Director of Safety; Fixed-Wing, Eagle Med LLC

Director of Safety - Air (All Certificates)

$155000-$165000 Range

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JOB SUMMARY

The Director of Safety - Air plans, directs, and coordinates the safety department to develop and implement processes, programs, and procedures that provide all employees with tools and skills necessary to perform jobs in a safe work environment. Responsible for facilitating the corporate safety committee monthly meetings. Responsible for investigating accidents, injuries, and incidences to find root causes and identifies action items to prevent future incidences.

Leadership

• Lead company group of safety professionals in the design, development, implementation, and monitoring of safety programs across the company (Certificate and operating regions).
• Serve as advisor to senior management on decisions regarding planning, forecasting and measuring safety and risk management performance.
• Exercise a management style that is team oriented, proactive and customer service driven to build, supervise, and mentor a comprehensive safety management team to ensure effectiveness, appropriate workload balance, and career pathing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships and open dialogue at all levels of the organization to enable a sustainable culture of safe operations.
• Develop and implement company-wide Safety Incentive programs to ensure that internal organization and personnel are recognized for their contributions and safety performance.
• Serve as the Chairman of the Safety Assurance Board to safety drive accountability.

Training & Cultural Development

• Promote all aspects of a safety culture appropriate to the scope of the operation, including instituting safety goals and publicizing them to all employees.
• Maintain, and evolve the Safety Management System (SMS) to ensure effectiveness and ongoing relevance to the changing environment.
• Develop systems and processes to ensure awareness, understanding, and acknowledgement of employees' respective contribution and role required to sustain a safe operating environment.
• Develop, implement and ensure awareness and the completion of relevant safety education and training for all GMR employees.
• Responsible for the quality, relevance, and delivery of the safety components of the new hire and recurrent training programs.

Analytics

• Establish and monitor management information systems to accurately measure safety and risk performance. As necessary, revise or implement new policies to enhance safety and reduce risk profile.
• Collaborate with Patient Care Services in the design, development, implementation and revision of programs to enhance patient safety, and improve patient advocacy.
• Establish relevant predictive analytics and key performance indicators (KPIs) that can be linked back to management actions.
• Review and recommend initiatives to enhance safety in the operation of aircraft, aircraft maintenance, standardization and training, ground operations, industrial safety, and facility safety.
• Monitor and perform routine audits of activities to ensure compliance with internal safety policies and procedures. Document audit findings, make recommendations, and monitor corrective and preventative actions.
• Monitor the safety reporting program and ensure that it remains easily accessible for personnel to report mishaps, hazards, and other reportable items.
• Prepare and manage the annual operating and capital budgets for the safety department.

Regulatory Compliance

• Provide assistance to regulatory agencies, law enforcement, and insurance personnel as requested during accident, incident and occurrence investigations.
• Organize and lead internal teams to perform event analysis investigations for accidents, incidents and occurrences.
• Responsible for monitoring compliance with relevant State and Federal safety regulations.

Industry Representation

• Represent the interest among national industry and safety associations.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to management or government officials on
• safety, health and risk management.
• Collaborate with clinical and operations leaders to ensure awareness of emerging issues and provide consultative support.

Qualifications

• Experience with FAA CFR 14 Part 5 Safety Management System requirements.
• Experience with Part 135 air-medical operations with related aviation safety programs preferred but not required.
• Operational experience as an air-medical pilot, Aviation Maintenance Technician, Flight Paramedic or Nurse preferred but not required.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, organizational, analytical and presentation skills.
• Experience with Word processing and Excel. Education.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in the development and implementation of general industrial systems related to safety and health.
• Knowledge of Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations.
• Understanding of Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) practices.
• Experience with HAZMAT, and EPA regulations.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, leadership technique, and the coordination of people and resources.
• Ability to analyze problems and come up with solutions while staying within the policies and procedures of the organization and state and or federal laws.
• Excellent computer skills in a MS Windows environment, to include advanced Excel skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated teamwork and leadership skills.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

• Reports to: Certificate Chief Operating Officer
• Interrelationships: GMR VP of Safety, Safety team, GMR and Certificate Leadership, Employees.

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Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.

• Salary Range $155,000K-$165,000K
• Check out our careers site Benefits | GMR Careers to learn more about our comprehensive benefit options, which include medical, vision, dental, 401k, disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, vacation and paid time off.
• The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 9.12.2025