Babcock | Captain

Overview

Job Title: Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Captain
Location: Perth Airport, Scotland
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF54754,

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 Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Captain at our Perth Air Ambulance site.

The role
As a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Captain, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. An exciting opportunity to join Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore (BMCSO), a leading provider of mission critical helicopter services to the air ambulance, police, and offshore sectors.

Day to day, you’ll operate the EC135 aircraft out of Perth Airport in support of Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance through varied and challenging flying across a range of disciplines including Air Ambulance, HEMS, and NVIS operations, if required, as well as:

• Maintaining the highest standards of professional expertise and safety throughout the conduct of this challenging role.

This role is full time and based onsite at Perth Airport.

Essential experience of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Captain:

Either:

• 1000 hours pilot in command of aircraft of which 500 hours is pilot in command on twin turbine
• helicopters; or
• 1000 hours as co-pilot in HEMS/Police operations of which 500 hours is as pilot in command
• under supervision and 100 hours pilot in command of twin turbine helicopters.
• 2000 hours minimum total helicopter experience.
• 500 hours operating experience in twin turbine helicopters in an operational environment similar to the
• intended operation.
• 20 hours VFR at night as pilot in command.
• Fluent English, Driving License, Passport, Right to Work in the UK.

Qualifications for the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Captain:

• Be qualified and instrument rated on the EC135.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• 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 most 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.
• Free private medical insurance
• Free loss of licence insurance
• Comprehensive sick pay allowance

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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.

Closing date: 28/12/2023