Bristow offers apprenticeships, pilot training and graduate jobs
The company is a leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry with major operations in the North Sea based out of Aberdeen.
Bristow is also meeting increased demand for its Search and Rescue (SAR) services and this summer sees the business commence the delivery of the UK Gap SAR contract for northern Scotland, following its award by the Department of Transport (DfT) in July 2012. In addition the business was also recently awarded the UK SAR contract by the DfT and is due to take over the service from ten bases across the UK in April 2015.
Over the next two years, a significant number of new aircraft will be added to Bristow’s fleet to meet market demand as well as client requirements. Along with the increase in assets Bristow is also looking to recruit a number of individuals to support the business. Bristow Helicopters has invited individuals to apply for 22 engineering apprenticeships, 12 of which will sit within the oil and gas business – an increase of 50% from 2012 - while a further 10 will be recruited to the SAR team.
Successful applicants will complete a four year programme of on the job training in both maintenance and flight operations, beginning at the Lufthansa Resource Technical Training (LRTT) College in Gloucester before taking on posts at Bristow Helicopters’ operational bases.
Oil and gas apprentices will be located at one of Bristow Helicopters’ global bases while SAR apprentices will work at one of the ten SAR bases around the UK: Inverness, Manston, Prestwick, Caernarfon, Humberside, Newquay, St Athan, Lee-on-Solent, Sumburgh and Stornoway. While applications are open to people from across the UK, the company has expressed particular interest in hearing from those applicants local to the 10 SAR bases.
As part of this recruitment drive, Bristow Helicopters will be recruiting four cadet pilots through the Air League and will be sponsoring a further ten ab initio pilots to join its world class training school, the Bristow Academy. Budding pilots can apply for the two year cadet training programme and full sponsorship is available for those wishing to join the oil and gas business.
Since 2007 Bristow Helicopters has hired around 84 graduates from the Bristow Academy into commercial operations.
Mike Imlach, managing director of Bristow Helicopters, said: “Safety is at the heart of Bristow’s business. We continually strive to improve our safety performance and cultivate an even stronger reputation for safety. Developing talent from within the company is something we place huge value on as it allows us to instill this company culture of safety and integrity in all our recruits whether they work out on the flight deck or back in the office.
“It is an exciting time for the business and hugely positive for us to be recruiting for such a large number of new staff to support both the oil & gas and SAR areas of the business.
“Our Search and Rescue workforce will require around 103 pilots with nine located at each base. Many of these will transfer to Bristow Helicopters from the current military force, but there will also be opportunities for cadets to join the team in the coming years.
“Business graduates will be based primarily at our bases in Aberdeen but could go on to work at any of our offices across the globe in a range of positions from finance to business development and even operations.”
Positions will begin in September 2013 and Bristow Helicopters is working with local job centres to make information about the opportunities available.
The company is also planning to hold a careers open day in the coming months at their base in Aberdeen aimed at giving people of all disciplines the chance to meet with hiring managers and find out about career opportunities with Bristow.
Prospective applicants should visit
www.bristowgroup.com/careers
for more information on available positions and the careers open day.
