🧭 The mission
We are recruiting for a Senior Base Pilot to play a pivotal role in delivering operational excellence across a range of contracts and aircraft types or classes. You will champion standards, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide day‑to‑day leadership for flight crew, maintaining consistency at base and during detached operations.
🧰 What you'll do
* Uphold safe, legal and efficient flight operations, aligned to company SOPs and regulatory requirements.
* Provide pilot oversight at base: promote best practice, conduct line support activities, and reinforce operational discipline.
* Lead detached operations, delivering clear briefings and maintaining standards across varied contracts and aircraft types/classes.
* Partner with the Fleet Captain on compliance, audits and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Mentor, coach and develop flight crew; support training, standardisation and feedback loops.
* Contribute to safety management: hazard reporting, occurrence follow‑up and lessons learned.
* Represent the company professionally with clients, regulators and internal stakeholders.
🌟 What you bring
* Strong understanding of flight operations compliance, safety management and regulatory frameworks.
* Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and develop flight crew.
* Excellent communication skills and professional stakeholder presence.
* High attention to detail with strong organisational capability.Ability to work effectively both independently and within a wider operational team.
🎯 Minimum requirements
* Experience: Proven experience as a line captain or equivalent operational leadership role.
* Type rating: Not required; training provided on the company fleet.
* Licence: UK CAA ATPL or CPL.
* Medical: Class 1.
* Language: ICAO ELP Level 4 or higher.
🧭 Operating environment
You will support a diverse portfolio of contracts on the nominated aircraft type or classes, maintaining high standards and consistent delivery at the home base and during detached assignments.
📨 Ready to apply?
If you’re a proactive leader who thrives on operational excellence and team development, we’d love to hear from you. Submit your updated CV and a brief cover note highlighting relevant leadership and operational experience.
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