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About the Role

The Aerodrome Safety & Compliance Specialist leads safety assurance, operational change management, and regulatory compliance across aviation infrastructure programmes. This role acts as the key interface between operational stakeholders, project teams, contractors, and regulators, ensuring safety is integrated throughout project delivery.

Responsibilities

Integrate airfield safety requirements across projects and programmes.
Coordinate hazard identification, risk assessments, assurance activities, and Safety Case development.
Facilitate safety reviews and coordinate technical, operational, and regulatory inputs.
Support operational readiness, authorisation processes, and management of operational risks.
Assess and coordinate operational and infrastructure changes affecting airfield operations.
Manage change impacts, associated risks, and concurrent changes.
Ensure change activities comply with SMS and regulatory requirements.
Develop and maintain programme assurance and approval plans.
Coordinate regulatory submissions, approvals, and engagement with aviation authorities.
Interpret regulatory requirements and advise project teams accordingly.
Monitor regulatory developments, industry best practice, and programme-level safety dependencies.
Promote and embed a positive safety culture across programmes, projects and teams.
Lead operational safety assurance activities, including inspections, audits, reviews, and stakeholder coordination.
Ensure compliance with approved controls, SMS requirements, and regulatory obligations.
Drive continuous improvement, lessons learned, and proactive management of operational safety risks.
Act as the principal safety interface between operational stakeholders, project teams, and contractors, supporting issue resolution and programme delivery.
Support emergency planning, business continuity, resilience activities, incident investigations, recovery planning, and operational continuity assessments.

Requirements

Proven experience within aviation and/or aerodrome operational environments.
Experience developing, reviewing, or managing Safety Cases and operational safety assessments.
Working knowledge of CAA regulations, publications, and aviation safety standards.
Experience with application of Safety Management Systems (SMS) and safety assurance principles.
Experience implementing aviation regulatory approvals, submissions, and consultations.
Experience working collaboratively with operational stakeholders, designers, engineers, contractors, and regulators.
Experience undertaking hazard identification, risk assessment, and assurance activities.
Experience leading safety reviews, workshops, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Degree qualified in Airport Planning and Management, Aviation Safety Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
Demonstrable equivalent experience gained within aviation, aerodrome, defence aviation or operational infrastructure environments.
Supporting major infrastructure, transformation, or operational change programmes.
Experience with operational readiness and transition planning.
Experience supporting infrastructure, engineering, or operational change programmes within live operational environments.

Skills

Safety Assurance
Operational Change Management
Regulatory Compliance
Safety Cases
Safety Management Systems (SMS)
Risk Assessment
Stakeholder Engagement
Continuous Improvement

Location

UK-Wide
Manchester region

Work Type

Hybrid working
Part-time
Flexible working arrangements

Experience Level

Proven experience

Education Level

Degree qualified in Airport Planning and Management, Aviation Safety Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline
Equivalent experience gained within aviation, aerodrome, defence aviation or operational infrastructure environments

Benefits

Hybrid working policy (work from home two days a week)
Thrive programme for health and wellbeing
Virtual GP service
Reasonable workplace adjustments
Gymflex scheme (up to 40% off annual gym memberships)
Comprehensive menopause support package
WSP My Hour (one hour each day for personal activities)
Option to purchase additional leave
Ability to use bank holiday entitlement flexibly
Supportive environment for development and training
Mentoring
Chartership support

About the Company

WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms.
Passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities they serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion.
With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, WSP is dedicated to local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

Equal Opportunity

WSP positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.
As a Disability Confident leader, WSP will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
Please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.