HESS and Compliance Specialist

Reach Beyond!

CHC provides unmatched helicopter services that enable our customers to reach beyond – to work in remote and challenging destinations that limit others – and come home safely. We are dedicated to our purpose of getting our customers where they need to be, when they need to be there, anywhere in the world – safely and reliably. All you have to do is get on board!At CHC, we pride ourselves on our values and culture: Accountability: Take pride and ownership of our actions and results. Collaboration: Working together with transparency and trust to drive continuous improvement. Care: Creating a safe and sustainable environment for all. Integrity: Doing what's right and fostering a culture of respect. Excellence: Prioritizing quality services and setting industry standards.

Role Summary

HESS & Compliance Specialist Location: Richmond, BC    Heli-One Canada is looking for a HESS & Compliance Specialist responsible for driving Health, Environment, Safety, and Security (HESS) performance across the site by implementing safety programs, ensuring regulatory compliance, and leading audits and investigations. The role acts as a key subject matter expert, promoting a strong safety culture, managing incident reporting, training, and emergency response processes, and ensuring alignment with aviation regulations and company standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitating monthly HESS inspections and involving key operational personnel when carrying out inspections

• Assisting in the base / facility HESS indoctrination training for all new staff

• Arrange HESS meetings as instructed by the accountable executive and/or safety and quality manager

• Maintaining safety bulletin boards to ensure effective communication of HESS-related performance data, including progress made with HESS objectives

• Disseminating HESS references and material, as instructed by accountable executive and/or safety and quality manager

• Leading HESS investigations, as directed

• Encourage a proactive reporting culture on HESS related issues

• Maintain a current appropriate level of first aid qualification and liaise with other first aiders to ensure first aid kits are maintained and kept in date, including emergency spill response kits

• Monitoring waste management arrangements to ensure ongoing compliance with waste

• segregation procedures

• Keeping abreast of changes in local HESS laws and regulations and ensure Company policies and procedures are aligned with them

• Fulfilling the role of the HESS subject matter expert in support of the safety and quality manager

• Developing and revise local HESS standards in coordination with the global HESS standards committee

• Lead audit activities ensuring they provide effective oversight of maintenance, Airworthiness and Third Party Suppliers

• Support the performance of the internal and external audit programs, and safety investigation activity

• Participate in regular meetings with stakeholders to monitor and review audit and investigation findings

• Act as the lead investigator on the identification and collation of factual information, analysis of data (HFACS), issue of safety recommendations and implementation of follow up actions for inclusion in the Safety Quality Integrated Database (SQID)

• Support and contribute to the coordination, development, implementation and continuous improvement of the emergency response plan

• Provide support and direction to stakeholders on the reporting of mandatory requirements to appropriate authorities (TCCA,EASA,ANAC,JCAB) within the required timeframes

Qualifications, Skills & Attributes

• Understanding of local HESS laws and regulations

• Train the Trainer qualification and experience

• Knowledge of TCCA and EASA regulations applicable to Aircraft Maintenance Organizations

• Professional qualification in aviation is preferred or equivalent education, training and experience

• Lead Auditor and Incident Investigator qualification and experience is preferred

• Previous auditing experience, preferred

• Excellent collaborative skills for Human factors analysis and guidance on corrective action.

• Strong technical writing abilities for company policies, standards, processes and work instructions.

• Self motivated and results oriented with a focus on keeping personnel safe.

• Ability to make excellent decisions and set appropriate priorities.

• Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication.

• Ability to work in a rapidly evolving and dynamic environment.

• Demonstrated team player with excellent interpersonal skills.

• Strong computer skills.

Working Conditions:

• Mostly in an office environment, however working directly with the Heli-One Canada facility Workshops and Hangars
• Some travel may be required so valid passport is highly recommended.

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is supplied and required in the workplace as posted.

Eligibility

Applicants must have the legal right to work in Canada and meet any clearance requirements relevant to the role.

Recruitment Process

We may commence interviews or close applications prior to the advertised closing date if suitable candidates are identified. We therefore encourage applicants to apply as early as possible.

We will contact only those candidates who are shortlisted. If you are not contacted, please consider that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Recruitment Agencies

We are managing this vacancy directly and are not engaging the services of recruitment agencies for this role.

We kindly request that agencies do not contact us regarding this position or submit unsolicited candidate CVs. Any CVs sent without prior written agreement will be treated as direct applications and no agency fees will be payable. Thank you for your understanding.