Aircraft Pilot 1 (Multi PCN)
State of AlaskaAbout the role
Posting number: 54611
Department: Public Safety
Division: AST-Aircraft Section
Job classification: Aircraft Pilot 1
Posting type: Open
Categories: Public Safety, Law Enforcement, Airports
Summary
The recruitment is exempt from the hiring freeze (Administrative Order 358)
** This recruitment is open Nationwide. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. **
Aircraft Pilot 1’s may fill the following positions based on location or operational need:
Light single-engine fixed wing aircraft pilot and/or instructor
Turbine Aircraft pilot and/or instructor
OUR ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND CULTURE:
The mission of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is to ensure public safety and enforce fish and wildlife laws. The DPS strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property. The Aircraft Section’s contribution to the Department's Mission is to preserve public peace, protect life, property, and resources. As a member of the DPS, you would be instrumental in ensuring this mission is met by providing direct support for law enforcement activities.
THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM:
As a member of one of the most unique law enforcement agencies in the nation, you will be part of a team that embraces the core values of loyalty, integrity, courage, compassion, leadership, and accountability as they serve Alaska. In this fast-paced environment, you will work with a phenomenal team of professionals, both civilian and commissioned.THE WORKING CONDITIONS YOU CAN EXPECT:
This position is located and based out of our Anchorage-based Aircraft Section at the Lake Hood Seaplane base. Our Anchorage Aircraft Section has a beautiful view of Lake Hood. This position requires travel throughout Alaska providing aircraft support.
This position may work an alternate work schedule such as eight days on and six days off. This position does not offer housing, nor does it offer someone living outside of Anchorage paid travel to and from the worksite.
The work environment is friendly, team-oriented, and productive.
We recognize the uniqueness of life in Alaska’s rural and urban communities. We recommend all applicants visit the Community Database for a glimpse into Alaska’s communities and lifestyle by providing images of places, people, cultural events, public facilities, landscapes, and other dimensions of community life at https://dcra-cdo-dcced.opendata.arcgis.com/. This position will travel throughout Alaska providing aircraft and training support.WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
- Correlation level knowledge of flying maneuvers required for day (required), night, and instrument flying (desired) conditions, skill piloting light fixed wing aircraft operated by the department
- Single engine commercial pilot certificates and instrument pilot rating. A total of 1,500 hours flying aircraft which includes 500 hours as Pilot-in-Command (PIC) fixed wing aircraft. Of this required flight time, 250 hours as PIC must be Alaska time (100 hours of which were logged within the 12 months prior to employment.) and 100 hours of turbo prop experience preferred.
- Knowledge of aircraft maintenance procedures in the following area:
- Perform light fixed wing aircraft post-maintenance function checks and coordinate findings with the aircraft maintenance personnel
- Provide logistics support with other department pilots in order to move light fixed wing aircraft between its based location to one of our maintenance hubs
- Ability to continuously correlate input from man, machine, management, mission, and environment into safe and rational aeronautical decisions
- Ability to make a safe and rational go/no-go flight decision and to determine if weather and other flight safety considerations are within acceptable ranges
- Computer skills that enable comp
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