Drone Pilot: Reality Capture & Digital Delivery

Jacobs; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Stock purchase option

PPTO + holidays

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a technically focused Drone Pilot to safely transform aerial data into practical project information for construction, BIM/VDC, and digital delivery across U.S. projects.

You will plan flights, capture high-quality data, and generate deliverables while coordinating with design teams to ensure accuracy and value. Jacobs offers a hybrid work model, competitive benefits, and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
• 3+ years of experience operating commercial drones in construction/industrial settings.
• Experience developing flight plans and executing UAS operations around active construction sites.
• Working knowledge of photogrammetry, orthomosaics, 3D meshes, point clouds, and DEMs.
• Understanding of BIM/VDC coordination, design documentation, and field verification workflows.
• Experience with survey control, coordinate systems, georeferencing, and accuracy requirements.
• Able to travel to project sites and work flexible hours when flight windows require off-shift or weekend operations.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct commercial drone flights compliant with FAA regulations and site safety procedures.
• Maintain pilot credentials, registrations, and flight logs.
• Perform pre‑flight inspections of aircraft, sensors, and data storage.
• Capture aerial imagery, video, and 360-degree data for design, construction, and operation uses.
• Produce orthomosaic maps, 3D models, and deliverables and publish to ACC or GIS platforms.
• Coordinate with project teams to align flight objectives with BIM and design data.
• Support construction progress tracking, inspections, turnover, and safety observations.

Skills

FAA Part 107

Commercial drone ops

Flight planning

Photogrammetry

BIM/VDC knowledge

Safety awareness

Stakeholder comms

Tools

DJI platforms

Pix4D

DroneDeploy

ReCap

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a technically focused Drone Pilot to safely transform aerial data into practical project information for construction, BIM/VDC, and digital delivery across U.S. projects.

You will plan flights, capture high-quality data, and generate deliverables while coordinating with design teams to ensure accuracy and value. Jacobs offers a hybrid work model, competitive benefits, and opportunities for career growth.