BN2T (Islander ) Captain - Draken

Skills

Communication Teamwork Leadership Strategic Planning

Job Specifications

Draken Europe is recruiting for Islander Captains (BN2T) to be based in Northern Ireland.

An Islander Captain is ultimately responsible for all aspects of safety and security whenever the aircraft is being operated under the sole supervision of the operating crew throughout the period of command. They are one of the primary interfaces with the customer and as such have a huge role in the maintenance of the Company's reputation, competitive position, and commercial success.

As a Captain your Skills, Qualifications and Experience should include:

Educational/Vocational Qualifications

UK CAA Pilot Licence holders
Maintain command status on the major type of aircraft engaged in the role

Experience

1000+ Hours Flying experience
Suitably qualified and experienced as Pilot
Suitably experienced in the management of aircrew
Delivery of contracted Flight Operations

Knowledge

Flight Operations management practices and values
Reasonable level of competence with the suite of Microsoft Office tools
Flight operations in the civil environment
Flight operations in military or government aviation - desirable
General business management principles including budget setting and control
Strong domain knowledge of customer operational requirements and customer platform capabilities

Personal Skills/Abilities

Strong focus on aviation safety and compliance
Ability to prioritise effectively
Strong airborne leadership skills
Ability to communicate and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
High level of personal and professional integrity
Strong organisational and time management skills
Able to work within teams and assume an appropriate style
Applicants will be required to achieve and maintain the highest level of UK national security clearance for this position.

Draken Europe

Draken combines advanced technology with a diverse range of aircraft platforms and highly skilled people to deliver mission-critical global aviation solutions for government customers worldwide.

Our differences make us stronger. For example, we need people from both commercial and military backgrounds to keep our services reliable yet challenging. In the same way we need people of different ethnicity, backgrounds, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious and non-religious beliefs. For no other reason than it makes our organization perform better.

We are also an Armed Forces friendly organisation, and as part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, welcome applications from veterans and services spouses and partners who met the criteria in our job specifications.

In line with our Disability Confident Commitments, we provide reasonable adjustments to facilitate our interview process, please liaise with us if any reasonable adjustments are required.

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Whether it is adversarial support, electronic attack or customised rotary-wing training, we offer the most accurate and advanced readiness training in the industry. Our vast, differentiated fleet, cutting edge hardware and experienced instructors are engaged to help your mission take off.

Being ready is not only a matter of when. But where. We provide services in the UK, US and across the NATO countries. Making sure that our allies can manoeuvre around defeat and prepare to prevail.

About the Company

Draken works with leading technologies and a specialised and varied fleet of crewed and uncrewed aircraft to complete highly regulated adversary training and complex data-gathering missions effectively and safely. With bases in the UK and the US, our company’s primary role is to train military personnel to defend themselves in multi-domain theatres of war. Draken’s Next Generation Electronic Warfare training services and Red Air adversary training marry the Live and Synthetic domains, delivering a highly realistic blended t... Know more