Environment, Health and Safety Manager

As the nation’s flag carrier, we take great pride in connecting Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

It’s something we’ve been doing for over 100 years, ever since we launched the world’s first international scheduled air service between London and Paris.

Since then, British Airways has gone on to deliver game-changing achievements. First we broke the record for the fastest transatlantic flight with Concorde. Then we became the very first airline to introduce fully lie-flat seats on board.

It was our exceptional engineering teams that brought these pioneering and original ideas to life.

This is your chance to join one of the most diverse and innovative departments at British Airways, at a time when we’re re-imagining the way we fly the skies.

The role:

Environment, Health and Safety Manager - 12 months fixed term contract

Are you ready for a challenge? This exciting role within the British Airways’ Engineering Safety and Compliance team is for an experienced Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) professional with a proven track record of developing, delivering and improving safety strategy. As HSE Manager, you will lead a team of HSE professionals and be the voice of Engineering Safety, regularly engaging with internal and external stakeholders to promote a safe and secure culture across the organisation. You will be comfortable working in a dynamic environment, overseeing group activity which ranges from incident investigations, audits and reporting through to influencing at external regulator level and implementing cross-functional solutions. This senior role requires NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Level 6 H&S qualification, and an ISEP or equivalent Level 3 Environment is preferred.

What you’ll do:

• Acts as the leader for Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) matters across Engineering engaging with internal teams, suppliers, customers, and regulators (e.g. CAA, HSE, EA).
• Develops, influences, and implements the Engineering HSE strategy and Management System.
• Aligns decisions with directorate-level objectives to deliver positive outcomes across the business.
• Leads and manages HSE professionals, influencing the Engineering Leadership Team to achieve strategic goals.
• Oversees group activities including:

  - Leading complex investigations into serious incidents, driving preventative actions and innovative solutions.

  - Interpreting technical, regulatory, manufacturer (OEM), and industry guidance through collaboration with internal and external  stakeholders.

  - Monitoring and improving safety, risk, and quality performance through audits, reporting, and improvement planning.

  - Communicating safety performance to senior stakeholders, recommending actions and influencing cross-functional solutions in complex areas.

What you’ll bring to British Airways:

• Proven leadership, communication skills and influencing skills at all levels within the business.
• Confident to manage and lead peers to achieve objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, written oral and presentation skills and able to interpret technical information.
• Technical application of HSE regulations including COSHH, DSEAR and HAVS for aircraft maintenance
• Leadership and management of a team
• Strong investigative skills and able to lead a team
• Experience in risk assessing complex activities
• Ability in leading H, S and E audits
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Detailed knowledge of working with the Health & Safety and Environment Agency and associated regulations / airport bi-laws
• Knowledge of Engineering and aircraft maintenance practices
• Experience in contract management of suppliers
• Leadership
• Influential
• Collaborative
• Self-motivated
• Detailed
• Courageous
• Decisive
• Resilient
• Analytical 

Your experience:

• Degree level qualification in a similar industry
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Level 6 H&S qualification.
• ISEP or equivalent Level 3 environmental qualification.
• Ability to hold an airside pass
• Demonstrable structured leadership training is desirable
• Ideally hold or working towards Chartered membership of a professional body (e.g. IOSH, ISEP)

What we offer:

As an airline, we never want to stand still. The same goes for our people!

We’re committed to upskilling our engineers and providing professional development training so you can progress in your area of expertise. That way, you’ll attain the highest levels of professional achievement as we continue to invest in new technology, equipment, and aircraft.

Training modules are offered through self-study courses, or structured learning programmes, and delivered at our state-of-the-art Learning Academy at London Heathrow.

When you work in an engineering role at British Airways, you’ll be joining a high-performance culture. It’s a time-pressured environment too, but the challenges here are exciting and diverse, and you’ll be part of projects you won’t find anywhere else. That’s what keeps our exceptional colleagues inspired to do their best work. We also offer fantastic rewards, including great staff travel benefits.

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.