Line Pilot - Victoria Police Air Wing

About the role

The Victoria Police Air Wing operates single-pilot multi-engine AW139 NVIS and IFR helicopters based at Essendon Airfield, carrying out search and rescue, tactical deployment of Special Operation Group personnel, general police support, surveillance and other tasks. The helicopters are fully NVG equipped and fitted with fastroping devices, a winch, FLIR and a downlink. Pilots take part in winching, fast roping and rappelling, airborne sniper operations, NVG operations and tactical police operations. The Air Wing operates under CASA fatigue management conditions, with rosters of 10-hour and 12-hour shifts.

Required profile

• Current Commercial Helicopter Pilot Licence with a Command Multi-Engine (helicopter) instrument rating
• Class 1 aviation medical
• Minimum 2,000 helicopter flying hours with turbine experience, and minimum 1,500 hours as pilot in command
• Night Visual Flight Rules (NVFR) rating and Low Level (LL) rating
• Australian citizenship, as national security vetting is required; applicants must also meet the security classification requirements
• Pre-employment checks, including possible fingerprint checks and misconduct screening, and medical and psychological testing for shortlisted candidates
• After initial training at the Police Academy Glen Waverley, the successful applicant becomes a sworn police officer, holds a current Victoria driver's licence and obtains or qualifies for a police driving authority within three months
• Intrastate and interstate travel is required

Required skills

• Desirable: winch and rappel endorsement with winch operation experience
• Desirable: NVIS rating or experience, AW139 type rating and experience
• Desirable: police and/or SAR experience

What we offer

• Salary of $155,601 to $164,913 plus superannuation and a $57,374 flying operations allowance depending on experience
• Ongoing training and career development
• Membership of the Emergency Services Super Fund
• Confidential wellbeing support for the applicant and their immediate family
• Flexible work options
• Nine weeks of leave per year (five weeks recreation, two weeks in lieu of public holidays, 10 days accrued time off)
• Annual leave loading, 15 days personal/carer leave and other leave entitlements
• Salary packaging options and a novated vehicle lease option

Applications close midnight on Thursday 12 November 2026 and must be submitted through the Victorian Government careers website or Seek, with a resume and completed application form.