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As the Training Manager , you will be responsible for the supervision and delivery of flight training activities across your assigned simulator fleet and training region at our London Gatwick Training Centre in Crawley .
Reporting to the Manager Training Services, you will ensure training operations are delivered safely, effectively, and in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, approved training manuals, customer requirements, and CAE standards.
This role combines Training Manager responsibilities with active simulator instructor duties, requiring the successful candidate to maintain instructional capabilities and contribute directly to training delivery. You will provide leadership, operational oversight, instructor development, and customer support while maintaining instructional competency within the assigned training programme.
Working closely with the Head of Training, Deputy Head of Training, instructor teams, scheduling, regulatory, technical, customer service, and sales functions, you will support training excellence, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Key responsibilities include:
Oversee assigned training programmes to support effective training delivery, customer satisfaction, instructor utilisation, and business objectives.
Deliver simulator instruction in accordance with approved training programmes, customer requirements, regulatory standards, and CAE procedures.
Ensure training records, regulatory documentation, and associated training administration activities are completed accurately and in accordance with applicable requirements.
Support training scheduling activities to ensure appropriate instructor allocation and operational coverage for customer training requirements.
Ensure adherence to approved processes, procedures, manuals, and regulatory requirements.
Act as a point of contact with technical personnel to support training device serviceability and suitability for approved training curricula.
Support customer and sales activities as delegated by the Deputy Head of Training.
Manage assigned instructors under delegated authority from the Manager Training Services, including oversight of instructor qualifications, authorisations, and currency requirements.
Conduct simulator and classroom observations, assessments, and competency reviews to support instructor performance and development.
Support instructor standardisation initiatives and facilitate instructor meetings, briefings, and training updates as required.
Contribute to workforce planning and provide staffing recommendations to support operational requirements.
Support training course preparation, ensuring course materials and documentation are available before programme commencement.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of training curricula, courseware, and associated training materials as required.
Monitor trainee progress, identify performance concerns, and escalate or address issues in accordance with delegated authority and approved procedures.
Support compliance with applicable Approved Training Organisation (ATO) requirements, including responsibilities assigned through approved training manuals.
Perform other reasonable duties required to support safe, compliant, and effective training delivery in line with CAE procedures and business needs.
Minimum Qualifications
Hold, or have held, a professional pilot licence (CPL, ATPL, or equivalent recognised aviation qualification). EASA and/or UK CAA ATPL are very desirable but not mandatory.
Hold, or have held, a valid Simulator Flight Instructor (SFI), Type Rating Instructor (TRI), or equivalent instructor qualification appropriate to the assigned training programme.
Extensive aviation training and flight training experience.
Working knowledge of applicable aviation regulations, training governance requirements, and Approved Training Organisation (ATO) processes.
Experience supporting instructor oversight, training delivery, or…