Flight Operations Inspector – New Zealand

Flight Operations Inspector – New Zealand

Working at our organisation you'll have the opportunity to contribute to safe and secure skies, for New Zealand.

About the role:

As a Flight Operations Inspector in our Certification- Agricultural and Helicopter team, you will be responsible for carrying out certification activities for organisations seeking to operate in the aviation system, and to ensure they meet the requirements for certification. This includes carrying out certification assessments to determine requirements against the Civil Aviation Regulations and to evidence certification decisions in a way that supports the CAA's goals and objectives.

This role will give you the opportunity to positively influence the continuous improvement in aviation safety performance by engaging and communicating closely with operators. The role will promote safety and operational best practices within the New Zealand aviation system. As such, you will be required to exercise sound judgement and responsibility within an established operating framework.

This role can be Wellington, Auckland or Christchurch based.

What we're looking for:

• To be successful in this role you will be able to bring operational knowledge and experience and apply this to your work at the Authority.
• Your excellent interpersonal skills mean that you will be able to work closely with external parties to provide clear and objective decisions about potential safety issues.
• You will be respected by others for your integrity, professionalism and aviation experience and be passionate about improving safety performance.
• Your systems thinking approach combined with your ability to think critically and solve problems will be of benefit in your day to day work.
• Experience in commercial air transport helicopter operations is necessary for this role, agricultural and flight instructor qualifications are highly desirable.