Safety Officer

Safety Officer (Temporary - 1 Year Fixed term)

 Vancouver, BC 

Expected Salary: $67,021 - $83,776

To determine final salary, Babcock considers a variety of factors including the successful Candidate’s skills and experience and internal equity. The final base salary offer is at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.

What You Do Here Matters

In a complex world marked by the threat of war, natural disasters, and geopolitical instability, national security has never been more important.

Babcock is an international defence company providing support and product solutions to enhance our customers’ defence capabilities and critical assets.

Our Canadian team combines their talent and expertise with deep global knowledge and experience from our operations in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australasia and Africa.

Working for us, you’ll help ensure that Canada’s critical services and assets are readily available, reliable, and capable for our defence and civil customers and contribute to Babcock’s Purpose, ‘Creating a safe and secure world, together.’

Be Part of Something Big.

Babcock is a people business. Our people and customers matter most to us. Here you will experience a challenging and rewarding work environment with the support you need to deliver and thrive in your career alongside inclusive teams you respect that value your skills and dedication. 

Our Babcock Principles create the foundation for how we deliver better outcomes for our Culture, Customers and Communities. By collectively embodying these Principles in all the work we do, our colleagues help make us great:

• Be Curious – We believe in challenging the status quo and asking, ‘how might we?’
• Think: Outcomes – We believe in measuring success by the results we deliver and the positive impact we make
• Be Kind – We believe in being kind to ourselves, kind to each other, and kind to our planet.
• Collaborate – We believe that Babcock is greater than the sum of its parts.
• Be Courageous – We believe in being brave, ambitious, and determined.
• Own and Deliver – We believe everybody has a part to play in Babcock’s and our customers’ success.

We encourage you to learn more about Babcock Canada by exploring our website: babcockcanada.com.

In this role, you will:  

• Work as part of the Aviation Safety & Compliance team ensuring alignment with the Aviation Safety & Compliance procedures in Canada and Babcock International Group standards.

• Manage a reporting system to ensure the timely collection of information related to hazards, incidents and accidents that may adversely affect safety.
• Report hazards, incidents and accidents identified under the safety management system or as a result of an audit.
• Be responsible for reporting concerns to management in a timely manner.
• Perform / facilitate hazard identification and carrying out safety risk analyses.
• Facilitate the investigation, analyzing and identification of the cause or probable cause of all hazards, incidents, and accidents.
• Establish and maintain safety data to monitor and analyze trends in hazards, incidents, and accidents.
• Monitor corrective actions and evaluate the results.
• Monitor safety concerns of the aviation industry and their perceived impact on the organization’s operations.
• Plan and organize safety training.
• Maintain records and safety documentation.
• Manage Safety promotional activities.
• Organize and facilitate Safety & Quality Action Groups.
• Act on deficiencies identified by audits and investigations as well as safety reports in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal requirements.
• Communicate and ensure all safety information, notices, policies, directives, legislation, regulations to all managers and employees are accessible.
• Be responsible for keeping the Safety Management System manual (SMS) current.
• Complete Emergency Preparedness planning.
• Other duties as assigned

The ideal candidate brings: 

• Experience in Aviation.
• Experience conducting operational safety audits, safety investigations and processing / reviewing Hazard and Safety Occurrence Reports.
• Sound Knowledge of TCCA and HSE legislation, and Operational Risk Management.
• Well-developed verbal and written communication.
• Proficiency in the conduct of trend analysis and development of improvement and/or remedial action plans.
• A sound understanding of Safety Management Systems.
• A sound understanding of the application of human factors in aviation
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Eligibility for an Airport Restricted Area Identity Card (RAIC).

Babcock is committed to promoting a workforce without boundaries. One that welcomes everyone to contribute to our success regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, or disability, and conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered. If you require accommodation during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can assist you.

Babcock Canada acknowledges that the land on which we operate across Canada is the unceded territory of Indigenous Peoples. We are grateful to work, live, and play as guests on these lands and are committed to building meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous Peoples. 

Applicants, please apply online at https://www.babcockinternational.com/careers/