El 1 (S&t 5) - Principal Aviation Safety Lead

$120,303 - $135,701 + up to 15.4% Superannuation
- Edinburgh - SA, Eveleigh - NSW, Fishermans Bend - VIC

**The Role**
The Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) Platforms Division is looking for professionals with experience in Aviation Safety for the role of Principle Aviation Safety Lead, providing specialist guidance and support for aviation operations.

You will work as part of a Team with other safety professionals and safety advisors providing advice and assistance to researchers within DSTG. Your support will assist researchers to meet their safety obligations for Aviation Operations across a broad and exciting range of research activities. Your role will contribute directly to the provision of a safe working environment for scientists, engineers, and technical experts focused on providing Defence with Science and Technology (S&T) capability.

You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your passion, commitment and experience in Aviation Safety through the delivery of professional and increasingly complex safety advice and assistance to S&T stakeholders. Whilst working within Platforms Division you will provide support across DSTG.

If you have a passion for Aviation safety, have demonstrable transferable skills and/or experience in delivering for positive safety outcomes, love working within a team, are people focused, and have great communication and stakeholder engagement skills, we would love to hear from you. The Principal Aviation Safety Advisor will:

- Provide leadership to ensure risk reduction for Un-crewed Aviation Systems (UAS) Operations conducted as part of research.
- Support the DSTG Authorising Officer in line with the Defence Aviation Safety Regulations.
- Provide oversight for development of governance and compliance arrangements across DSTG.
- Build and sustaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide support for Aviation Operations across DSTG to support research outcomes.
- Share your expertise with others, guiding and mentoring less experienced staff in aviation safety.
- Build awareness of the Defence Aviation Safety Regulations across DSTG.
- Ensure group level aligned with Defence policy for Aviation Safety.

**About our Team**
Platforms Divisions develops, integrates and experiments with innovative technologies to produce effective S&T solutions for crewed and un-crewed ADF platforms across air, land, maritime and space to achieve capability advantage. The Principal Aviation lead role is embedded within Platforms and will work as part of the broader Safety Team to provide specialist support for research staff.

People enjoy working with our team because we share knowledge and grow as a team. We engage with research capabilities and provide the opportunity to share best practice in research safety across multiple capabilities and across many unique hazards and risks not found elsewhere. Our team works strategically to influence safety best practice across Defence.

The Enabling WHS Capability team (Safety team) works collaboratively across DSTG to support the achievement of this commitment. The Safety team engages with researchers from all areas of DSTG and partner to achieve better safety outcomes for Defence research work through the delivery of professional safety advice and assistance.

To be successful in this role, demonstration of the following skills, knowledge and experience will be well regarded:

- A team player including a willingness to share learning and support peers.
- Passionate about safety, with domain experience or a willingness to learn.
- Very good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate with clarity, listen, understand, and adapt your communication style to the audience.
- Knowledge and previous experience in the implementation of safe systems of work.
- Strategic thinking and the ability to influence.
- Ability to manage tasks and achieve results.
- Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills including the ability to nurture internal and external relationships.
- Negotiate confidently and commit to action.
- Tertiary qualifications with relevant domain experience or willingness to learn.