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.

About Us

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.