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Job title : Investigation and Standards Specialist
Job Location : Gauteng,
Deadline : November 02, 2024
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Job description
- Regulatory and Governance Compliance – Ensure compliance with Air Traffic Control Standards and Procedures following ATNS Processes (Policies and Procedures), International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) – Annexes, documents, and circulars, and Aviation Legislation requirements Civil Aviation Regulation (CAR) & Civil Aviation Technical Standards (CATS); Ensure ATNS complies with its internal safety processes, procedures, directives, and instructions; Ensure regulatory compliance for all rating training, operational validations, and assessments by performing practical assessment oversight at the Aviation Training Academy (ATA) and the Air Traffic Service Units (ATSUs); Mediate disputes raised from unsuccessful rating assessments; Ensure that ATNS adheres to approved alternative means of compliance, exceptions, and special approvals (designated examiner procedures, and visiting Designated Examiner procedures); Assist the development, implementation, and maintenance of a Safety Management System; Lead safety assessments in all change management areas which are subject to the Hazard Identification and Risk Mitigation process; Monitor and ensure compliance with OHS Act No 85 of 1993 within ATNS; Represent ATNS at Designated Examiner (DE) workshops; Distribute all South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and Accident and Incident Investigation Division (AIID) requests and documents to unit management for actioning; Facilitate SACAA and AIID enquiries concerning the Safety Management System components and elements; Conduct investigations when there are identified regulatory and licensing breaches to establish the cause, and provide feedback to the Head of Safety to report to the SACAA.
- Safety Reports and Safety Investigations – Receive, evaluate and validate Mandatory Occurrence Reports (MORs), Air Safety Reports (ASRs), Hazard Reports (HAZREPS), and Unfavorable Condition Reports (UCRs) daily and ensure that these are actioned accordingly; Distribute MORs and investigation reports to the SACAA and AIID respectively a required. Action all received ASRs, UCRs, and HAZREPS and provide feedback to relevant internal and external parties and stakeholders (e.g. ATS, OT, etc., and airlines or airport authorities); Conduct safety investigations and/or reviews with the associated risk analyses and determination of causal factors. Collect all the supporting data and materials where relevant for ATNS-attributed safety events and other selected reports (ASR etc.); Develop safety recommendations based on the findings of investigations; Conduct safety investigations when requested by AIID (Accidents, Incidents and Investigations Division); Collect, collaborate, and distribute safety-related data for the AIID and South African Air Force (SAAF) to assist in accident and incident investigations; Compile reports and supporting documentation for events which have no Air Traffic Service (ATS) attribution but impact aviation safety; Compile and distribute investigation reports to ATSU management. Monitor, track and update the associated safety recommendations; Evaluate recommendations of previous events with similar findings for implementation and effectiveness; Assess the efficacy of implemented recommendations; Participate in the peer review process; Consolidate safety occurrence data for statistical output when requested; Identify and monitor safety data trends and report to management; Coach, mentor and guide unit investigators.
- Coordinate internal and external safety audits – Conduct annual and follow-up safety audits for all areas of safety assurance; Compile safety audit reports containing findings and observations identifying non-compliance and systemic failures within the system; Formulate recommendations to support findings and observations and to improve the safety of the Air Traffic Management (ATM) system; Generate a corrective action plan tracker; Distribute audit reports for approval and disseminate them along with findings and observation tracker to action owners; Monitor, track, and update all audit findings and non-conformance corrective action plans, ensuring all recommendations are effectively implemented; Facilitate the exchange of external audit information between ATNS-controlled ATSUs and the external auditor, namely SACAA; Facilitate safety audits conducted by external auditors; Guide and coordinate the population and completion of corrective action plans, submit to the external auditor, and monitor and track the progress of the corrective action plans.
