Helicopter Pilot (Rotary)

Household / Department: Privy Purse and Treasurer’s Office 

Selection/Branch: Royal Travel 

Location: Odiham 

Contract Type: Permanent 

Starting Salary: Competitive plus benefits 

About the role

The King’s Helicopter Flight (TKHF) consists of a small team of pilots and ground support staff who provide an exceptional helicopter travel service to Members of the Royal Family undertaking official engagements across the UK.

As an experienced multi-engine helicopter commander, you will act as either Pilot in Command or Co-Pilot. You’ll be responsible for the planning and safe execution of flights and duties in accordance with TKHF Operations Manual. When acting as Pilot in Command, you’ll be the central point of contact and will lead other TKHF personnel involved in the flight.

In addition to regular flying duties, you’ll support the Director of Flight Operations with a range of management and operational activities.

Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to live within one hour of RAF Odiham. Working five days out of seven, a flexible approach to working hours will be required to undertake flights across the UK, including occasional overnight stays.

About you

Essential Criteria: 

• With extensive flying experience in multi-engine helicopters, you will hold:

           - A valid UK ATPL (H). Applicants with a UK CPL (H) with current Instrument Rating will also be considered.

           - A UK Class 1 medical and a valid UK Passport

           - An AW139 type rating and Corporate/VVIP experience are highly desirable.

• Committed to exceptional operating standards, with attention to detail and good time management skills, you can devise accurate flight plans and prioritise tasks.
• With high levels of initiative, pro-activity and problem-solving capability, you can think ahead and take decisive action when required.
• Able to work independently and as part of a small team, you’ll bring excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be confident liaising with a wide range of people.
• With captaincy and leadership capability, you know how to actively promote a safe, open and honest working culture.

Benefits

We know that to deliver our best work; we need to feel at our best. That’s why at the Royal Household we offer a generous benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and life priorities.

Enjoy 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days (plus bank holidays) dependent on the length of time you have worked for us.

Our excellent non-contributory pension plan (we’ll contribute 15% and you can contribute more if you wish) is highly valued by our employees, as is complimentary lunch on-site to keep you fuelled throughout the day.

We also offer a range of leave options to support your life priorities, such as parental pay and leave and volunteering days, as well as benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing.

Other perks include 20% off at our Royal Collection Trust Shops and complimentary admission tickets across all our locations, along with many more exclusive employee discounts.

Find out more about the full range of benefits available to our employees on our website.