The Civil Aviation Authority and the Aviation Security Service offer distinctively different career opportunities and embrace diverse talent. All jobs at the Authority contribute to ensuring safe and secure skies to help New Zealand fly.
The Civil Aviation Authority is the regulatory arm of our organisation and the Aviation Security Service is the nationwide provider for aviation security.
- Enjoy a broad and varied role with a forward-thinking approach
- Coaching focus to help support our leaders develop their HS capability
- Auckland Location
By joining us, you will be part of a team where meaningful work, collaboration and innovation come together to help keep New Zealand's skies safe and secure.
At the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA), we are constantly evolving to meet the demands of a changing environment and the aviation industry.
Recent legislative changes, along with an organisational realignment, have opened exciting new opportunities across the organisation. These changes are part of a broader effort to better position our teams for the future by enabling us to be effective in everything we do.
As we step confidently into our role as a modern regulator, we are embracing intelligence-led, risk-based approaches that help us make a real difference for our people and the communities we serve - with a strong value-for-money ethos. We're also committed to enabling aviation participants to support economic growth in New Zealand's aviation sector.
About the Role
This is the perfect role for someone keen to champion a robust, forward-looking health and safety culture.
You'll be involved with leading key initiatives that ensure legislative compliance while actively developing and enhancing systems that support the wellbeing and safety of our people.
This is a high-impact, strategic role where your expertise will directly influence leadership capability, risk management practices, and organisational culture. Collaborating with our leaders and their team's enterprise wide, you'll play a vital role in guiding health and safety strategy, delivery, and continuous improvement.
You will be:
- Providing strategic, evidence-based advice on all aspects of health and safety.
- With support, leading the design, delivery and evaluation of strategic HS initiatives, providing expert guidance to align HS priorities with organisational objectives
- Leading the management of incident investigations.
- Using data, insights, and reporting to influence organisational decision-making and cultural change.
- Partnering across People and Capability teams to ensure an integrated approach to wellbeing and safety.
- Facilitating workshops, training, and communications that engage and build capability at all levels.
The salary range for this role is between $115,536 to 141,751. The starting salary will be dependent on skills and experience, while also taking into account internal relativities.
About you:
First and most importantly, we're interested in you - the relationships you build; the way you go about things, and the impact you make. If you have some of the list below, we'd love to hear from you.
- Ideally a Tertiary or postgraduate qualification in health and safety or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in health and safety, including 2+ years in a senior advisory capacity.
- Deep understanding of NZ health and safety legislation, standards, and best practice.
- Proven ability to build strong relationships and influence at all levels of an organisation.
- Experience designing or refining health and safety management systems in large or complex environments.
- Strong analytical, communication, and coaching skills.
- A full NZ driver's licence is essential.
We embrace diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment where our people feel respected, safe, and valued for their unique contributions. We recognise that our people drive our success.
Next Steps:
Please 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. Please let us know if there is any support we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible to you.
For more information on the role please view the position description. If you have any questions, please contact the Recruitment team at [email protected]
Applications close Wednesday 27 August 2025.
