About This Role
Jet Aviation Staffing is recruiting a Chief Pilot for a private FAR Part 91 corporate flight department operating a Challenger 350 from Bedford, Massachusetts. The role combines active line flying and Pilot in Command responsibilities with leadership of flight operations, crew scheduling, training, standardization, regulatory compliance, safety management, maintenance coordination, trip planning, and passenger-service delivery. The Chief Pilot will work closely with the Aviation Director, aircraft owner or representative, crew members, maintenance personnel, regulators, vendors, and other aviation partners while protecting the confidentiality of the principal and passengers.
Duties & Responsibilities
- The Chief Pilot provides leadership and operational oversight for all FAR Part 91 flight activity, serves as Pilot in Command when required, and maintains currency and proficiency on the assigned aircraft. Duties include promoting a safety-first culture
- ensuring compliance with FAA regulations, company policies, aircraft limitations, and SOPs
- developing and improving flight-department manuals and operating standards
- and making sound decisions on weather, flight planning, airport suitability, crew readiness, aircraft performance, international requirements, and mission risk. The role coordinates crew scheduling and staffing, oversees pilot training, recurrent training, checking, currency, medical certificates, and qualification records, and maintains accurate operational documentation. It participates in crew recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, development, performance management, coaching, and mentoring. The Chief Pilot coordinates with maintenance on aircraft availability, discrepancies, maintenance planning, and return-to-service decisions
- works with cabin crew, schedulers, aviation management, and service providers on trip execution
- supports domestic and international permits, customs, handling, security, transportation, and other mission requirements
- and ensures crews are prepared for worldwide operations. Additional responsibilities include SMS participation, risk assessments, safety reporting, emergency-response planning, incident investigation, operating-plan and budget support, regulator and vendor relationships, confidentiality of owner and passenger information, and support for changing schedules, short-notice travel, weekends, holidays, extended trips, and international missions.
Requirements
- The posting requires an FAA Airline Transport Pilot certificate with appropriate airplane category and class ratings, a current FAA First-Class Medical Certificate, and an appropriate type rating for the assigned aircraft or the ability to obtain that rating before assuming flight duties.
- It states that 5,000 hours of total flight time, with substantial turbine and multi-engine experience, is preferred rather than an unconditional minimum.
- Applicants must have demonstrated Pilot in Command experience in corporate or business aviation, strong knowledge of FAR Part 91 operations, FAA regulations, flight planning, aircraft performance, international operations, and aviation safety, plus experience managing or mentoring professional flight crews.
- The role also calls for effective communication, organization, independent judgment, flexibility, domestic and international travel availability, a valid passport, and the ability to meet applicable travel and entry requirements.
- Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent aviation experience, current or recent experience on the assigned aircraft type, extensive international and oceanic experience, corporate SMS and emergency-response experience, self-managed flight-department improvement experience, aviation budgeting and vendor-management knowledge, and relevant professional certification such as NBAA CAM.