Flight Training Manager

Grant Aviation • Anchorage, AK

43d • Onsite

About The Position

Grant Aviation is seeking a Flight Training Manager to lead the design, delivery, and oversight of our flight training programs under 14 CFR Part 135. This role ensures all training meets FAA and company standards while promoting safety, consistency, and operational excellence.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, you'll serve as a key leader in our Flight Operations department. You will be responsible for developing and refining flight training curriculum, guiding instructors, and maintaining pilot training records. You'll be instrumental in shaping the way we train and support our pilots, ensuring every member of our team is set up for success.

Life on the Job

The Flight Training Manager works primarily from our offices on the south end of Ted Stevens International Airport. Travel to outlying bases will occasionally be required. This position will typically work Monday through Friday. Occasional work from home opportunities may exist after initial training, if projects or other considerations make this necessary. Our culture puts high value on in-person work arrangements, so you will thrive in a busy office environment with plenty of direct interaction with your teammates.

Day-to-day work will initially be focused on getting to know company training standards as outlined in our FOTM, as well as meeting our internal customers. You'll work with the DO and Flight Ops leaders to understand our current training curriculum, regulatory requirements, processes, and schedules, and begin to identify where additional team or individual training is needed. We'll be prepared to introduce you to our flight instructors right away, and you'll assume immediate responsibility for maintaining flight operations training records in compliance with FAA and company standards.

Over time, you can expect to be largely self-sufficient in your day-to-day work. The Director of Operations has an open-door policy, expecting staff to work without micro-management, but always willing to answer questions and assist with planning or problem solving.

This role requires strong collaboration with other department leaders. You'll partner with the Chief Pilot and Director of Operations to evaluate pilot qualifications to ensure issues are identified and proactively managed for the benefit of the pilot and the company. In collaboration with the Director of Safety, you'll integrate Safety Management System (SMS) and Safety Risk Management (SRM) data into training materials, ensuring safety is embedded in everything we do. You'll also work directly with the FAA to maintain compliance and strong working relationships. A major focus ahead will be leading the implementation of our Advanced Qualification Program (AQP), a key step in advancing our training standards. Strong partnership with the LMS and Records Manager will be key in coordinating classroom and online training. In this role, you'll deliver training directly, so you'll need to maintain your own qualifications accordingly, in addition to understanding and monitoring the qualifications and aptitudes of flight instructors and check airmen.

Requirements

• FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate (ATP preferred).
• CFI and CFII required; MEI preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of Part 135 or Part 121 experience.
• Experience in training management or curriculum development.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, delivery, and oversight of our flight training programs under 14 CFR Part 135.
• Ensure all training meets FAA and company standards.
• Promote safety, consistency, and operational excellence.
• Develop and refine flight training curriculum.
• Guide instructors.
• Maintain pilot training records.
• Evaluate pilot qualifications.
• Integrate Safety Management System (SMS) and Safety Risk Management (SRM) data into training materials.
• Work directly with the FAA to maintain compliance and strong working relationships.
• Lead the implementation of our Advanced Qualification Program (AQP).
• Coordinate classroom and online training.
• Deliver training directly.
• Maintain your own qualifications.
• Understand and monitor the qualifications and aptitudes of flight instructors and check airmen.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision.
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D.
• PTO and paid holidays.
• Flight and travel benefits.
• 401(k) program.
• Employee assistance program.
• HSA for qualified plans.
• Voluntary life insurance and AD&D.
• Voluntary short- and long-term disability.
• Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Air Transportation
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees