Country Lead - Flight Operations Excellence

Job Responsibility

• Working closely with the global aviation team, own and maintain global flight operations standards, SOPs, and manuals for RPAS operations within the India region.


• Define minimum operational readiness criteria for pilots, flight crews, and field teams prior to deployment on live projects.


• Establish and enforce the standardised flight execution models within India in conjunction with Australia, USA, and Canada, while allowing for regulatory localisation.


• Participate in Infravision global best practice  as an authority on flight operations, escalation protocols, and go/no-go decision frameworks.

Safety, Compliance & Risk Management

• Partner closely with Aviation Safety, EHS, and Regulatory teams to ensure flight operations comply with:
  
  
  
  • The DGCA and or MOCACompany SMS (Safety Management System)
  
  
  • Client and utility-specific aviation requirements.
  
  
  
  


• Lead incident / near-miss reviews, root cause analysis, and corrective action plans related to flight operations.


• Embed a just culture and high-reliability mindset across all flight operations teams.

Flight Crew Capability & Readiness

• Execute and refine global pilot competency frameworks, currency requirements, and recurrency training standards.


• Ensure alignment between training outcomes and real-world operational performance.


• Validate flight crew readiness for:
  
  
  
  • Complex construction environments
  
  
  • New platforms, payloads, and software releases
  
  
  • Challenging terrain, weather, and regulatory conditions
  
  
  
  

Operational Integration & Scale

• Work closely with Head of Aviation, Operational Leaders and the global Aviation Team and Regional Heads to:
  
  
  
  • Forecast flight operations capacity
  
  
  • Support mobilisation for new projects and geographies
  
  
  • Optimise crew utilisation and deployment models
  
  
  
  

Technology & Product Feedback Loop

• Act as a bridge between flight operations and engineering/product teams, ensuring:
  
  
  
  • Operational learnings are captured and fed into product improvements
  
  
  • Training and SOPs evolve alongside platform and software changes
  
  
  
  


• Support flight testing, beta programs, and controlled rollouts of new RPAS platforms or features.

Team Leadership 

• Lead and develop a global network of instructors, check pilots, and flight operations leads.


• Build succession and depth in global flight leadership to reduce single-point dependencies.


• Coach regional leaders on flight discipline, operational excellence, and standard adherence