Chief Engineer – Quebec

We are seeking an experienced and highly respected maintenance leader to provide technical and professional oversight for a fleet of Bell 412 helicopters operating in support of Quebecs provincial air ambulance program. This role is responsible for maintenance leadership technical standards reliability and safe aircraft availability within a demanding mission-critical environment.

The successful candidate will act as the senior professional authority for maintenance personnel ensuring consistent technical standards disciplined execution of maintenance activities and strong collaboration with flight operations and clinical partners.

Join the Summit Helicopters team today by applying through the job posting!

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mentor and support aircraft maintenance engineers and technical staff assigned to the Bell 412 fleet

• Foster a strong safety and quality culture grounded in professionalism accountability and attention to detail

• Serve as the primary point of contact for maintenance-related operational matters

• Ensure standardized maintenance practices across aircraft and operating bases

• Promote consistent application of approved maintenance procedures documentation and technical data

• Oversee aircraft reliability defect trends and proactive technical risk management

• Provide leadership input into maintenance planning scheduling and aircraft availability

• Coordinate planned maintenance inspections and defect rectification to support operational readiness

• Support effective parts tooling and logistics planning for a geographically dispersed operation

• Participate in internal reviews audits and safety investigations related to maintenance activities

• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reliability efficiency and risk reduction

• Encourage reporting learning and transparent communication within the maintenance team

• Work closely with flight operations dispatch training and engineering support teams

• Provide technical input into operational decisions defect rectification and aircraft utilization

• Support incident reviews and ensure maintenance lessons learned are communicated and embedded

Qualifications & Experience

• Extensive hands-on and leadership experience maintaining medium twin-engine helicopters (Bell 412 strongly preferred)

• Strong background in EMS / air ambulance or other high-availability mission-critical operations

• Demonstrated experience leading maintenance teams or providing senior technical oversight

• Sound technical judgement with the ability to balance operational demands and aircraft integrity

• Strong communication and organizational skills in a fast-paced operational environment

• Ability to work effectively in a bilingual (French/English) workplace

What We Offer

• Senior leadership role in a high-profile provincial air ambulance program

• Stable long-term operation with modern aircraft and professional technical teams

• Collaborative environment with strong integration between maintenance and operations

• Competitive compensation and benefits package

Additional Information

Summit Helicopters a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies delivers helicopter aviation solutions with one of the largest and most diverse fleets in the industry. Learn more at

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canadas Best Diversity Employers Canadas Most Admired Corporate Cultures and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity equity and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals regardless of race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. For more information about Ledcors Inclusion and Diversity initiatives please visit our I&D page. Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email.