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Promotes a culture of safety among faculty, staff and students. Through cooperation, communication, and training across all LUSOA departments, ensuring personnel at all levels of the organization understand their safety responsibilities and accountabilities. Ensures that LUSOA policies and procedures align with FAA, NTSB, and OSHA safety regulations, and assists in the revision of flight operations documentation, including safety procedures, training guides, and checklists. Serves as a safety liaison to the School of Aeronautics, providing regular briefings, analyses, and recommendations regarding SOA safety performance, emerging risks, and mitigation strategies. Manages the Safety Reporting System to confidentially and promptly address concerns, and analyzes safety risks using data from reports, surveys, and toolbox talks. Oversees the LUSOA Emergency Response Plan to ensure preparedness for aviation accidents, and leads investigations into accidents, serious incidents, and safety occurrences. Engages directly with directors of Flight, AMTP, UAS and Simulator Operations to ensure daily operational risk management. Addresses real-time safety concerns through identifying hazards, analyzing risk, and mitigating risk. Oversees SMS Safety Assurance Processes to ensure that the operational risk controls are working. Coordinates and supports both internal and external safety audits to ensure compliance and foster continuous safety improvement, while managing the Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program. Strictly adheres to Liberty University policies, representing the University in an exemplary manner. Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s Christian model and Mission – Training Champions for Christ. Perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Associate Director of Safety and other personnel with assigned safety duties.

Education and Experience Minimum Qualifications:

• Four-year college degree in aviation, safety, or a related field.
• Knowledge of appropriate regulatory requirements (14 CFR 60, 61, 91, 141, and 147).
• Proven ability to design and implement safety initiatives for complex multi-faceted operations.
• Hold and maintain a third-class medical or higher.

• FAA certificates (CFI, CFII, MEI, A&P, and/or IA).
• 141 flight training and/or 147 maintenance training experience.
• Master's degree in aviation, safety, or a related field.

Communication and Comprehension Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well articulated information. Ability to understand, speak, and write English in order to convey messages and correspond in an articulate and professional manner. Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University. Strong organizational skills. Computer skills Problem Solving Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.

May be required to travel out of state. May be required to sit to perform deskwork or type on a keyboard. Regularly required to hear and speak in order to effectively communicate orally. Regularly required to stand, walk, and climb stairs to move about the campus. Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business. Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds.

The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled setting. It is well lighted, and the noise level is moderate. Working environment may include facilitation of events outdoors occasionally.

If the employee is required to travel in performing the duties and responsibilities of the position, the use of one’s personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) may be required for travel. Proof of a valid driver’s license, an acceptable DMV record, LU Driving Approval, and liability insurance is required when driving in the performance of the employee’s position.

Full time

Onsite

Compensation is determined based on factors such as qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, along with University needs and external market conditions. Market benchmarks may be used, as appropriate, in combination with internal equity to ensure pay is fair and aligned with the broader compensation structure. The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance. $85,000.00 - $100,000.00

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.

Before you begin an application, please review our application process. Whatever capacity you work in at Liberty University, you’ll be playing a supportive role in our mission of Training Champions for Christ. Liberty has a wide variety of engaging and challenging positions available that are waiting for committed men and women of integrity just like you. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Lynchburg, Va., Liberty University has been Training Champions for Christ since 1971. As one of the nation’s largest Christian universities, Liberty employs a diverse community of faculty, staff, and student professionals who are united by a shared mission and commitment to excellence. Through their dedication and service, Liberty employees help create a collaborative, faith-driven environment that supports meaningful work and lasting impact.