UK CAA – Market Surveillance and Monitoring – sUAS Information

Wage: £55,000 to £65,000 (depending on expertise)

Contract Kind: Everlasting – Full time

Location: Gatwick – Hybrid

Visa Restrictions: This place doesn’t provide visa sponsorship.

We’re the UK’s aviation and aerospace regulator and recognised as a world chief in its area. Our actions are various, enabling the aviation business to fulfill the very best security requirements, and we delight ourselves on our skill to adapt to the continuously evolving aviation setting.

The Position

Following the announcement from the UK authorities that the CAA has been named because the MSA (Market Surveillance Authority) for Open Class Drones, the CAA is now in search of two folks to tackle the position of MSA Specialists. That is an thrilling alternative for somebody with a background in investigation, enforcement, product security, high quality assurance, information/threat evaluation or just drones generally, who is worked up by the concept of becoming a member of a totally new group and serving to to form it because the operate matures. Prior expertise working in an MSA operate will not be a prerequisite.

The MSA operate will perform the actions of making certain required requirements for RPAS are met by producers and different financial operators (e.g. importers and distributors) and intervening when there may be non-compliance. It will contain executing the surveillance and management of merchandise positioned on or getting into the market underneath UK Regulation (EU) 2019/945. As well as, the MSA operate is liable for implementing and overseeing the conformity evaluation framework within the UK, making certain producers exhibit compliance with designated requirements relevant for sophistication marked RPAS (Remotely Piloted Plane Programs).

Core Accountabilities

Market Surveillance and Monitoring:

• Reviewing and analysing RPAS product considerations submitted to the MSA from a variety of potential stakeholders, together with CAA, financial operators (e.g. producers, importers or distributors), RPAS customers, normal public, Conformity Evaluation Our bodies, Division for Transport, Border Drive, amongst others.
• Analysing traits in RPAS information and CAA security intelligence information to find out whether or not additional product investigations are warranted.
• Proactive product surveillance and monitoring by reviewing and analysing RPAS product data and promoting supplies to determine RPAS product considerations and potential non-compliant merchandise.

Danger Evaluation and Product Investigations:

• Delivering threat assessments and overseeing product investigations to collect proof on whether or not corrective actions or product recollects are required to alleviate well being and security dangers.
• Updating procedures, coverage and steering consistent with the Safty and Airspace Regulation Group (SARG) Administration System.
• Reviewing and analysing a variety of inner and exterior information sources to substantiate the proof introduced within the threat assessments.

Corrective Motion and Product Restrictions:

• Arranging and overseeing the supply of corrective actions by financial operators ought to a non-compliant RPAS product be recognized by the product evaluations.
• Liaising with financial operators to determine and agree on proportionate corrective motion measures to resolve RPAS product considerations.
• Managing and overseeing communication of the corrective motion measures to related stakeholders, together with inner CAA groups, financial operators, RPAS customers, public, DfT and Border Drive, amongst others.

MSA Coverage and Processes:

• Accountable for designing and implementing the insurance policies and processes to ship an efficient MSA and sophistication marking framework.
• Main the implementation of legislative adjustments associated to class marking and market surveillance if required, to strengthen the effectiveness of the regulatory framework for RPAS.
• Collaborating with inner and exterior working teams to determine alternatives to enhance the MSA’s insurance policies and processes to unlock additional security, safety and client safety advantages.

About You

Minimal important necessities for the position:

• Expertise working with threat evaluation frameworks.
• Buyer-centric mindset.
• In a position to stand floor on key selections and prepared and capable of positively problem stakeholders in any respect ranges.
• Potential to work underneath strain.
• Distinctive communication abilities.
• A supply and outcomes focussed mindset.
• A programme mindset, and the flexibility to work inside and handle complicated challenge plans.
• Expertise to affect and work inside a various group.
• Information of the CAA and the setting through which it operates.
• Stakeholder administration expertise – confirmed expertise of working with tact and diplomacy and with a various group of stakeholders. Robust expertise and functionality in managing relationships with stakeholders in any respect ranges.
• Influencing and negotiation abilities of a excessive order might be necessary to make sure the fitting outcomes are achieved with the flexibility to speak clearly and successfully.
• Expertise in making troublesome selections for the great of a coverage positions or related initiatives – even when it goes towards the established order.

What Can We Supply You?

The RPAS business is a wholesome, quick paced and extremely progressive phase. If you’re the type of person who enjoys a broad spectrum of novel and thrilling challenges, then it is a phenomenal group and time to affix. In case you really feel you will have the data base to contribute, then this position presents you a unbelievable alternative to be instrumental to this burgeoning business’s improvement and success.

Further Data

For a lot of appointments inside the CAA, these roles require entry to operationally delicate infrastructure and/or Nationally Protected data. For these roles the submit holders should endure Nationwide Safety Vetting and obtain the suitable degree of clearance.

CTC – To be vetted we are going to normally count on an inexpensive interval of residency within the UK in order that significant checks might be undertaken. For this position this can have to be 3 years.

If you don’t meet these necessities, we could not be capable of settle for your software.

For extra data on CTC and SC clearance please go to – Vetting defined – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The CAA values excessive moral requirements and private integrity amongst workers. If invited for interview you may be requested to finish a declaration of curiosity.

Relocation & Property

The CAA might be relocating from Aviation Home (Our Gatwick Workplace) to new premises in just a few years’ time. Our transfer is pushed by strategic, operational and environmental issues.

We might be shifting to a brand new native dwelling, as much as a 15-mile radius of Aviation Home, to minimise disruption for our valued colleagues and prospects.

We are actually working with colleagues and guests to know what we’d like in our new workplace, earlier than we begin our property search. We’ll promote Aviation Home and land, vacate the location and transfer to new premises, however we don’t count on to maneuver earlier than 2028

Inclusivity

We’re proud to be an equal alternative employer and have a good time our variety making certain all are backgrounds included right here on the CAA. As a member of the Incapacity Assured scheme, candidates who meet the minimal standards for a job with us might be assured an interview.

Our Advantages

We provide a variety of wonderful advantages akin to:

• Versatile & hybrid working preparations out there
• 28 days annual depart + public holidays (extra 5 days depart buy scheme)
• Beneficiant pension scheme (As much as 12% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing Room at Gatwick
• Psychological Well being and Suicide First Aiders
• Worker Help Programme, speaking therapies and neurodiversity assist through Occupational Well being & entry to Headspace for colleagues and 5 dependents
• Free onsite fitness center at Gatwick or discounted fitness center membership for London
• EV charging factors
• Worker Growth programs internally and through Skillsoft

Our Values

Do The Proper Factor, By no means Cease Studying, Construct Collaborative Relationships, Respect Everybody – For extra data please Click on Right here

Closing Date: Friday sixth June 2025

Interview Date: w/c sixteenth June 2025

We reserve the fitting to shut this emptiness early if we obtain ample functions for the position. Due to this fact, in case you are , please submit your software as early as potential.

No recruitment companies please.

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