- Manage Safety Assessments – Ensure that safety risks and hazards are effectively managed in the event of system change to enable the ongoing provision of safety assurance to ATNS; Receive safety assessment requests, evaluate the changes required, and register safety assessment on the relevant register; Ensure the correct and effective composition of the safety assessment team and facilitate hazard and risk identification brainstorming sessions; Facilitate the estimation and assessment of each identified hazard and associated risks for appropriateness, as well as risk mitigation actions; Guide the project owner on the population and update the safety assessment hazard log with all identified hazards and risks; Review and evaluate safety assessment documentation and supporting evidence against all applicable safety objectives, requirements and evidence statements for logic and completeness; Provide assurance on the implementation of safety risk mitigation.
- Coordinate Safety Promotion and Training – Conduct safety presentations to internal and external stakeholders as required; Share lessons learned from safety events via internal safety publications; Create safety content for distribution on internal media; Organise and coordinate appropriate annual safety promotion activities; Present SMS training across all levels of the organisation and to all employees; Participate in corporate induction activities; Train and mentor safety investigators and provide continuation training; Train and mentor safety assessment specialists; Conduct safety reporting training across the organization; Manage all safety-related queries arising from the operations environment.
- Maintain Safety Documentation – Provide inputs and update safety documentation and templates including: ATNS safety assessment templates, Hazard log and unit risk registers, SMS Manual, ATNS safety policy, Safety audit report templates, S&R policies, directives, and instructions, Manual reporting templates, SMS training material for induction, operations, and management policies; Conduct an annual review of audit checklists against all aviation regulations; company instructions; directives; and memorandums; Maintain the training curriculum of the unit investigation training course; Conduct a review of the ATA course curricula and make recommendations to management; Configure, review and update electronic reporting templates on the reporting tool; Maintain and administer the electronic reporting tool database by adding and removing users and assigning roles; Maintain and administer the Standards and Regulations SharePoint page; Configure and maintain investigation recommendations and audit trackers on the digital platform; Configure, review and update electronic continuous improvement feedback forms; Provide input into the annual budgeting process.
- Safety Committees and Work Groups – Participate in relevant external safety-related committees i.e.: Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) Africa Safety working group; Civil Aviation Regulations Committee (CARCom) sub-committees & work groups; National Airspace Committee (NASCOM) and sub-committees; Air Traffic Service Incident Analysis Group (AIAG); IATA Technical Action Group (TAG); Local RWY safety teams (LRST); and Airlines Association of South Africa (AASA); Review and provide input to CARCOM’s proposed regulations and technical standards; Conduct research based on proposed regulatory changes, and review and provide input on the sub-committee’s working papers; Review and provide input to NASCOM proposals; Conduct tasks assigned by CARCom and NASCOM sub-committee to any relevant work group; Provide ATNS responses at Tactical Action Group (TAG) to AIAG recommendations; Attend and participate in all relevant ATNS internal meetings (RRC meetings, SRB, SAG etc.); Prepare reports for the Safety Review Board (SRB) and Safety Action Group (SAG) by reviewing all safety events to extract high-risk events and outstanding recommendations as well as outstanding safety audit data; Provide input to documentation submitted to the Management Committee (MANCOM), the Executive Committee (EXCO), the Strategic Programmes, Information and Technology Committee (SPITC), and the Board.
- Manage safety statistics – Update investigation and audit trackers for statistics compilation; Analyse safety data and produce safety statistics and graphs; Generate safety reports for various internal committees.
- Participate in projects – Provide subject matter expertise on safety and regulations to all relevant projects within ATNS; Conduct oversight and assurance activities on the commissioning and decommissioning of new ATSUs.
Minimum requirements
Minimum Formal Qualifications:
- Validated Approach Controller
- Validated On-the-Job-Training-Instructor (OJTI)
- IATA Diploma in Safety Management
- Formal tertiary qualification in Business Management/Leadership or related field is an advantage
Minimum Years of Experience:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience as a validated Approach/Area Surveillance or Aerodrome (FAOR/FACT) Controller with a working knowledge of the Safety Management System and the application thereof in an Air Traffic Services (ATS) environment
- Safety event investigation training and experience is an advantage
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