Chief Pilot, Helicopter

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Commercial aviation
- Outdoors
- At heights
- Government transport
- Bush pilot operation
- Dangerous
- Military operation
- Noisy
- Search and rescue
- Aerial surveys
- Sightseeing
- Aircraft testing
- Forest firefighting
- Instructing
**Tasks**:

- Fly fixed wing aircrafts or helicopters
- Follow emergency procedures to compensate for equipment malfunction or failure
- Make in-flight repairs, such as replacing fuses and adjusting instruments
- Monitor operation of engine and aircraft systems during flight
- Perform post-flight inspections
- Record equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken during flight
- Report required repairs to ground maintenance personnel
- Train licenced pilots for additional certification
- Test new aircraft to evaluate performance
- Train and prepare pilots for examination
- Co-ordinate flight activities with ground crews and air-traffic control, inform crew members of flight and test procedures and direct activities of aircraft crew during flights
- Conduct in-flight tests and monitor functioning of aircraft equipment and systems during flights
- Conduct pre-flight inspection of aircraft and check passenger and cargo distribution to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met
- Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions and other information
- Maintain communications with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters and respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions
- Prepare flight evaluation reports
**Supervision**:

- More than 20 people
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Commercial Pilot Licence - rotors
- Airline Pilot Transport Licence - rotors
**Flight instructor ratings**:

- Helicopter
**Security and safety**:

- Top secret clearance
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel cross-border
- Willing to travel internationally
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
**Personal suitability**:

- Organized
- Team player
- Initiative
- Judgement
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Other benefits