Senior Base Pilot - Multi Type Fleet Operations

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.