month Fixed Term

Salary: £50,000 to £60,000

This role strengthens Euroflyer’s ability to operate safely, securely and responsibly by developing and maintaining effective Safety Management and Security Management Systems. It turns operational data, reports and investigations into clear insight and action, while providing trusted safety and security leadership and deputising for the Safety and Security Manager when required.

This role is a 12 month maternity cover opportunity.

What you’ll do:

• Maintain and continuously improve the Safety Management System (SMS) and Security Management System (SeMS) across all operational risk areas.
• Provide data-driven safety, security and flight-data insight to support informed decision-making and risk management.
• Ensure safety and security reports are investigated effectively, with clear findings, actions and organisational learning.
• Lead complex investigations and present evidence-based outcomes through the appropriate governance forums.
• Maintain effective oversight and continuous improvement of the Flight Data Monitoring programme.
• Coordinate and develop the Fatigue Risk Management process to identify and mitigate fatigue-related risks.
• Provide expert guidance and challenge to ensure risks are understood, assessed and effectively controlled.
• Support risk-based security assurance activities, audits and inspections across the integrated management system.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with regulators, industry partners and key stakeholders.
• Day to day management of the Safety and Security team
• Deputise for the Safety and Security Manager and lead safety, security or business improvement projects as required.

What you’ll bring to BA Euroflyer:

Be Curious: Ask questions, test assumptions and use data, reports and operational insight to look ahead, identify emerging risk and challenge the status quo.

Take Ownership: Follow issues through from identification to effective closure, make accountabilities clear and role-model reliable, transparent decision-making. 

Work Together: Build strong relationships across operational, compliance and corporate boundaries, bringing the right people together to achieve the safest and most secure outcome. 

Act with Care: Make inclusive, thoughtful and proportionate decisions, protect confidentiality and treat colleagues, customers and stakeholders with fairness and respect. 

Your experience:

• Relevant safety investigation qualification or practical experience leading or supporting investigations in Safety/Security-critical environment.
• Relevant professional or technical qualification, such as a related degree, HNC, ATPL(A), aircraft maintenance license or analytical discipline.
• Proven airline experience in Safety or Security Systems in one of the following areas – Flight Operations / Ground Operations / Engineering
• Practical experience developing, delivering and communicating safety management and risk assessments.
• Proven ability to identify significant safety or security issues and translate evidence into proportionate strategies, recommendations and action.
• Experience improving processes and using data and trends to drive measurable improvement.
• Ability to build credible working relationships with regulators, industry bodies, senior leaders and operational stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to produce concise governance papers and explain complex risk clearly.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and time-management skills, with accuracy and attention to detail under pressure.

What we offer:

We believe that all the people who work with us should feel valued for the part they play. It’s one of the reasons our rewards go far beyond a competitive salary.

From the day you join us, you’ll get access to brilliant staff travel benefits including unlimited basic and premium standby tickets on British Airways flights. You’ll also receive up to 30 discounted ‘Hotline’ airfares per year for yourself, friends, and family. You will also receive many other perks such as Voluntary Private Healthcare, Cycle to Work, Electric Car Scheme, BA Euroflyer Pension Scheme, Free Eye Test, Access to Perks at Work, Travel Industry discounts and many more!

At British Airways you’ll have the chance to take on new challenges and move forward in a way that feels right for you. We encourage all those who work for us to consider opportunities right across our business to help you develop and progress.

We never stand still, and we don’t expect our people to either.

Inclusion & Diversity

At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.

Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we’re committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We’re looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain