Landing Site Officer

Based in Hampshire, The King’s Helicopter Flight is a small, close-knit team that provides helicopter travel to Members of the Royal Family undertaking official duties in the UK and near continent. 

As a Landing Site Officer, you will be responsible for conducting landing site surveys, managing helicopter landing sites, and providing on-site support.   

Key Responsibilities:  

• You’ll carry out detailed landing site surveys across a wide range of environments, assessing suitability and safety in line with operational requirements. 

• You’ll oversee the full management of helicopter landing sites—by day and night—ensuring secure and smooth operations at every location. 

• Acting as a key point of contact, you’ll liaise with venue hosts, local authorities, police forces and other external stakeholders to coordinate safe and effective landings. 

• You’ll conduct aviation radiotelephony communications and carry out precise helicopter marshalling to support inbound and outbound movements. 

• Providing on-site operational support, you’ll assist with aircraft cleaning, guarding and replenishment to ensure readiness at all times. 

• You’ll lead on refuelling procedures, including fuel quality assurance, assessing site suitability, and safely dispensing aviation fuel. 

• You’ll maintain continuous flight following, and when required, activate appropriate alerting procedures to safeguard operations. 

• You’ll be part of a team, but often will work independently, often outdoors in all weathers.

Due to the flexible nature of Aviation operations, you will need to live within a reasonable distance of RAF Odiham (ideally within 90 minutes) to assist with aviation related secondary duties and team evolutions such as staff meetings and training.  

Essential Criteria 

• Full, clean UK category B + E driving licence  

• Good time management skills and planning skills with a focus on detail and identification of potential hazards. 

• With solid spatial awareness, you’re adept at using a range of mapping and planning tools to support effective operations. 

• An understanding of rotary wing operations and associated hazards. 

• Excellent communication skills, you’ll liaise confidently and clearly with stakeholders at all levels. 

• Proactive and a natural problem solver, you assimilate complex information swiftly to make quick decisions that prioritise safety and operational efficiency.

Desirable Criteria 

• An understanding of meteorology and weather factors affecting aviation 

• Understanding of aviation risks, hazards and air safety. 

Benefits   

We know that to deliver our best work; we need to feel at our best. That’s why at the Royal Household we offer a generous benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and life priorities.  

Enjoy 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days (plus bank holidays) dependent on the length of time you have worked for us. 

Our excellent non-contributory pension plan (we’ll contribute 15% and you can contribute more if you wish) is highly valued by our employees, as is complimentary lunch on-site to keep you fuelled throughout the day. 

We also offer a range of leave options to support your life priorities, such as parental pay and leave and volunteering days, as well as benefits to support your physical and mental wellbeing. 

Other perks include 20% off at our Royal Collection Trust Shops and complimentary admission tickets across all our locations, along with many more exclusive employee discounts.