Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand Looking for Airworthiness Inspector at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Full Time

As an Airworthiness Inspector in our Certification-Airworthiness team, you will be responsible for carrying out certification activities for organisations seeking to operate in the aviation system, and to ensure they meet the requirements for certification. This includes carrying out certification assessments to determine requirements against the Civil Aviation Standards and to record certification decisions in a way that supports the CAA’s goals and objectives.

This role will give you the opportunity to positively influence and improve aviation safety performance by working closely with operators. The role will promote safety and engineering best practices within the New Zealand aviation system. As such, you will be required to exercise sound judgement and responsibility within an established operating framework.

This is a permanent position based and the salary band for this position goes from $112,171 to $156,711 with the mid-range being $131,259. Starting salaries will be based on knowledge, skills and experience the successful candidate brings to the role, and relativities both, within the immediate team and in the broader Authority for the same or similar roles.

This role can be Wellington, Auckland or Christchurch based.

What We’re Looking For

To be successful in this role you will be able to bring your operational knowledge and experience and apply this to your work at the Authority.

Your strong interpersonal skills mean that you will be able to work closely with external parties to provide clear and objective decisions about potential safety issues. You will be respected by others for your integrity, professionalism and aviation experience and be passionate about improving safety performance. Your systems thinking approach combined with your ability to think critically and solve problems will be of benefit in your day to day work.

Experience in a maintenance control role or with helicopters/fixed wing in the Pt135/125/121 or supervisory / SQMS experience in a Pt145 environment is desirable.

About Us

As a safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority exists to enable safe flight for social connections, and economic benefit for New Zealand. We believe in keeping people safe and secure in the air, enabling participation in the aviation system, and making a difference to New Zealand aviation. We achieve this through regulatory oversight of the aviation industry and frontline security at our airports.

The Authority embraces diversity and is committed to providing an inclusive environment where our people feel respected, safe, and valued for their unique contribution.

The foundation for achieving this is our values , which guide how we work and the behaviours we expect from each other.

• Me mahi tahi – Collaboration We work together to achieve and succeed.
• Me mahi pono – Transparency We are open and honest communicators.
• Me mahi tika – Integrity We do the right thing.
• Me manaaki – Respect We treat all people with consideration and kindness.
• Kia tū rangatira ai – Professionalism We act in a way that brings credit to ourselves and our organisation.

Why join us?

As a flexible friendly employer, we are happy to discuss solutions that may work for you and us. We value and care about enabling our people to work in a way that means they can work at their best.

We invest in our people by supporting development within the organisation. To support the health and wellbeing of our employees we run well-being workshops, offer flu vaccinations and contributions towards eyewear.

We offer 5 weeks of annual leave and can match your Kiwi Saver contribution up to 4%.

Apply now

Apply directly by completing the online application form and submit your CV and Cover Letter. Note: your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key skills required for this role.

We want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported, so the recruitment process is fair and equitable for all. Therefore, please let us know if there is any support, we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible to you.

The Authority strongly encourages and supports all our people to be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. However, our current policy position is that vaccination is not a requirement for employment in this role. Please note that the Authority may, if needed, introduce a vaccination requirement for managing an epidemic.

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Applications close: Sunday, 23 July 2023.