0025 - Chief Pilot

Alakaʻi Services and Poe'hana Group, Inc.; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Alakaʻi Services and Poe'hana Group, Inc. seeks a Senior Flight Operations Director to oversee all flight operations, ensuring safety, compliance, and optimal crew performance across diverse environments.

The role includes directing training, evaluating pilots, maintaining flight manuals, and coordinating with authorities to meet regulatory standards while advising on aircraft procurement and budget planning.

Qualifications

• 11+ years’ experience in aviation or flight operations.
• Proven ability to lead technical assignments and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Experience with safety management systems and incident investigations.

Responsibilities

• Direct all flight operations to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.
• Recruit, train, and evaluate pilots; establish SOPs and flight manuals.
• Oversee crew scheduling, fatigue risk management, and incident responses.

Skills

Flight operations

Safety management

Crew scheduling

Regulatory compliance

Check-ride proficiency

Job description

Job Purpose

The purpose of this position is to support mission-critical logistics, sustainment, operational, facilities, training, and mission-enabling activities in support of U.S. Government and Department of Defense objectives throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Personnel in this role contribute to the planning, coordination, execution, and sustainment of complex operations in dynamic and geographically dispersed environments. The position supports operational readiness, resource integration, mission effectiveness, and stakeholder collaboration while ensuring compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and security requirements. Duties are performed in support of contingency, expeditionary, and steady-state operations and may require coordination with Government personnel, mission partners, and cross-functional teams to achieve program objectives.

Position Overview/Functional Role

This role directs all flight operations to ensure the highest standards of safety and regulatory compliance. Supervises the recruitment, training, and performance evaluation of all pilots within the organization. Establishes standard operating procedures and flight manuals to maintain consistency across the flight department. Conducts regular check-rides and flight proficiency evaluations to certify crew competency. Manages crew scheduling and fatigue risk management systems to optimize operational readiness. Liaises with civil aviation authorities to ensure the organization meets all legal and certification requirements. Advises executive leadership on aircraft procurement, operational budgets, and strategic flight planning. Oversees the safety management system (SMS) to proactively identify and mitigate operational risks. Serves as a technical subject matter expert during incident investigations or emergency response activations.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The job duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Work at various sites, both CONUS and OCONUS, with travel as required.
• Perform duties associated with the assigned functional role.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skill Level Requirements – Senior

• 11+ years’ experience
• Possesses and applies a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments.
• Plans and leads major technical assignments.
• Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project growth and success.
• Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.
• May supervise others.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and staff in accordance with sound employee relations practices and federal and state laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry, genetic information, pregnancy status, or any other characteristic protected by law.