Pilot

Location: Glasgow, GB, G51 4BZ

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Compensation: Competitive Salary plus attractive benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Pilot – the position is available at our state of the art Govan base.

The role

As a Pilot for Police Scotland, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. BMCSO is a leading provider of aviation services for mission-critical operations across ten countries. BMCSO is part of Babcock International Group, a global provider of critical asset, infrastructure and training support to many sectors including emergency services, energy and defence.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

Babcock currently operates 24-hour operations in support of Police Scotland Air Support Unit utilising the EC 135. The role offers varied, challenging and interesting flying throughout Scotland. This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based at our Govan base; candidates should ideally live within 45 minutes or 25 miles commute.

Essential experience of the Pilot:

• 1500 hours of which 500 hours is Pilot in Command on twin turbine helicopters;
• 500 hours operating experience in twin turbine helicopters overland with significant experience operating in a low-level environment;
• 50 hours VFR at night of which 20 hours as pilot in command.

Qualifications for the Pilot:

• Hold a UK ATPL(H) or CPL(H) + IR;
• Class 1 Medical;
• Ideally, already hold a Type Rating on either an EC135 or H145;
• Fluent English, Driving License, Passport, Right to Work in the UK.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Police Scotland Vetting security clearance for this role.

What we offer

• Private medical insurance;
• Loss of licence insurance;
• Industry leading sick leave policy;
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8%, with life assurance;
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+;
• Employee share scheme;
• Employee shopping savings portal;
• Payment of Professional Fees;
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave;
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement;
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

Babcock International has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world for over a century. We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.