Part Manager & Chief Pilot – PC-Type Rating | White Plains, NY

Chief Pilot & Base Manager – Pilatus PC-12 Sponsored, HPN

Location:

White Plains, NY

Employment Type:

Full-Time, Permanent (W2)

Our client operates as a Part 135 commuter and on-demand charter carrier, flying premium private travel routes across North America and the Caribbean. The company has earned a strong industry reputation built on disciplined safety practices, a well-kept fleet, and a leadership culture that prioritizes its crews — making it a place pilots choose to build a long-term career rather than pass through.

• Base Salary: $160,000–$180,000 per year, based on leadership experience
• Signing Bonus:
  To be confirmed with client prior to publishing
• Relocation Assistance:
  Case-by-case for qualified candidates
• Schedule:
  
  Monday–Friday base management, with line flying roughly once every two weeks on Northeast regional routes (Teterboro, NJ and nearby corridors)
• Benefits Package:
  To be confirmed with client prior to publishing

This role suits a seasoned Part 135 pilot ready to step into permanent base leadership. It's weighted heavily toward management — roughly 95% base operations, 5% flying — offering a predictable schedule while keeping the successful candidate active in the cockpit. Reporting to the senior Chief Pilot, this person will serve as the operational lead for the HPN base, managing a 95-pilot team and a 38-aircraft fleet, with particular focus on developing junior flight crew.

Candidates without a current Pilatus PC-12 type rating will have training fully sponsored upon hire.

• Lead, coach, and manage day-to-day performance for a 95-person flight crew, handling performance issues directly and constructively
• Work alongside senior leadership and the Chief Pilot to keep daily operations running smoothly and communication flowing between crews and dispatch
• Run pilot evaluations, standardization checks at the base level, and recurrent training
• Ensure the base stays compliant with FAA Part 135 regulations and the company's General Operations Manual
• Help recruit, interview, and onboard incoming pilots

• Background as an Assistant Chief Pilot, Base Lead, or Chief Pilot managing 10+ pilots
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on Part 135 operational experience
• FAA Commercial or ATP certificate with relevant ratings
• Current FAA First Class Medical Certificate
• Solid interpersonal and conflict-resolution ability, with proven success mentoring junior crew

• CFI, CFII, or MEI credentials
• Experience serving as a Check Airman or Check Pilot

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