Senior Compliance Officer – Fire

What you will be doing

As the Senior Compliance Officer you will join a highly dedicated and supportive team to deliver effective management of Auckland Airport’s fire and building compliance portfolio as part of an enterprise-wide regulatory compliance program. This is an operational and technical leadership opportunity to build and enhance overall fire and building safety compliance line 2 of defence capability of Auckland Airport.   

In this position you will own the key operational fire evacuation schemes and work with all areas of the business to ensure fire evacuations trials, fire safety audits, BWOF system and associated corrective actions are compliant and being kept up to date as required.  

Your key responsibilities include: 

• Develop and manage the compliance and assurance matrix for the statutory framework of the relevant legislation relating to the fire and Building portfolio 

• Lead and own the International Terminal Building and Domestic Terminal Building Fire Strategy   

• Lead operational evacuation schemes to ensure we comply with regulations and evacuations are optimised 

• Develop and maintain an annual compliance monitoring plan to ensure procedures are compliant with all current legislation 

• Support the Building Compliance Manager with fire related BWOF compliance and work with the related fire reliability engineers on key operational fire compliance issues  

• Ensure that incidents and near misses relating to your portfolio are investigated and followed up 

• Role model Auckland Airport’s commitment to “People First” Health, Safety & Wellbeing approach  

What you’ll bring to the role 

At Auckland Airport, we are a busy hive of activity, and a lot of what we look for is how you would align with our AKL values All In | Tātou tatou – How we feel, Know How | Kōkiri Tahi – How we think and Let’s Go | Karawhiua – How we act.  

To ensure your success in this role, you will need: 

• A Fire Engineer Degree (essential)
• 5+ years experience in Fire & Emergency or Building Compliance Scheme Applications or relevant working experience transferrable to this role 

• Experience working in a regulated environment is desirable 

• Experience with the building code from a fire compliance perspective 

• Working knowledge of regulatory frameworks three lines of defense 

• Ability to adapt your communication to a variety of audiences 

• Excellent relationship-building skills at all levels of the organization 

• Ability to think strategically and cope with business complexity 

• Adaptability and a willingness to learn  

Apply today 

It’s our collaboration and passion that keep everything together. This is what our culture and heritage have been built on. When you work with us, you’ll share our ambition to be a great New Zealand business, and one that’s making a strong contribution to the wellbeing of our communities and economy. 

If this role sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Click the "Apply" button now.  

Attention Recruitment Agencies: Auckland Airport has a Direct Sourcing model and at this point in time we will not require any recruitment agency support for this role. 

Applications close: 14th November 2024.
Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously throughout the recruitment period, and appointments may be made before the official closing date of the advert. 

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