Job Title: Company Safety Aviation Officer (CASO)

Company: Geotech Aviation

Location: Holland Landing, ON

Type: Permanent Full Time/Onsite

Geotech Aviation conducts airborne geophysical survey operations for clients across the globe. The Company Aviation Safety Officer (CASO) is responsible for administering the company's aviation Safety Management System (SMS). The CASO maintains compliance with Transport Canada regulatory requirements, the Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS), client contractual standards, and provides safety oversight and risk management support to flight, maintenance and survey operations.

The position requires direct involvement in operational planning and decision-making. The CASO works with the Accountable Executive, management, flight crew, AMEs, survey technicians, the sales team, clients, auditors and regulatory representatives.

To learn more about our company and the services we offer, please visit our website at geotech.ca.

Key Responsibilities:

Operational Risk Management

- Prepare project-specific risk assessments for all survey operations using IAGSA/BARS-aligned methodology
- Conduct fatigue risk assessments, hostile-environment assessments, variance requests and operational safety reviews
- Review airspace, Military Operations Areas (MOAs) and restricted areas as part of pre-survey planning
- Review field risk controls daily, including Risk Control Summaries, reconnaissance, transfer and crew-change documentation, and various compliance checklists

Safety Management System Administration

- Administer the hazard and occurrence reporting process: receipt, initial response, classification, trend logging, and mandatory or contractual reporting to external agencies and clients
- Lead occurrence investigations using root cause analysis (RCA), and manage corrective and preventive actions through to verified closure




- Monitor Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs) monthly, identify adverse trends and escalate them to management as required
- Prepare the annual SMS performance report to the Accountable Executive
- Chair the Flight Safety Committee and participate in operations meetings

Regulatory and Standards Compliance

- Ensure compliance with the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), BARS requirements, client aviation standards and company manuals
- Coordinate preparation for and scheduling of the annual BARS audit, and maintain company and aircraft records as required by the Flight Safety Foundation
- Monitor flight and duty time compliance for flight crew

Emergency Response and Flight Following

- Maintain the currency and readiness of the Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
- Provide oversight of flight-following procedures, and support overdue and missing aircraft response
- Plan and facilitate tabletop ERP exercises

Training and Safety Promotion

- Deliver the company's recurrent Crew Resource Management (CRM) training each month, and incorporate lessons learned from internal and industry occurrences
- Produce the monthly safety newsletter and other safety communications
- Promote reporting culture and safety engagement among field personnel
- Develop and implement policies and procedures supporting safe and efficient operations

Systems and Records Management

- Maintain complete, accurate and audit-ready safety records

Stakeholder Coordination

- Provide technical safety input to the sales team,



project managers and clients on survey requirements
- Act as the company's primary safety liaison with clients, auditors and regulatory authorities

Qualifications and Skills:

Required

- Minimum 3 years of experience in aviation safety, SMS administration or flight/maintenance operations
- Working knowledge of the Canadian Aviation Regulations, BARS recommendations, IAGSA recommendations and SMS principles
- Demonstrated competence in risk assessment and occurrence investigation methodologies
- Strong technical writing skills, and the ability to deliver training to flight and ground crews
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365, particularly Excel
- Ability to manage day-to-day operational demands alongside longer-term compliance obligations
- Solid critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate complex operational information and make sound safety recommendations

Preferred

- Operational background as a pilot, AME, or aviation manager, ideally in rotary-wing or low-level survey operations
- Formal training in SMS, auditing or root cause analysis
- CRM facilitator qualification
- Experience with Cirro

Work Location 18898 Holland Landing Road,

Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada, L9N 1L3

What We Offer:

- Competitive compensation package
- Travel expenses, if required
- Benefit plan, including health and dental
- Dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development
- Chance to work with a dedicated team of professionals in an innovative and growing company

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Geotech Aviation is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. Pay: From $80,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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