About This Role
Strategy is seeking a professional and mature Global Express Captain with international experience to join its expanding corporate flight department in Tysons Corner, Virginia. The Captain will operate company aircraft as PIC or SIC for VVIP executive travel, ensuring safe, efficient and compliant operations under FAA, TSA and company standards. The role combines flight planning, aircraft operation, risk management, airport and FBO assessments, customer service, security coordination, documentation, maintenance communication and delegated aviation duties.
Duties & Responsibilities
- The Captain is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of Strategy's aircraft while serving as PIC or SIC and must comply with FAA, TSA, Strategy Flight Operations Manual and aircraft-limitations requirements. Duties include maintaining licenses, medical certifications and training
- delivering professional customer service
- coordinating with corporate security specialists
- verifying aircraft airworthiness, registration and onboard documentation
- and assessing proposed airports and FBOs for runway, taxiway, parking, fueling, transportation, ramp access, amenities, fees, security and customs suitability. The role requires thorough preflight planning covering aircraft performance, weight and balance, fuel, weather and route optimization, along with decisions to start, delay, cancel or alter flights when conditions require. The Captain must complete the Strategy Flight Risk Assessment Tool before each flight, ensure a preflight inspection is completed, use all required checklists and documentation, complete postflight reporting, record flight times and defects, notify maintenance of aircraft condition, maintain knowledge of FARs, ATC procedures and aircraft systems, promote crew resource management and teamwork, represent Strategy professionally with vendors and the public, and perform duties delegated by the Director of Aviation.
Requirements
- Applicants must hold an FAA Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with a Multi-Engine Rating and Global Express type rating, a First-Class FAA Medical Certificate and an FCC Radiotelephone License.
- Minimum qualifications are 5,000 hours of total flight time, 2,000 hours of turbojet time, 3,000 hours of multi-engine land time and 500 hours in type.
- Candidates must have current flight experience and simulator training in a large-cabin jet aircraft, international flying experience, no FAA violations, accidents or incidents, and the ability to complete company-assigned ISBAO, MedAire, GET or other approved safety and emergency training.
- They must meet ICAO English-language proficiency requirements, hold a high school diploma or GED, maintain a valid passport and driver's license, travel domestically and internationally, and work nights, weekends and holidays.
- Strong knowledge of FAA regulations, aircraft systems, limitations and avionics, sound airmanship and manual flying skills, situational awareness, decision-making, communication under pressure, integrity, discretion and customer-service ability are expected.
- A Pro Card and a bachelor's degree in an applicable field are highly desirable.
- Applicants must also pass an extensive background check.