Assistant Chief Flight Instructor

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Time Off

Tuition Coverage

Retirement Contributions

Personal Leave

Job summary

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach is seeking an Assistant Chief Flight Instructor to oversee the flight training program, safety, and quality of instruction for 25 instructor pilots and about 250 flight students.

You will supervise workload, schedule training, monitor progress, conduct weekly meetings, ensure policy compliance, and mentor staff while promoting the university safety culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's preferred.
• FAA Certificated Flight Instructor/CFI with instrument rating.
• 500 hours dual instruction given.
• 1–3 years related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Balance workload for 25 instructor pilots and oversee training.
• Student assignment and progress tracking across courses.
• Lead weekly meetings to coordinate flight operations.
• Ensure adherence to policies and procedures and regulatory standards.
• Administer phase checks and conduct performance evaluations.
• Mentor and supervise flight instructors and student staff.

Skills

Analytical skills

Management

Organizational skills

Public relations

Technical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree required, master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Access

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Internet

Job description

The Opportunity

The Daytona Beach Flight Training Department is currently accepting applications for the position of Assistant Chief Flight Instructor (formerly Training Manager). The Assistant Chief Flight Instructor is responsible for the overall administration of flight training including safety of training, quality of training, and student service. Individually manages all aspects of flight training for 25 Instructor Pilots and is responsible for the welfare of approximately 250 flight students.

Duties include:

• Ensure the appropriate workload of assigned instructor pilots is maintained
• Student Assignment
• Student Tracking (Tracking student training progress)
• Conduct weekly meetings with teams to coordinate flight operations and enhance Flight Department effectiveness.
• Communicate changes in policy and procedures
• Scheduling student and Instructor training events

Provide quality flight training and ensure normal progress of assigned students while promoting the initiatives of the university's safety culture, through mentoring and management techniques.

• Progress Checks
• Course Completes
• Withdrawals
• Extra Training
• Performance Evaluations

• Counseling Students and Instructor Pilots as needed by regularly communicating with students about training progress
• Developing and implementing a plan of action if needed
• Monitoring student progress to ensure minimum standards are met
• Fall orientation

• Verify compliance with Part 141 and Part 142 regulations and Training Course Outlines
• Notify the Chief Flight Instructor on any deviations to Training Course Outlines prior to any deviation.
• Verify instructor pilots are conducting training during assigned days and times
• Timely completion of required paperwork

• Administering assigned phase checks
• Conducting performance evaluations for FT IPs

• Weekly Reports
• Weekly meetings

Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory responsibilities include: Responsible for assistant training manager(s), flight instructors, student assistants, and flight students assigned to the Assistant Chief Flight Instructor's team.

About us

For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.

Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.

Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence-and help shape the future of aerospace.

• Generous Time Off: Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year. You'll also receive 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.
• Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
• Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution - with no vesting period.
• Personal Leave: Relax with 15 days of personal leave for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees in your first year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, master's degree preferred
• 1-3 years' related experience preferred

Required licenses, certificates, and /or security clearances

• FAA Certificated Flight Instructor/Instrument CFI, CFII Airplane, Single Engine Land (Multi-engine Land preferred)
• 500 hours dual instruction given

Required skills, knowledge, abilities:

• Analytical skills with proficiency using Microsoft products to include; Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook/email, and Internet.

• Management, organizational, public relations, technical, problem solving skills required.