Safety Management System Director

Safety Management System Director

Location:  This position can be worked out of any of StandardAero’s North American facilities with travel as needed.  Travel estimate:  30-50%.

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At StandardAero, we use our ingenuity and expertise to solve challenges from the simple to the most complex in aviation. Our stability, resources, and respectful culture empower you to build a long-term career with a team you can rely on every day.

The Safety Management System Director integrates Flight Safety into operational and strategic decision-making to proactively manage risk and ensure regulatory compliance and industry best practice across the enterprise.

What You’ll Do

• Design, implement, and continuously improve the enterprise Safety Management System (SMS), including policy, objectives, hazard identification, risk assessment, and assurance activities.
• Lead enterprise safety governance, including Safety Review Boards, executive reporting, and RCCA tracking.
• Serve as principal safety advisor to the COO and senior leadership; define and communicate safety accountabilities across sites.
• Drive enterprise mitigation strategies and ensure consistent SMS deployment and improvement across all operating sites.
• Oversee occurrence reporting systems (voluntary/mandatory), investigations, data analysis, KPI reporting, and trending.
• Standardize safety data collection and disseminate lessons learned and corrective actions enterprise-wide.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and standards (e.g., ICAO, EASA/UK CAA, Part-145, AS9100/9110).
• Lead PSOE and site maturity assessments; support audits and compliance monitoring activities.
• Manage regulatory and external stakeholder interfaces (regulators, customers, suppliers).
• Foster a just and accountable safety culture through training standards, safety communications, and measurable cultural indicators.

Position Requirements

• Authorized to work in Canada and/or the U.S.
• Relevant technical/engineering degree or aircraft technician/maintenance engineer qualification with further education.
• 10+ years’ aviation or high-risk industry experience; 5+ years in senior safety leadership preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in Safety Risk Management, Bow-Tie, RCCA, occurrence investigations, and SMS implementation across multi-site environments.
• Extensive knowledge of maintenance, flight operations, continuing airworthiness, and aviation regulatory frameworks (e.g., ICAO Annex 19, EASA, UK CAA, Part-145/Part-M, AS9100/9110).
• Proven experience leading complex investigations, regulatory audits (e.g., EASA Part-145), and delivering measurable safety improvements.
• Experience interfacing with regulators, customers, and executive leadership.

Preferred Characteristics

• High-integrity senior leader with strong executive presence and regulatory credibility.
• Proven ability to influence organizational change and drive enterprise safety culture.
• Strong analytical skills, sound judgment, and decision-making under pressure.
• Professional safety/quality certifications; human factors or accident investigation training; aviation management systems training.
• Experience in complex, multi-site MRO or operational environments with international regulatory engagement.
• Multi-discipline operational experience (civil and/or military) and knowledge of ITIL processes preferred.

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With over a century of proven excellence, StandardAero is a global leader in MRO services and customized aerospace solutions. We offer on-the-job training, advancement opportunities, competitive benefits, and a culture that supports continuous learning and meaningful careers.

Inclusivity Is Our Standard

StandardAero is an equal opportunity employer committed to a respectful, diverse, and inclusive workplace. We welcome all qualified applicants and encourage you to bring your authentic self to our team.