Job Title:                  Touring TRE(H)
Location:                  Gloucestershire Airport
Compensation:        Competitive + Benefits 
Role Type:                Full time / Permanent (One week on / One week off)
Role ID:                    SF60344

 

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 Touring TRE(H) at our Staverton site.

 

Join Babcock Onshore, a leading provider of mission-critical helicopter services for Air Ambulance and Police operations across England and Scotland. Operating a fleet of 20 helicopters, we’ve delivered safe, reliable, and world-class support for over 20 years, helping save lives and protect communities daily.

The role
As a Type Rating Examiner (TRE), you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This role plays a vital part in supporting the UK’s emergency services by ensuring the highest standards of training for Air Ambulance and Police helicopter pilots. By delivering expert instruction on H145 and EC135 helicopters, you’ll directly contribute to saving lives and protecting communities, enhancing the nation’s ability to respond to critical situations with efficiency and reliability.

Day-to-day, you’ll deliver high-quality helicopter training, ensuring students meet the required standards for Type and Instrument Ratings. You’ll work closely with both internal teams and external clients, adapting to a flexible schedule to support operational needs.

This role is a 50% full time role, one week on / one week off. 38 hours per week and is based at Gloucestershire Airport.

 

 

Essential Experience for a TRE:

 

Qualifications:

Hold a UK ATPL(H) or CPL(H) + IR

Hold a current TRE(H)

Hold a current Class 1 medical

UK Driving License, Passport, Right to Work in the UK

 

Experience: (must meet at least one of the following)

1,000 hours as Pilot in Command (PIC) of aircraft, including 500 hours as PIC on twin-turbine helicopters, or

1,000 hours as co-pilot in HEMS/Police operations, including 500 hours as PIC under supervision and 100 hours as PIC on twin-turbine helicopters.

 

Essential Additional Requirements: 

2,000 hours of total helicopter experience.

500 hours operating experience in twin-turbine helicopters in a similar operational environment.

20 hours of VFR at night as Pilot in Command.

 

You will also ideally: 

Be qualified and instrument rated on both the EC135 and H145

Be qualified as a TRE(H) on both the EC135 and H145

Hold a current IRI

Have previous NVIS experience.

Have experience of HEMS operations.

 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain DBS security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8%, with life assurance

Private medical insurance

Market leading sick leave policy 

Loss of license insurance

Generous holiday allowance 

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

Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

 

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has 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. 

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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.

Closing date: 25/12/2024

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