Drone Pilot & Reality-Capture Specialist

Jacobs; Chattanooga (TN); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs seeks a technically focused Drone Pilot to safely transform aerial data into practical project information across construction, BIM/VDC, and digital delivery. Ideal candidate will have FAA Part 107, 3+ years of commercial drone experience, flight planning skills, and ability to collaborate with project teams while traveling to sites.

The role offers a hybrid working policy in the United States with base salary ranges from $75,300 to $103,500 and comprehensive health, retirement, and stock

Qualifications

• Current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
• 3+ years of experience operating commercial drones in construction, engineering, surveying, or infra.
• Experience developing flight plans and executing UAS operations around active sites.
• Working knowledge of photogrammetry, orthomosaics, 3D meshes, and point clouds.
• Understanding of BIM/VDC coordination, design documentation, and field verification workflows.
• Experience with survey control, coordinate systems, and georeferencing.
• Ability to travel to project sites and work flexible hours.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct commercial drone flights in accordance with FAA regulations.
• Maintain pilot credentials, aircraft registrations, operating records, and flight logs.
• Develop flight plans and capture data for design, construction, and operations.
• Publish deliverables to Autodesk Construction Cloud and GIS platforms.
• Ensure data quality, organization, and traceability across projects.
• Collaborate with project teams to define objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
• Promote effective use of drone data across the project lifecycle.
• Travel to project sites as needed.

Skills

FAA Part 107

Drone piloting

Safety awareness

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

Tools

DJI Enterprise

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk ReCap

Pix4D

DroneDeploy

Propeller

Navisworks

Revit

Civil 3D

Bentley Context Capture

ArcGIS

Job description

Jacobs seeks a technically focused Drone Pilot to safely transform aerial data into practical project information across construction, BIM/VDC, and digital delivery. Ideal candidate will have FAA Part 107, 3+ years of commercial drone experience, flight planning skills, and ability to collaborate with project teams while traveling to sites.

The role offers a hybrid working policy in the United States with base salary ranges from $75,300 to $103,500 and comprehensive health, retirement, and stock