Touring Pilot
// Role Summary
Join Babcock as a Touring Pilot in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, flying state-of-the-art helicopters for critical Air Ambulance and Police missions. Make a significant impact by providing urgent medical care and saving lives.
// Key Responsibilities
- Fly EC135 and EC145 helicopters on day/night HEMS missions.
- Ensure safety of aircraft, crew, and passengers in emergency situations.
- Respond effectively to mission-critical scenarios.
- Maintain regulatory compliance and exceptional safety standards.
- Requires specific pilot-in-command and twin-turbine helicopter experience.
- Must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance.
// Role Specification
Touring Pilot - Gloucestershire Airport, Cheltenham
At Babcock, we are dedicated to creating a safe and secure world. We are seeking a Pilot to join our team at Gloucestershire Airport, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. This role is part of Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore (BMCSO), a leader in mission-critical helicopter services for Air Ambulance, Police, and Offshore sectors. With extensive experience and a highly qualified team, we deliver world-class operations that save lives and protect communities.
The Role
As a Pilot, you will be undertaking a role that is truly out of the ordinary. This unique opportunity requires excellent situational awareness and strong decision-making abilities under pressure. You will be flying state-of-the-art EC135 and EC145 helicopters on both day and night Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) missions. Your responsibilities will include providing urgent medical care and transporting patients in emergency situations as part of a highly skilled team.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Ensuring the safety of aircraft, crew, and passengers during all operations.
- Responding effectively to emergency and mission-critical situations.
- Conducting HEMS, Police, and NVIS flying operations in accordance with operational procedures.
- Managing operational records, flight documentation, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Maintaining exceptional professional and safety standards across all flying activities.
This is a full-time, permanent position based at Gloucestershire Airport. The successful candidate must reside within 25 nautical miles or 45 minutes of Gloucestershire Airport.
Essential Experience
- Either 1,000 hours Pilot in Command, including 500 hours Pilot in Command on twin turbine helicopters, OR 1,000 hours as Co-Pilot in HEMS/Police operations, including 500 hours Pilot in Command Under Supervision and 100 hours Pilot in Command on twin turbine helicopters.
- Minimum 2,000 hours total helicopter flying experience.
- Minimum 500 hours operating experience on twin turbine helicopters in a comparable operational environment.
- Current or recent HEMS experience and experience of NVIS operations.
- Recent multi-engine helicopter experience and a minimum of 20 hours VFR night flying as Pilot in Command.
Qualifications
- UK ATPL(H) or CPL(H) with Instrument Rating (IR).
- Qualified and instrument rated on the EC135 and EC145 helicopter types.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must have the ability to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.
What We Offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Special paid leave for reservists in the armed forces
- Holiday Trading: Option to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave.
Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation committed to making a difference through essential products and services for national security and public infrastructure. We offer meaningful careers with a focus on work-life balance.
We are a disability confident committed employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals.