Drone Pilot & Reality Capture for Digital Delivery

Jacobs; City of Albany (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Company stock purchase

Unlimited PPTO

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a technically focused Drone Pilot to safely transform aerial data into practical project information. You will support construction, BIM/VDC, reality capture, and digital delivery while collaborating with project teams on flight objectives, required accuracy, image coverage, frequency, and deliverable formats to mobilize data for design, construction, and operations.

This role offers hybrid work with potential travel to project sites.

Qualifications

• Current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
• 3+ years of experience operating commercial drones in construction, engineering, surveying, industrial, or facility environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct commercial drone flights in accordance with FAA regulations, company policies, project requirements, and site-specific 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.

Skills

FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate

3+ years drone operations

Strong communication

Stakeholder engagement

Travel to project sites

Tools

DJI enterprise drones

DJI Pilot 2

Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)

Autodesk ReCap

Pix4D

DroneDeploy

Navisworks

Revit

Civil 3D

ArcGIS

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a technically focused Drone Pilot to safely transform aerial data into practical project information. You will support construction, BIM/VDC, reality capture, and digital delivery while collaborating with project teams on flight objectives, required accuracy, image coverage, frequency, and deliverable formats to mobilize data for design, construction, and operations.

This role offers hybrid work with potential travel to project sites.