Drone Pilot: Construction Reality Capture

Alston Construction; Harlingen (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

Alston Construction is seeking a Drone Pilot to plan, execute, and document daily drone flights on a hyperscale data center project. Working in the Mission Critical division, you will capture progress imagery and reality capture data to support project controls, scheduling, quality, safety, and owner reporting.

The role requires a current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate and hands-on experience with Skydio drones and drone data processing tools.

Qualifications

• Current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate is required.
• High school diploma or equivalent; degree in CM/Geomatics preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of commercial drone operations experience on large sites is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute daily drone flights to capture progress imagery and reality capture data.
• Ensure all flights are completed and properly documented; coordinate with site teams to avoid conflicts.
• Upload, process, and organize data to Skydio Cloud and project platforms with verified data integrity.
• Maintain flight paths and locations for consistent data across the project lifecycle.
• Perform pre-flight and post-flight inspections and maintain flight logs and equipment.
• Coordinate with superintendents and safety teams; obtain necessary FAA authorizations.
• Support project controls with imagery for schedule updates and owner reports.
• Assist VDC/BIM teams with photogrammetry and as-built comparisons as needed.
• Maintain organized archive of flight data and periodic data delivery reports.

Skills

FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate

Drone operations

Photogrammetry / reality capture

Team coordination

Education

High school diploma

Degree in Construction Management / Geomatics preferred

Tools

Skydio drones

Skydio Cloud

DroneDeploy

Pix4D

Autodesk ReCap

Procore

Job description

Alston Construction is seeking a Drone Pilot to plan, execute, and document daily drone flights on a hyperscale data center project. Working in the Mission Critical division, you will capture progress imagery and reality capture data to support project controls, scheduling, quality, safety, and owner reporting.

The role requires a current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate and hands-on experience with Skydio drones and drone data processing tools.