Global FDM Manager

Global FDM Manager

Global FDM Manager is accountable for leading and continuously improving Bristow’s global Flight Data Monitoring program. The role will provide consistent, reliable and timely flight data analysis for all participating AOCs while respecting local regulatory, labour, confidentiality and operational requirements.

The role owns the day-to-day delivery, people, systems, data quality, analysis, reporting and stakeholder coordination of the FDM program. The FDM Manager reports directly to the Director Aviation Safety and works in close functional partnership with Global Flight Standards, which owns the operational manuals and the technical basis of the approved event sets. The FDM Manager converts approved policy, manual and event-set requirements into an effective, controlled and measurable FDM service.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Direct day-to-day delivery, ensuring flight data is received, processed, validated, analysed and reported consistently across participating AOCs.
• Lead and develop the FDM team, managing competence, workload, resources, objectives, succession and service performance within delegated authority.
• Maintain the integrity and traceability of aircraft data, parameter mappings, measurements, event outputs and analytical records, resolving data-quality and system issues with Engineering, IT and suppliers.
• Monitor event effectiveness, data gaps and fleet differences, ensuring proposed measurements, algorithms and configurations are documented, tested and supported by evidence, and provide data-driven recommendations to Global Flight Standards regarding potential changes to event sets.
• Work with Global Flight Standards to implement approved event sets aligned with OM-B, SOPs, FCOM/RFM limitations and training standards, without independently redefining operational requirements.
• Maintain controlled testing, acceptance, release and post-implementation records for approved event, configuration, software and process changes.
• Protect identified and de-identified data in accordance with policy, law, AOC arrangements, employee agreements and access controls, escalating confidentiality or integrity concerns promptly.
• Provide timely trend reporting, KPIs and analysis to AOCs, investigations, Safety Action Groups and Safety Review Boards, clearly identifying risk, limitations and recommended action.
• Build effective relationships across AOCs and represent Bristow with approved customers, regulators, industry groups and service providers while maintaining a consistent global service.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: (minimum education requirements, key skills and experience)

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional experience in aviation, safety, engineering, data analytics or a related discipline.
• Professional pilot or engineering licence, or equivalent operational aviation experience.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience managing or delivering an aviation FDM, FOQA or equivalent flight-data analysis program.
• Practical knowledge of flight-data processing, parameter validation, event development, trend analysis and analytical quality control.
• Knowledge of aviation safety management, operational risk, Just Culture, confidentiality and the interfaces between Flight Operations, Training, Engineering and Safety.
• Experience leading people, coordinating work across locations and communicating technical findings to operational leaders and senior management.

Skills

• Strong leadership, judgement and integrity, with the confidence to protect FDM confidentiality and purpose.

• Analytical and curious, able to distinguish genuine operational signals from data-quality issues and explain uncertainty clearly.

• Collaborative and pragmatic, able to work within defined accountabilities and influence across organisational and cultural boundaries.

• Clear communicator with disciplined change control, record keeping, prioritisation and follow-through.

• Proficient with relevant FDM, Microsoft 365, data-analysis and business-intelligence tools.

• About Us

• Bristow Group

• Bristow Group Inc. is a leading global provider of mission-critical aviation services for government entities, offshore energy companies and other customers around the world. Our business is comprised of three operating segments: Offshore Energy Services (OES), Government Services and Other Services. Through the use of helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and highly skilled personnel, we provide aviation services such as personnel transportation, offshore energy logistics, search and rescue (SAR), special missions, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, medevac, unmanned systems, on-demand cargo logistics (ODC) and other specialized aviation solutions. We are also involved in various advanced air mobility (AAM) initiatives and emerging next-generation aviation technologies.

• To learn more, visit our website at www.bristowgroup.com.

• Equal Employment Opportunity

• Bristow Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

• Bristow Group is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the Human Resources Department.