Drone Pilot: Reality Capture & Digital Delivery

Jacobs; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock options

Paid time off

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a technically focused Drone Pilot to safely and consistently transform aerial data into practical project information across US sites. The role emphasizes strong UAS operating discipline, construction exposure, BIM/VDC collaboration, and delivering dependable data to support design, construction, commissioning, and facility operations.

Ideal candidates will combine flight planning, data processing, and communications skills, with the ability to work with project teams to identify

Qualifications

• Current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
• 3+ years of experience operating commercial drones in construction/industrial environments.
• Experience developing flight plans and executing UAS operations around active construction sites.
• Working knowledge of photogrammetry, orthomosaics, 3D meshes, point clouds, DSMs.
• Understanding of BIM/VDC coordination and construction documentation workflows.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct commercial drone flights per FAA regs and site procedures.
• Maintain pilot credentials, registrations, and flight logs.
• Develop repeatable flight plans and capture standards for documentation.
• Produce orthomosaic maps and 3D models for project use.
• Publish deliverables to ACC, GIS platforms, or other environments.
• Coordinate with VDC/design teams to compare conditions to BIM models.

Skills

FAA Part 107

Drone operations

Flight planning

Photogrammetry

BIM/VDC coordination

Tools

DJI enterprise platform

DJI Pilot 2

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Pix4D

Job description

Jacobs seeks a technically focused Drone Pilot to safely and consistently transform aerial data into practical project information across US sites. The role emphasizes strong UAS operating discipline, construction exposure, BIM/VDC collaboration, and delivering dependable data to support design, construction, commissioning, and facility operations.

Ideal candidates will combine flight planning, data processing, and communications skills, with the ability to work with project teams to identify