England

Regulatory and Safety Manager

Posted on Tuesday, 16th December 2025

Eng UK - Aerospace / Defence
England
Negotiable
Permanent

Job title: Regulatory and Safety Manager
Location: Hybrid (Some on-site requirements)
Salary: DOE

iO are now partnered with a leader in UAV technology who are now on the lookout for a Regulatory and Safety professional to join on a permanent basis.
You will be ensuring compliance with aviation and safety standards across UK, Europe and the USA. Combining strategic regulatory engagement, operational authorisation management and safety oversight in a fast-paced industry.

What will you be doing?

  • Securing operational authorisation from (CAA, MAA, EASA, FAA)
  • Managing change process and permissions for drone operations.
  • Administering Safety Management Systems and supporting hazard identification & risk assessments.
  • Secure permissions (SORA, PDRA)
  • Travel within the UK and Internationally, representing the business at regulatory meetings and industry events.

Requirements:

  • Degree educated in Aviation, Safety or similar
  • Understanding of UK and international regulatory framework (CAA, MAA, EASA, FAA)
  • Experience in regulatory compliance, and safety management.
  • Willingness to travel and work across jurisdictions.

This role is perfect for someone who has a solid understanding of the move from OCS to SORA more recently and comes with provable background in UAV / drone technology and associated regulations & compliance.

This role is mostly remote, however there will be some travel required to customer / client sites. Including some international travel for industry specific meetups and events.

Would you be interested in learning more?

Daniel Badman

Advertised by:

Daniel Badman
Senior Consultant

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