Field Safety Specialist

About Us

Quanta Aviation Services (QAS) is the administrative and organizational arm supporting four aviation companies within Quanta Services. Together, these companies operate the largest private utility helicopter fleet in the world.

QAS supports the aviation group through operational coordination, safety and compliance oversight, construction and rigging support, and training that prepares both flight crews and line workers to safely perform helicopter-supported utility work. By providing this structure and support, Quanta Aviation Services enables each operating company to focus on safe operations, customer service, and executing complex utility and construction missions nationwide.

About Us

Quanta Aviation Services is a family-run, world-class precision helicopter lift service operating nationwide. Our operations are built on three core pillars: world-class equipment, highly skilled and experienced personnel, and an unwavering commitment to customer service. From project planning through execution, QAS works closely with clients to ensure missions are performed safely, efficiently, and to the highest professional standard.

About This Role

QAS is seeking an experienced Field Safety Specialist to support our utility powerline construction and external load helicopter operations.
This is a contractor position with significant field deployment to active project sites across San Diego County.

The Field Safety Specialist sits at the intersection of safety, operations, and customer coordination. You will serve as the on-site aviation subject matter expert—leading safety tailboards, coordinating landing zones, managing traffic control, conducting hazard analyses, and maintaining the critical communication link between QAS flight crews, ground personnel, and customer representatives. You will also own the tracking and reporting of helicopter operational data and safety events.

QAS is known for the professionalism and precision of our people. We take great pride in hiring specialists who are equally comfortable leading a tailboard in front of a large crew and sitting across the table from a customer’s project team—individuals who are organized, decisive, and never cut corners when it comes to safety.

• Lead helicopter-related discussions and safety topics in project mass tailboards, setting the tone for a safety-first operational culture.
• Provide hazard analysis of onsite conditions prior to all helicopter operations, ensuring crews are briefed on terrain, obstructions, energized powerlines, and other site-specific risks.
• Develop, present, and own work plans for critical onsite activities related to proximity of energized powerlines and other potential hazards.
• Lead helicopter-related incident investigations; identify root causes, develop corrective actions, and drive findings to closure.

• Assist in the coordination and development of helicopter landing zones (LZs) in project yards, ensuring suitability for safe ingress and egress.
• Ensure that project yards and LZs are free from foreign object debris (FOD) and properly watered prior to helicopter operations.
• Ensure and assist in the coordination of applicable traffic control, verifying it is set up in the proper locations outlined by approved traffic control plans before helicopter external load operations begin.
• Ensure and assist in coordination that members of the public are outside required buffer zones for helicopter external load operations.

• Assist the project manager and construction managers in project scheduling of helicopters to support efficient and safe daily and critical path operations.
• Assist in coordination of daily and weekly critical path activities as they relate to helicopter operations.
• Maintain and assist communications between helicopter and ground crews prior to and during all helicopter operations.
• Attend all required project-related meetings and represent helicopter operations interests.

• Serve as the primary communication link between customer helicopter representatives and QAS…