Senior Safety Manager - Multi-Helicopter Delivery Platform

Location: Hybrid (attendance at MOD Abbey Wood 2-3 days per week)

Rate: Up to £760/day

Duration: ASAP to 31/03/2026 (high likelihood of extension)

Final date to receive applications: 20/02/2026 at 11:00

Quast is supporting the MOD in recruiting a Senior Safety Manager to work on the Multi-Helicopter Platform Delivery programme.

The Multi-Helicopter Platform Delivery programme sits within the Air domain and is responsible for the acquisition, support and safe operation of rotary-wing capability across multiple helicopter platforms. The role requires a senior safety professional capable of operating at portfolio level, providing authoritative safety advice and ensuring compliance with military airworthiness and regulatory frameworks.

This is a senior appointment, requiring the ability to lead safety activity across complex aviation systems, influence stakeholders at multiple levels, and assure delivery of robust, compliant and supportable technical solutions.

• Lead and coordinate safety management activity across elements of the Multi-Helicopter Delivery portfolio.
• Provide senior technical advice on system safety, airworthiness, and regulatory compliance within a highly regulated aviation environment.
• Ensure safety considerations are fully embedded within requirements generation, design, modification and in-service support activities.
• Oversee the development, review and assurance of safety documentation, including hazard logs, safety cases and supporting artefacts.
• Apply and interpret Military Aviation Authority (MAA) regulatory publications and relevant legislation, ensuring compliance and educating stakeholders where required.
• Lead the identification, management and mitigation of technical and safety risks.
• Manage integration with delivery teams, specialist engineers and external regulators to maximise safe and successful system implementation.
• Participate in and lead assurance, audit and review activities.
• Contribute to verification, validation and evaluation (V&V) activities from a safety perspective.
• Support lifecycle considerations including modification, sustainment and disposal planning from a safety and compliance standpoint.

• Significant experience providing senior technical advice and leading successful safety or engineering outcomes within complex aerospace or defence programmes.
• Demonstrable experience of safety management within a highly regulated aviation environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Military Aviation Authority (MAA) publications and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience embedding safety and risk management within acquisition and support life cycles.
• Experience operating within multidisciplinary teams and managing stakeholder interfaces across technical and programme boundaries.
• Professionally registered as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Chartered Scientist (CSci), or working towards equivalent professional registration.

• Experience with in MOD or defence aviation programmes.
• Experience across rotary-wing or multi-platform helicopter environments.
• Experience at portfolio or programme level, influencing senior stakeholders.

Candidates must hold, or be eligible and willing to obtain, at least SC clearance prior to commencing in role.