New Posting - Pacific Coastal Airlines

Director, Aviation and Corporate Safety


Pacific Coastal Airlines is a family owned and operated company, founded by CEO and Director Daryl Smith over 28 years ago. Daryl's roots are in the logging business, but he gained his reputation through 50 years of aviation experience as a pilot and owner of several regional carriers.

Pacific Coastal Airlines is a well-established name on the Canadian West Coast employing over 300 employee including pilots, flight attendants, engineers, dispatchers, freight, customer service/reservation agents and an administration team. Pacific Coastal operates a total of 13 bases, has a fleet of 24 aircraft and is honored to serve the coastal and interior regions of British Columbia.

The Director, Aviation and Corporate Safety is a senior-level safety leader responsible for strategic planning, advocacy and development of all corporate safety systems, programs, policies and plans. These include but are not limited to the Company’s Safety Management System (SMS), Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S), Risk Management Plan, Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan and Safety Awareness Plan.

Reporting to the President, this position will be responsible to all employees through representative Safety Officers, to seek out and employ industry best practices in order to maximize awareness and safety effectiveness and to uphold and advance the Company’s competitive position with respect to aviation workplace safety and security. This role will establish and uphold safety and security standards and ensure that all practices meet or exceed regulatory requirements; foster and maintain a safety culture that is effective, respectful, supportive and engaging consistent with the Company’s Vision and Values. Other key responsibilities include ensuring the approved system remains compliant with all relevant external standards and regulations and that all leaders and employees are trained, oriented and compliant with relevant systems and processes.

Upholding our corporate values, a visionary leader is desired who will challenge the company’s capacity by establishing and achieving annual safety goals and objectives. He/she will develop, achieve and exceed key corporate safety performance targets, metrics and expense budgets on an annual basis.

The Director, Aviation and Corporate Safety will lead and provide effective oversight in incident/accident investigation, ensuring identification of root causes and corrective action. The successful candidate will be a team player with the ability to foster close working relationships with all levels of employees and regulatory bodies such as Transport Canada, Labour Canada, and Human Resources Skills Development Canada on all matters pertaining to regulatory compliance. This position is responsible to chair the Company’s Corporate Safety Review Board.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience
A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or Professional diploma in Business, Environmental or Safety studies or related field requirement as well as Occupational Health and Safety Certificate or equivalent is preferred. 5 year’s work experience in an Occupational Health and Safety or Safety leadership role, preferably within Aviation or an airline specifically with a strong understanding of applicable regulations and legislation such as CARS, Canada Labour Code and how the regulatory bodies operate and interrelate. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge to the Minister of Transport with respect to the management of the Safety Management System specifically regarding the Quality Assurance program.

An excellent communicator with strong organizational and time management skills. Must be able to plan, forecast and goal set while being an excellent Safety ambassador. Computer skills including Web, Excel and Word.

Competitive compensation and benefits package plus travel privileges.

Interested applicants apply to careers@pacificcoastal.com

Pacific Coastal Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer