Pilot

Pilot (S)

It's the mission of the NC Department of Transportation to connect people, products and places safely and efficiently with customer focus, accountability, and environmental sensitivity to enhance the economy and vitality of North Carolina. We encourage you to consider joining NCDOT where our work not only serves the citizens of North Carolina but has an impact on our world through all modes of transportation.

The pilot position serves on the Flight Operations team, which supports the Division of Aviation with highly customer-service-focused passenger and photogrammetry services to advance state agency missions. The position primarily transports individuals from North Carolina's executive leadership, cabinet offices, state-level departments and state universities and provides survey-grade aerial photography services to document highway project development, natural disaster response and special missions across North Carolina, from the mountains to the coast. This permanent, pilot-in-command position crews twin-engine, fixed-wing aircraft (with potential for single engine aircraft) based out of Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU). The position typically pilots up to two separate models of turbo-prop aircraft in VFR and IFR conditions.

The division seeks a career-oriented candidate with superior customer service skills and a professional, safety-conscious mindset interested in working in a team environment. This position will apply a full knowledge of piloting, aircraft performance and the appropriate regulations and policies, along with an understanding of weather conditions and communications. This position will use a variety of standardized guidelines and policies that cover most aspects of work, including Federal Aviation Administration regulations, aircraft operations, maintenance manuals and department policies. The pilot-in-command will work effectively in groups and build working relationships to enhance team effectiveness inside the flight department, as well as within the corporate and aviation communities. That includes participating in division strategic and work planning and implementation activities aimed at identifying and pursuing opportunities for improving operations and advancing division and state agency priorities. A significant portion of this position is reviewed through pilot logs, flight operations reports, passenger feedback and direct observation by division leadership.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Pilot NCDOT aircraft in a crew environment under instrument and visual flight rules.
• Perform a combination of mission types, including point-to-point passenger flights and precision photogrammetry vertical, oblique and continuous strip flights.
• Employ comprehensive flight planning processes considering weather, navigational aids, routing, altitudes, alternative routes and destinations, loading and weight distribution, fuel requirements and the filing of IFR flight plans, as necessary.
• Conduct pre-flight and post-flight inspections of aircraft and note all discrepancies in a maintenance log, and maintain all other necessary logs and reports related to their flights.
• Continuously analyze aircraft performance and weather conditions to determine whether to continue, reroute or cancel flights.
• Alternate between the pilot-in-command or co-pilot on assigned flights (all flights require two-person crews).
• When not assigned to a mission, remain on standby for missions during scheduled workdays.
• Potentially assist NCDOT FAA-certified mechanics in the maintenance of division aircraft, including annual inspections, as necessary.
• Participate in and contribute to division planning, implementation and reporting activities focused on advancing the agency's vision and mission.
• Support division initiatives, as assigned, that may range from representing the division at career fairs to build the state's aviation talent pool or supporting NCDOT's robust unmanned aircraft systems program and missions.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Aviation personnel are subject to FAA Drug & Alcohol testing regulations 14 CFR Part 120, will be required to sign an acknowledgement form, and complete a pre-employment drug & alcohol test at/before hire. This position requires being on-call on scheduled workdays and able to report to RDU within 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Management prefers applicants with the following:

• Experience in King Air, or similar multi-engine fixed-wing turbo-prop type aircraft, equipped with electronic flight instrument system (EFIS)/flight management systems (FMS).
• Documented flight hours of crewed fixed-wing multi-engine turbo-prop or turbo jet experience within the last 24 months.
• Experience with flight planning, meteorology, aircraft maintenance requirements, air navigation in crewed single and multi-engine fixed-wing aircraft capabilities and performances.
• Experience piloting crewed multi-engine fixed aircraft in all weather conditions.
• Experience in crew resource management (CRM).

High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and a minimum of 1500 hours of flight time in a closely related type of aircraft and/or type of mission, along with a minimum of three years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and directly related experience.

Necessary Special Requirements Certification as a FAA commercial or airline transport pilot in airplanes and/or rotorcraft and possession of an FAA Class II Medical Certificate. May also require ratings in multi- engine (land), instrument flying, and others as assigned.

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.