Aviation Safety Manager

Join Our Life-Saving Team in Phoenix, Arizona!

Are you ready to elevate your career to new heights? PHI Health is looking for dynamic, driven individuals to join our team. We are committed to providing top-tier emergency medical services with unmatched speed and efficiency, saving lives when every second counts. By supporting our mission from the ground, you will play a crucial role in orchestrating the seamless operations that keep our advanced fleet soaring and our patients safe.

As an Aviation Safety Manager, you'll collaborate with some of the best minds in the industry, driving initiatives that enhance our services and expand our reach to those who need it most. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive on challenges, PHI Health offers an extraordinary opportunity to impact lives and develop your professional career in a meaningful way.

Who We Are:

PHI Health is the leading air ambulance provider in the United States. With an unmatched safety record and the best aviation, medical and communication specialists in the field, we set the standard in the air medical industry. We transport more than 22,000 patients each year from our more than 80 bases across the country, all while offering services and outreach education to local communities and leading healthcare systems. Our mission is simple: move communities to health while maintaining the highest standard of safety, period.

Job Summary:

• Responsible to establish Flight Operations Quality Assurance reporting requirements
• Receives, records, tracks, analyzes and responds to aviation safety action programs reports.
• Maintains the aviation safety action programs database and facilitates the Event Review Committee (ERC) member access as needed.
• Records specific repeated instances of noncompliance with 14 CFR and/or 49 CFR and informs ERC members if the same individual is involved in multiple violations.
• Provides feedback to employees as required
• Keeps senior management informed regarding Aviation Safety Action Programs and Flight Operations Quality Assurance program results
• Is responsible for ensuring all activity complies with procedures as directed in the Aviation Safety Action Programs and Flight Operations Quality Assurance manuals, and other manuals, and will recommend appropriate changes to the manuals as appropriate.
• Is responsible for ensuring all subordinate personnel accomplish tasks in compliance with the Aviation Safety Action Programs and Flight Operations Quality Assurance and other manuals.
• As they occur, notify the Director of issues of Aviation Safety Action Programs and Flight Operations Quality Assurance manual noncompliance and any equipment, software and or process changes that challenge the accomplishment of Flight Operations Quality Assurance program responsibilities
• Assist the Director in direct interface with aircraft manufacturers, recording equipment providers and Flight Analysis Software providers, regarding Flight Operations Quality Assurance issues.
• Manage fleet issues associated with collected flight data from the Flight Data Recorders and Solid State Quick Access Recorders as they relate to Flight Operations Quality Assurance activities.
• Interface with Data Monitoring personnel for support of operational events to be clarified
• Responsible for prescribing the requirements for all necessary Flight Operations Quality Assurance classroom and on-site training
• Attend training, conferences, and seminars when appropriate.
• Provide and/or supervise direct support to field based personnel maintaining Flight Operations Quality Assurance aircraft equipment.
• Other duties as assigned

Compensation and Benefits:

• We offer a range of competitive pay and benefits package to keep our teams happy, healthy, and invested. 

Schedule and Location:

• 5 & 2
• Phoenix, AZ

The Successful Candidate Will Have:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor's degree in aviation, aviation safety, or aviation management or equivalent experience is preferred
• Five (5) years of work experience at a Part 121/135 air carrier, three (3) of which should be in a safety specialty or an operational group covered by Aviation Safety Action Programs
• Previous experience working with Aviation Safety Action Programs or an equivalent safety reporting system is preferred
• Operational experience as a pilot, helicopter mechanic or Flight Operations Quality Assurance experience is preferred
• Program/project management experience is preferred
• Must have an aptitude for computer technology, Microsoft Operating Systems, different types of data structures and must be able to facilitate the appropriate software (e.g., word processors, databases, spreadsheets, etc.) with these data structures
• Must be able to appropriately utilize aircraft manufacturer's manuals and technical standards
• Must be able to coordinate work and ideas with other members of the technical staff
• This position is designated Safety Sensitive for purposes of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act.

Our Core Competencies:

• Safe. We are absolute in our belief in the tenets of Destination Zero and that Zero is not only achievable, but the only acceptable outcome.
• Efficient. We are focused on outcomes that are smart and responsible by making the best use of our resources to maximize overall productivity and achieve sustainable profitability as a high performing organization. 
• Quality. We are committed to ensuring excellent organizational performance which produces sustainable and reliable outcomes.
• Service. We are dedicated to the service of our customers, our communities and each other.

The PHI Health Advantage:

For more than 40 years, our company has been providing critical air medical transport services across the country. As an organization, we outfit each aircraft we fly with the most advanced technology, subject our crews to the most rigorous protocols and training and pioneer the most-forward thinking safety program in the country.

Everything that we do comes back to the safety of our crew and our patients. Our accident rate is well below the national average and we were the first to receive the Vision Zero Aviation Safety Award. This belief has guided us towards a number of industry firsts and has given us the highest safety rating in the industry.