[Repost] ALE Chief Pilot Maryland

MSP Chief Pilot

Maryland State Police Aviation Command Middle River, Maryland, USA

Position Type: Permanent

An MSP Chief Pilot is the supervisory level of specialized flight operations that includes managing instructional training in aircraft work in the Aviation Command of the Maryland State Police (MSP). Employees in this classification coordinate and manage flight operations related to specialized In-Service Flight Training programs and certification for civilian and sworn pilots as required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Employees also perform as the Pilot-in-Command (PIC) for search and rescue missions, medical evacuation operations, homeland security, prisoner extradition, personnel transport and other law enforcement related missions as directed by the Director of Flight Operations or the Commanding Officer of the Aviation Command. Employees in this classification supervise MSP Pilots and MSP Flight Instructors Employees in this classification receive general supervision from the Director of Flight Operations of the MSP Aviation Command and are assigned shift work including holidays and weekends. Employees are subject to a 24-hour on-call duty status during emergencies and staff shortages. Employees are required to work outdoors in all types of weather conditions. The work involves hazardous conditions such as maneuvering helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in congested areas, unusual terrains or during adverse weather conditions.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

Experience: Five years of experience in aviation administrative or professional work of which three years must have involved the supervision of other employees, or exercising responsibility for program development in the aviation field.

AND

Completion of 2600 helicopter flight hours as an FAA licensed pilot of which 500 hours are recorded as cross country flight time, 100 hours of night flight time and 75 hours of actual or simulated instrument time of which at least 50 hours were in actual flight.

Notes: 1. Candidates may substitute graduate education from an accredited college or university at the rate of 30 credit hours for each year of experience, for up to four years of the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute additional experience as defined above, on a year-for-year basis, for up to four years of the required education.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience at a rank of Corporal/Petty Officer or higher as a commissioned officer in Naval Aviation Pilot classifications or Rotary Wing Aviator, Pilot, or Pilots/Naval Flight Officers specialty codes in the Piloting field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATES:

1. Must possess and maintain an FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate with Single Engine Land, Multi-Engine Land and Instrument Airplane Rating.

2. Must possess and maintain an FAA Commercial Helicopter Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating.

3. Must possess and maintain an FAA Flight Instructor Certificate with the following ratings: A. Airplane Single and Multi-Engine Rotorcraft/Helicopter Instrument Airplane and Helicopter.

4. Must possess and maintain an FAA 2nd Class Medical Certificate.

5. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Salary Range: $95,177-$125,590

Company Overview

Maryland State Police Aviation Command

3023 Strawberry Point Road Middle River, Maryland 21220 USA

The Maryland State Police Aviation Command (MSPAC) has been in operation since 1961 and is known worldwide as one of the finest law enforcement and aeromedical units in the world. MSPAC continually strives to improve the quality of service provided.