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Are you passionate about aviation safety and ready to take the next step in your career? Bel Air Aviation is looking for a dedicated Deputy Safety Manager & HSE Lead to strengthen our safety team and help drive our commitment to excellence in offshore helicopter operations.
Bel Air Aviation is a family-owned Danish offshore helicopter company operating in Denmark and the Netherlands. With a team of 100 dedicated professionals, we pride ourselves on our strong values: safety, quality, honesty, and flexibility. We put our heart into everything we do and foster a culture built on freedom with responsibility, a positive outlook, and team spirit.
You will join a dedicated team passionately delivering unparalleled helicopter services. We care about each other and take pride in maintaining a culture where we:
• Foster a collaborative mindset
• Thrive with responsibility
• Maintain a positive can-do outlook
• Speak to each other, not about each other
• Enjoy a good laugh with great colleagues
• Employment in a company where values matter.
As Deputy Safety Manager and HSE Lead, you will report to our CEO and play a key role in maintaining and enhancing our Safety Management System (SMS) and leading Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) initiatives across our operations. You’ll work closely with the Safety Manager, Management Team, and colleagues to promote a proactive safety culture and ensure compliance with aviation and HSE regulations.
We look for employees who are motivated by "freedom with responsibility", who have a positive outlook on life and who know what it means to be flexible, putting cooperation and teamwork in focus by talking to colleagues and who are motivated by a changing environment and have a good sense of humour.
Role as Deputy Safety Manager
• Support our Safety Manager in a new implementation and oversight of the Safety Management System (SMS).
• Assists with risk assessments, management of change, occurrence reporting and incident investigations.
• Monitor and analyze safety data to identify trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Act as deputy in the absence of our Safety Manager
• Be ready later to take over our Safety Manager position.
Role as HSE Lead:
As HSE Lead your role will be to develop and lead HSE initiatives, meetings, inspections, policies, procedures and programs ensuring alignment with aviation industry standards and local legal regulations.
• Act as the primary point of contact for HSE matters within the organization.
• Lead HSE initiatives, inspections, and compliance efforts.
• Liaise with internal teams, authorities and external stakeholders to ensure HSE compliance.
• Prepare regular reports on HSE performance, KPIs, and trends for management.
• Representing the company in HSE-related forums and regulatory meetings internal and external audits.
• Drive environmental initiatives, including waste reduction, emissions control, and sustainability.
• Lead investigations of HSE incidents, accidents, and near-misses.
• Develop and deliver HSE training and awareness programs for employees and contractors.
Experience and Education:
The Deputy Safety Manager and HSE Lead (Health, Safety, and Environment) play an essential role in supporting the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the organization’s Safety Management System (SMS) and HSE programs.
• The ideal candidate will have a strong background in aviation as a licensed certified aircraft technician or pilot, and a deep understanding of operational safety standards and regulatory compliance.
• Solid knowledge of EASA safety regulations and aviation safety standards.
• Experience with SMS and HSE frameworks and compliance monitoring systems.
• Skilled in Safety investigation techniques and root cause methodologies; Aviation management systems, including Just Culture
• Strong communication, analytical, and leadership skills.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Data management, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Package.
Personal qualities:
• Positive, proactive, and pragmatic.
• Hands-on and down-to-earth.
• Committed to quality and continuous improvement.
• Empathetic and team-oriented.
• Able to thrive in a dynamic environment with a good sense of humor.
• A dynamic, caring and safety-focused work environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• The chance to make a real impact on aviation safety.
• To be a part of a passionate and dedicated team in an expanding family-owned helicopter company
Apply by sending your application to application@belair.dk - Subject: Deputy Safety Manager and HSE Lead
We’re reviewing applications on a rolling basis and aim to fill the position by February 1st, 2026.
For more information, contact Connie at phone +45 2787 3203