Drone Pilot - Reality Capture & Digital Delivery

Jacobs; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Unlimited PPTO

Life insurance

Job summary

Jacobs currently seeks a technically focused Drone Pilot to safely transform aerial data into practical project information. You will operate in construction and industrial settings, develop flight plans, and deliver high-quality deliverables that support BIM/VDC workflows and digital delivery.

The role requires strong safety awareness, excellent communication, and flexibility to travel to project sites. Jacobs offers comprehensive benefits and a hybrid work policy to balance on-site and remote

Qualifications

• Current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
• 3+ years of experience operating commercial drones.
• Experience with photogrammetry, orthomosaics, 3D meshes and BIM/VDC coordination.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct commercial drone flights in accordance with FAA regulations, company policies, project requirements, and site safety procedures.
• Maintain required pilot credentials, aircraft registrations, operating records, pre‑flight documentation, and flight logs.
• Perform pre‑flight inspections and verify aircraft, batteries, sensors, firmware, remote‑controller settings, and data‑storage capacity.
• Operate drones safely in active construction, industrial, and data center environments while maintaining situational awareness and required separation distances.
• Coordinate flight windows, airspace restrictions, site access, security requirements, and operational constraints with project stakeholders.
• Use appropriate visual observers, spotters, and site communication protocols when required.
• Respond appropriately to changing weather, site conditions, equipment issues, and other operational risks.
• Capture high‑quality aerial imagery, video, 360‑degree imagery, and other UAS data for design, construction, commissioning, and operational use cases.
• Develop repeatable flight plans and capture standards for progress documentation, quantity verification, site logistics, existing‑condition documentation, and turnover verification.
• Coordinate ground control points, checkpoints, survey control, and site reference information when required for accurate mapping and model production.
• Integrate drone data with BIM, GIS, and digital twin platforms, and asset‑information systems.
• Ensure captured data is complete, organized, and traceable to project, location, date, flight, and coordinate system.

Skills

FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate

3+ years UAS operations

Flight planning

Safety risk assessment

Strong communication

Travel readiness

Tools

DJI Enterprise

DJI Pilot 2

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk ReCap

Pix4D

DroneDeploy

Propeller

Navisworks

Revit

Civil 3D

Bentley Context Capture

ArcGIS

Job description

Jacobs currently seeks a technically focused Drone Pilot to safely transform aerial data into practical project information. You will operate in construction and industrial settings, develop flight plans, and deliver high-quality deliverables that support BIM/VDC workflows and digital delivery.

The role requires strong safety awareness, excellent communication, and flexibility to travel to project sites. Jacobs offers comprehensive benefits and a hybrid work policy to balance on-site and remote