Careers

Take your career to the next level

Are you ambitious and looking for your next challenge? Looking for a better work/life balance?
It’s time to join our team

Are you ambitious and looking for your next challenge?

We want to attract and work with innovative, adaptable and proactive people to help us achieve One Mission as One Team

We offer the opportunity to work in a flexible, fast paced and evolving environment, whether you are based at our Bristol Training Hub, or one of our training sites.

Our values are built on respect—for our employees, partners, and customers—so diversity and inclusion are core to everything we do. We believe that by embracing different perspectives, we unlock creative thinking that drives our business forward.

Why Ascent?

At Ascent, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including 25 days holiday, flexible working, pension, private medical and dental cover and a strong focus on personal growth and development.

We provide a stable Monday to Friday work schedule with no weekend flying, and you may even participate in significant national events like the King’s Birthday Fly Past or represent us at the Royal International Air Tattoo. Our Bristol-based roles offer flexible hybrid working options, and we support all employees with family-friendly policies and development opportunities, including our Future Leadership Programme.

We prioritise mental health and wellbeing, fostering a trusted and inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong.

We are committed to equal opportunity for all.

Work-life balance

Equivalent to 25 days annual leave with options to work flexibly (hours, working location, job share, etc.)

We’ve got you covered

We take care of our employees in more ways than one. Our competitive benefits package includes AXA Private Medical for yourself and family and Life Assurance.

We value our people

We offer a competitive salary, Enhanced family friendly benefits and up to 6% matched pension contribution. We also offer length of service rewards for our long-serving colleges.

One team

At Ascent, we pride ourselves on having a friendly and respectful work culture. We believe this enables our staff to perform to the best of their ability within a passionate environment.

Room to grow

The opportunity to work in a fast-paced and evolving company that is at the forefront of military aviation training.

Support

We offer company maternity and paternity pay to all employees with over two years’ service.

Richard Thorpe
“One of the biggest draws to this job having left a long career in the Royal Navy, was the focus purely on teaching and instructing aviation. Every day is different, as I could be instructing in the aircraft, simulator or classroom, and often a combination of all three. Clearly, with a passion for flying, and with 750 Naval Air Squadron’s primary purpose being to train and generate the next generation of rear-crew, I most look forward to flying in our King Air Avengers.”
Richard Thorpe
London’s Air Ambulance Charity
“Ascent’s expertise and advanced training resources will be invaluable in ensuring our pilots are well-prepared to operate the new Airbus H135 helicopters. This collaboration will undoubtedly help us continue delivering rapid response and cutting-edge care to critically injured individuals across London. We are grateful for Ascent’s support and look forward to a successful partnership.”
London’s Air Ambulance Charity
Bristow
“Ascent’s experience will help ensure technical crews new to aviation have the right technical language and knowledge, ensuring teams work seamlessly and perform to the highest standards.”
Bristow

What will make you successful?

Excellence: You thrive working with people of all levels +
  • Achieving service excellence
  • Delivering business results
  • Inspiring high performance
  • Leading & motivating
  • Optimising productivity & efficiency
Flexibility: Solving our customers’ challenges +
  • Adapting to change
  • Anticipating, planning & prioritising
  • Decision-making & judgement
  • Leading innovation & change
  • Practical problem-solving
Growth mind-set +
  • Building team capability
  • Maximising business opportunity
  • Passion for learning & developing others
  • Strategic thinking & direction
Building sustainable relationships +
  • Engaging & influencing
  • Maintaining resilience
  • Working collaboratively

Latest vacancies

  • All (16)
  • RAFC Cranwell (4)
  • RAF Valley (3)
  • Various (3)
  • RNAS Culdrose (3)
  • Bristol (2)
  • RAF Shawbury (1)
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Maritime Qualified Helicopter Crewman Instructor (QHCI)

RAF Valley Permanent
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Qualified Aircrewman Instructor (QAI)

RNAS Culdrose Permanent
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Qualified Mission Aircrew Instructor EW

RNAS Culdrose Permanent
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Qualified Synthetic Mission Aircrew Instructor – Acoustics

RNAS Culdrose Permanent
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Qualified Synthetic Mission Aircrew Instructor – WSO

RAFC Cranwell Permanent
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Qualified Synthetic Mission Aircrew Instructor Electronic Warfare (QSMAI – EW)

RAFC Cranwell Permanent
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Qualified Synthetic Mission Aircrew Instructor Sensor Op

RAFC Cranwell Permanent
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Work experience

Offering up to a week-long placement, you’ll have hands-on experience across various teams at Ascent, setting the stage for a successful career journey. Apply now and take the first step towards an exhilarating future with us. We offer work experience in the following locations: Cranwell, Valley, Shawbury, Culdrose and Bristol.

This is predominantly aimed at supporting secondary school or people in an education facility, with understanding of what the working world has to offer and experience. We will review all requested dates and may consolidate those that are more frequently selected. If your requested date significantly differs from the majority, we may reach out to discuss alternative options.

Want to know more about working for Ascent?

Contact us today