Aerial Firefighting Line Pilot (Dash 8 Q-Series)

🧭 What you’ll do

• Conduct safe, effective, and efficient aerial firefighting missions, including long-term retardant application from a DHC-8 in a multi-crew environment.
• Operate tactically at low level when required, applying sound airmanship, terrain awareness, and crew coordination.
• Own the full flight cycle: flight planning, performance/fuel planning, weather and NOTAM review, aircraft pre-flight, and post-flight duties.
• Coordinate closely with company schedulers, clients, and aircrew to ensure timely mission execution and operational readiness.
• Contribute to the development and continuous refinement of SOPs and TTPs, sharing lessons learned to elevate safety and effectiveness.
• Participate actively in Metrea’s Aviation Safety and Management System, including reporting, debriefs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Represent Metrea’s core values on the flight line and with customers, maintaining professionalism and composure in dynamic environments.

🧰 Additional requirements

• Must be capable of receiving a Canadian Foreign License Validation Certificate.
• Exceptional proficiency in English, both spoken and written.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment with limited supervision.
• Must be able to complete the flight training program, demonstrating proficiency with job requirements.
• Maintains customer satisfaction with the services offered by the company.
• Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and carry out the mission.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, locations, and work responsibilities.
• Promotes organizational mission and goals and shows the way to achieve them.
• Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing missions/tasks.
• Maintains composure in highly stressful or adverse situations.

📋 Minimum requirements

• Total PIC: 500 hours (minimum)
• Aerial Firefighting Experience: >200 hours
• Night/Instrument: 100 hours night and 75 hours instrument
• Recency: At least 100 hours PIC within the last twelve months
• License: CPL, IR, ME (EASA or FAA)
• Medical: Class 1
• Type Rating: Not required (Training provided)

🌟 Preferred experience

• Previous experience in aerial firefighting with large aircraft, especially turboprop operations.
• DHC-8 (Dash 8) or similar platform experience delivering retardant.
• Demonstrated tactical and low-level multi-engine proficiency.

📨 Ready to apply?

Bring your skill, judgment, and teamwork to a mission that matters. If you meet the minimum requirements and align with our values, we’d like to hear from you.

• Submit your CV/resume, license/medical details, and a concise logbook summary highlighting PIC, night/IFR, and aerial firefighting hours.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for next steps and training scheduling.

AFF = Aerial Firefighting