Director of Safety - LUSOA

About the role

The Director of Safety (DOS) oversees and directs the School of Aeronautics (SOA) safety program. The DOS organizes and leads the directorate to ensure safety in support of SOA technical training and a high quality / safe student training experience during the 100 hours / 6 days per week that SOA is open for operations.

Responsibilities

• Promotes a culture of safety among faculty, staff and students.
• Through cooperation, communication, and training across all LUSOA departments, ensures personnel at all levels of the organization understand their safety responsibilities and accountabilities.
• Serves as a safety liaison to the School of Aeronautics, providing regular briefings, analyses, and recommendations regarding SOA safety performance, emerging risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Manages the Safety Reporting System to confidentially and promptly address concerns, and analyzes safety risks using data from reports, surveys, and toolbox talks.
• Oversees the LUSOA Emergency Response Plan to ensure preparedness for aviation accidents, and leads investigations into accidents, serious incidents, and safety occurrences.
• Engages directly with directors of Flight, AMTP, UAS and Simulator Operations to ensure daily operational risk management. Addresses real-time safety concerns through identifying hazards, analyzing risk, and mitigating risk.
• Oversees SMS Safety Assurance Processes to ensure that the operational risk controls are working. Coordinates and supports both internal and external safety audits to ensure compliance and foster continuous safety improvement, while managing the Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program.
• Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner.
• Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s Christian model and Mission – Training Champions for Christ.

Qualifications and Credentials

• Four-year college degree in aviation, safety, or a related field.
• Knowledge of appropriate regulatory requirements (14 CFR 60, 61, 91, 141, and 147).
• Proven ability to design and implement safety initiatives for complex multi-faceted operations.
• Hold and maintain a third-class medical or higher.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES

• Communication and Comprehension: Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well articulated information.
• Problem Solving: Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work Environment: The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled setting. It is well lighted, and the noise level is moderate. Working environment may include facilitation of events outdoors occasionally.
• Driving Requirements: If the employee is required to travel in performing the duties and responsibilities of the position, the use of one’s personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) may be required for travel. Proof of a valid driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, LU Driving Approval, and liability insurance is required when driving in the performance of the employee’s position.

Pay Range

$85,000.00 - $100,000.00

Benefits

The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes.