Aviation Safety and Compliance Officer

Job Title: Aviation Safety and Compliance Officer

Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Compensation: £25,000 - £35,000 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Fixed Term Contract – 52 Weeks

Role ID: SF68456

Be part of a team that puts safety at the heart of aviation

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Aviation Safety and Compliance Officer at our Gloucestershire Airport site.

The role

As an Aviation Safety and Compliance Officer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be at the heart of our aviation safety operations, supporting the management systems that underpin our commitment to safety, compliance, and continuous improvement. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a noble mission - ensuring the safety of aviation operations that protect communities and support national defence.

Day-to-day you'll be:

• Supporting all elements of the Safety and Compliance Monitoring Management Systems across aviation activities
• Engaging with internal stakeholders to promote and develop a strong safety culture
• Conducting investigations and contributing to operational risk assessments
• Applying barrier control safety management methodologies such as BowTie
• Using safety-specific software to analyse and report on safety data

This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based on site at Gloucestershire Airport.

Essential experience of the Aviation Safety and Compliance Officer

• Experience within the aviation industry
• Familiarity with ARMS methodology for Operational Risk Assessments
• Knowledge of barrier control safety management (e.g. BowTie)
• Proven experience in conducting investigations
• Strong organisational, analytical, and report writing skills

Qualifications for the Aviation Safety and Compliance Officer

• ONC or equivalent engineering academic qualification
• Conversancy with safety-specific database software such as Synergi Life

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email  with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 18/11/2025

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