Head - Landside and Terminal Safety

Date: 28 Sept 2026

Location: Delhi, IN

Company: GMR Group

JOB PURPOSE

This position at the Sector level will be responsible for monitoring the Landside and Terminal Safety of all GMR airports through development of standards, audits, training, monitoring dashboards  etc. with end objective of achieving incident free airport operations. 

ORGANISATION CHART

Head – Landside and Terminal Safety will report's to  EVP-Strategic Initiatives, Excellence & Chief Safety Officer- Airport Sector 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Accountabilities Key Performance Indicators

Creation of Terminal Safety and Compliance framework (ConOps, Internal and external SLA, SOP, KPI/ KPA) etc.

% improvement in composite safety score. 

Enhanced safety management 

Contribute to enhancement of safety management processes and procedures
  • Monthly network meetings
  • Safety incidents reduction
Number of initiatives in safety management across airports. 

Safety audit planning and implementation

  • % adherence to the schedule
  • Effectiveness

Safety Culture at Terminal and Landside:

Model and promote an organizational culture that fosters safety practices  (regulatory practices and rules, standard operations procedures, compliance monitoring…)
  • SOP framework
  • Safety Promotion activities
  • Training
  • Engagement initiatives and effectiveness.

Information gateway:

Act as an information conduit to bring any safety issues to the attention of management and to deliver safety information to the organization’s staff, contractors and stakeholders.

Coordinate and spur risk assessments by the assets and track the mitigation measures.
Maintaining current safety dashboard of individual airports
Provide and articulate information regarding safety issues within the organization (findings, KPI, actions plan, standardization) Periodicity of deliverable
Promote innovation in safety process

Number of innovation initiatives

IT follow up projects
Conduct Cross-functional Safety audits/reviews Number of CFT audits conducted
Monitoring of SMS compliance and implementation for various airport assets Discrepancies identified and resolved

 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES - Additional Details

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS

  • Airlines
  • Ground Handlers
  • Concessionaires
  • Other key stakeholders in Terminal or Landside

INTERNAL INTERACTIONS

  • Terminal Ops Team
  • P & E Dept. 
  • IT Dept
  • HR 
  • Security and Vigilance

FINANCIAL DIMENSIONS

  • NA

OTHER DIMENSIONS

  • NA

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Graduate Engineer preferably with experience in Safety 

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

10-15 years preferably with 5 years in Safety 

COMPETENCIES

  • Problem Solving & Analytical Thinking
  • Planning & Decision Making
  • Capability Building
  • Strategic Orientation
  • Stakeholder Focus
  • Networking
  • Execution & Results
  • Teamwork & Interpersonal influence
  • Personal Effectiveness
  • Social Awareness
  • Entrepreneurship