About This Role
Sander Geophysics is recruiting a King Air Contract Captain/Training Captain for its Flight Operations department. Reporting to the Flight Operations Manager/Chief Pilot, the pilot is responsible for the safe operation of the aircraft and everyone on board during geophysical survey flights. The role also includes monitoring onboard geophysical equipment, preparing routes and aerodromes, liaising with foreign aviation authorities, and verifying that aircraft, emergency, survival, and safety equipment are ready for each flight.
Duties & Responsibilities
- The Captain is responsible for the operation and safety of the aircraft they command and for all persons on board during flight.
- Duties include assisting with monitoring onboard geophysical equipment, completing preflight inspections and postflight reports, and liaising with foreign aviation authorities.
- Before each flight, the Captain must become familiar with the planned route and flight plan, the aerodromes designated for normal and emergency use, and the survey navigation equipment, ensuring that the equipment is working properly.
- The Captain must also ensure that the flight can be conducted safely as planned and that emergency, survival, and safety equipment is installed on the aircraft.
Requirements
- Applicants must hold a valid commercial pilot’s licence (CPL) with a group 1 instrument rating and category 1 medical certificate.
- The posting requires a minimum of 2,000 hours total flight time, including 250 hours of multi-engine turbine PIC time, a current BE20 PPC (King Air 200/B200), and King Air 200 PIC experience.
- Recent experience on type is strongly preferred.
- Previous low-level survey flying experience and international flying experience are assets.
- Candidates must have a valid passport or be able to obtain one for global travel, be able to obtain and maintain a Restricted Area Identity Card (RAIC), travel unrestricted to the USA and Europe, travel to SGL survey sites worldwide, hold a valid driver’s licence, and meet a minimum of ICAO Level 4 English language proficiency.
- Proficiency in additional languages is an asset, along with strong leadership, communication, and crew resource management skills.