Licensed Aircraft Engineer

Are you ready for a new and exciting challenge? Would you like to work as Licensed Aircraft Engineer in a unique and vibrant community in a stunning natural environment?
If so, come and join our friendly team of experienced professionals in the beautiful Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
Licensed Aircraft Engineer
Stanley, Falkland Islands
1 Year Fixed Term Contract, with potential for extension by mutual agreement
£33,435 to £38,548 (inclusive of 25% taxable gratuity) depending on qualifications and experience
The Role
The Falkland Islands Government Air Service provides an essential inter-island passenger and freight service as well as aerial surveillance of the fishery conservation zone around the islands.
A Licensed Aircraft engineer is required to join the small maintenance team responsible for the continuous maintenance of the fleet of five BN Islander aircraft. This involves routine and remedial maintenance, repairs and rectification of the aircraft and its associated systems.
The Person
Applicants must hold an EASA Part 66 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Licence with preferably at least 4 years’ experience, Type Rated on BN2B Islander aircraft, and Lycoming 0-540 Engines. Additionally, the applicant must have a minimum of 6 months experience on Islander aircraft logged during the preceding two years. Full details of the essential and desirable requirements for the post are outlined in the application pack.
The Package
1 Year Fixed Term Contract, with potential for extension by mutual agreement
Salary Range £33,435 - £38,548; starting salaries will be dependent upon experience
Eligibility for a 25% Gratuity, paid upon successful completion of the contract
30 Days’ Annual Leave, plus government and public holidays (totalling 41 days’ leave)
Relocation Allowance to help with moving costs
Flights Package for you and your dependants
Government Housing for rent and a starter pack to help you get settled in
FIG
The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory, with full internal self-government.
As the largest employer in the Falkland Islands, we offer many unique and fulfilling job opportunities, across the full spectrum of public services. Our responsibilities include those typically managed by the central government – taxation, legislation, and policy, as well as those usually managed on a local level such as town planning, health and social services, and education. FIG also provides services specific to the needs of the Falkland Islands, such as fisheries research, power generation and the Government Air Service, FIGAS.
The Falkland Islands:
Set in the South Atlantic Ocean, around 400 miles east of South America and 8000 miles south-west of the UK, the Falkland Islands are a small, thriving community with a British way of life, benefiting from good local services, a varied social calendar and an absence of traffic jams!
The Falkland Islands’ stunning natural environment provides an unspoiled landscape and amazing wildlife to observe and explore, including penguins, whales and dolphins.
For those with a sense of adventure, it provides opportunities which are hard to match anywhere else in the world.
How to apply for the role:
If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click “apply” today and you will be directed to the company website where you will be able to submit an application form.
Close date: 02 February 2024 at 23:00
You must be authorised to work in the UK. No agencies please.
Other suitable skills and experience include Engineer, Engineering, Aircraft Engineer, Licensed Aircraft Engineer, Aerospace Engineer, Aircraft Maintenance, Aeronautical Engineer.