Job Title: Flying Instructor
Location: Yeovilton, Somerset + Onsite
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF61150
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 Flying Instructor at our Yeovilton site.
The role
As a Qualified Flying Instructor, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Make a difference with us by providing flying training using Grob 115E aircraft to Royal Navy students in a fast paced, challenging, and real-life operational setting, critical to future defence output.
Day-to-day, you'll support dedicated students on a flying syllabus that caters to elements such as navigation, instrument flying and aerobatics.
* Attend briefings to identify weather conditions for the day, before joining preparation briefings before flying sessions with your students.
* Ensure that all other related support activities and services are provided under the direction of the Site Operations Manager and Flight Commander
* Conduct mass briefings with students, teaching from a standardised format prescribed by the course.
This role is full time, 40 hours per week and is based on site at Royal Navy Air Station Yeovilton, working Monday-Friday 0800-1700.
Essential experience of the Flying Instructor
* Previous Military flying experience with a minimum CFS B1 QFI/QHI category.
Qualifications for the Qualified Flying Instructor
* Hold a class 1 medical certificate to the satisfaction of the MOD requirements.
* Minimum of Commercial Pilots Licence, Unrestricted Instructor Rating (with Aerobatics) and valid Instrument Rating (A) SE SP
* DTTT V2 (Defence train the trainer) can be provided.
* Have completed a Flying Supervisors Course/Flight Authorisers Course is desirable but can be provided during onboarding.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain BPSS security clearance for this role.
What we offer
* Generous holiday allowance
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* 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
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 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.