Chief Pilot

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide leadership supervision and professional oversight to all flight crew members through Fleet Chief Pilots

• Ensure pilot qualifications training PPCs medicals and recency requirements remain compliant with Transport Canada regulations and company standards

• Act as the primary liaison with Transport Canada regarding flight crew management and operational compliance

• Participate in Transport Canada audits client audits inspections and surveillance activities

• Oversee pilot training programs including initial recurrent upgrade transition simulator and line training

• Coordinate pilot scheduling training events rotations and staffing requirements while ensuring compliance with fatigue management and regulatory limitations

• Support operational standardization mentoring line checks and flight crew development initiatives

• Assist with recruitment interviewing onboarding and retention of flight crew members

• Support budgeting staffing operational planning and continuous improvement initiatives

• Maintain operational proficiency and actively fly company aircraft when required

• Act on behalf of the Director of Flight Operations during periods of absence as delegated

Qualifications

• Valid Airline Transport Pilot Licence Helicopter (ATPL-H)

• Valid Instrument Rating

• Type rating on at least one helicopter type operated by the company

• Minimum 500 hours of helicopter pilot-in-command time with at least 250 hours acquired within the previous 3 years

• Previous Chief Pilot or senior flight operations leadership experience preferred

• Strong working knowledge of Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) company operations manuals SOPs and training programs

• Experience working with Transport Canada and regulatory compliance requirements

• Bell 412/429 or EC135 type ratings considered an asset

• NVG experience training and/or checking experience considered an asset

• Knowledge of client operational standards such as BARS Contrail and IOGP considered an asset

• Strong leadership organizational communication and decision-making skills

• Collaborative and professional approach with crews management regulators and clients

• Commitment to safety operational excellence and continuous improvement

• Must meet Transport Canada requirements for the Chief Pilot position

Work Conditions

• Based in Kamloops British Columbia

• Combination of office classroom simulator aircraft and field environments

• Sedentary work when not flying with occasional physical activity including loading and fueling aircraft

• Regular use of computers aviation software and helicopters

• Travel required approximately 30% of the time

Additional Information

Summit Helicopters a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies delivers helicopter aviation solutions with one of the largest and most diverse fleets in the industry. Learn more at

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canadas Best Diversity Employers Canadas Most Admired Corporate Cultures and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity equity and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals regardless of race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. For more information about Ledcors Inclusion and Diversity initiatives please visit our I&D page. Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email.