Pilot

woolpert

Johannesburg, South Africa · Johannesburg · South Africa

Posted Oct 20, 2025

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Aerial Acquisition - Africa

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Job description

We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking.

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work®, Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

Woolpert Africa is looking for experienced and mission-ready Survey Pilots to join our dynamic Operations Team. Based in South Africa, this role involves extensive fieldwork across various locations, supporting Woolpert’s geospatial and aerial survey missions.

If you’re passionate about aviation, thrive in challenging environments, and are eager to contribute to world-class aerial data operations this is your opportunity to fly with a global industry leader

Minimum Requirements:

Valid Commercial Pilot’s License (CPL) with a current medical certificate
Minimum 1,000 hours total flight time
Current night and instrument rating
120 hours on twin-engine aircraft.
Valid passport
Must be flexible to work away from base for up to 6 weeks at a time

Preferred Experience & Skills:

Experience flying turbine aircraft
Prior survey flight experience is advantageous
Completion of the following short courses:
CRM (Crew Resource Management)
DG (Dangerous Goods)
SEPT (Safety and Emergency Procedures Training)
SMS (Safety Management Systems) – advantageous

Bonus Aircraft Ratings:

Candidates rated on the following aircraft will have a strong advantage:

Cessna Reims F406
Piper PA31-350
Partenavia P.68 series

Unique Benefits

Certified as a Great Place to Work®, Woolpert is one of the fastest growing architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) companies in the world. With over 60 offices and countless projects around the globe, Woolpert makes a real difference at home and abroad. In addition to offering competitive pay, we provide employees with a robust set of unique benefits, including:

Diverse experiences: Work on meaningful projects that improve quality of life around the world.
Freedom to work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
Fitness reimbursement, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more: Choose the benefits that work best for you.

Level up your career with Woolpert. Apply today and join our team to help shape the future of tomorrow!

Why Woolpert?

Woolpert is looking for supportive, goal-oriented, and career-minded individuals who are, or are looking to become, industry leaders in their fields. We blend design excellence with innovative technology and geospatial applications to deliver exceptional value to our clients. When you join us, you'll join a team of experts who are passionate about their work and dedicated to building the next generation of industry leaders. Woolpert embraces progress and innovation, creating limitless opportunities for your career growth.

Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting askhr@woolpert.com.

If you need to reschedule or cancel your interview, please reach out to your recruiter by contacting recruiting@woolpert.com.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via email, the internet, or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.