SACAA Qualified Quality, Safety + Security Professional

Senior aviation Quality, Safety and Security consultant supporting multiple clients as a SACAA nominated post-holder under the Honiball Aviation Auditing banner.

Other Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Full-time On-site / Hybrid and client-facing Applications open

Work arrangement: On-site / Hybrid and client-facing

Honiball Aviation Auditing is seeking an experienced aviation professional to join our team as an Aviation Quality, Safety and Security Consultant.

The successful candidate will work under the Honiball Aviation Auditing banner, supporting a portfolio of aviation clients with regulatory compliance, quality assurance, safety management and aviation security.

Depending on each client’s operational requirements, the consultant may be nominated to fulfil one or more SACAA post-holder functions—including Quality Manager, Safety Manager or Aviation Security Manager—subject to the applicable regulatory requirements and SACAA acceptance.

This is a senior, accountable and client-facing consulting position. It requires a professional who can work across different aviation organisations while maintaining regulatory independence, confidentiality, consistency and a high standard of professional service.

Applications submitted by email, Linked In message or any other channel will not be considered.

Applications will initially be assessed against transparent, role-specific criteria. Screening technology and AI-generated summaries may assist the recruitment team, but all shortlisting and employment decisions will be reviewed and made by people. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• Serve as a nominated post-holder for assigned client organisations where appropriately qualified and accepted.
• Provide ongoing regulatory, technical and advisory support to a portfolio of aviation clients.
• Understand each client’s operational scope, approvals, risk profile and regulatory obligations.
• Maintain effective working relationships with accountable managers, operational personnel and SACAA representatives.
• Ensure sufficient time, attention and professional independence across assigned clients.
• Identify and appropriately manage potential conflicts of interest.
• Prepare clients for regulatory inspections, audits and approval activities.
• Establish, maintain and improve client Quality Management Systems and compliance-monitoring programmes.
• Develop and manage risk-based audit and surveillance programmes.
• Conduct audits against applicable SACAA regulations, technical standards, approved manuals and organisational procedures.
• Record findings and coordinate corrective and preventive actions through to effective closure.
• Monitor regulatory changes and assist clients in keeping manuals and procedures current.
  
  Report quality and compliance performance directly to each client’s accountable management.
• Establish, maintain and continually improve client Safety Management Systems.
• Lead hazard identification, safety-risk assessment and risk-control activities.
• Monitor safety performance indicators, operational trends and emerging risks.
• Manage safety reporting, occurrence analysis and safety-assurance activities.
• Coordinate or participate in accident and incident investigations where required.
• Deliver safety training and promote a positive, just and proactive safety culture.
• Assist clients with required safety and security occurrence reporting.
• Develop, maintain and oversee client Aviation Security Programmes.
• Support compliance with the National Aviation Security Programme and applicable SACAA Parts 108 and 109 requirements.
• Coordinate aviation-security training, vetting and access-control interfaces.
• Monitor security risks, incidents, controls and…