Robotics Field Operations Lead — Construction Deployments

HITT Contracting Inc.; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Wellness reimbursement

Paid holidays and time-off

Job summary

HITT Contracting Inc. is seeking a Robotics Field Operations Lead to orchestrate drone, ground-robotics, and robotic-layout deployments on multiple jobsites. You will coordinate field staff, equipment, logistics, and safety while building scalable field capabilities.

The role partners with robotics leads, project teams, and vendors to ensure successful deployments, data quality, and cost control. Travel to sites and after-hours work are required as projects demand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Operations, Project Management, Construction Administration, Engineering, or related field.
• 2–5 years in operations-intensive roles such as project coordination, construction operations, or logistics.
• Strong project-management skills including scheduling, prioritization, risk tracking, documentation, and follow-through.
• Experience with budgeting, invoice reconciliation, purchase orders, expense tracking, or cost accounting.
• Ability to operate in fast-moving environments with changing schedules and field conditions.
• Willingness to travel to construction sites and occasionally work outside standard hours.
• Self-starter, highly motivated, able to work independently.
• Curiosity about construction robotics and related technologies (aerial data capture, ground robotics, GIS).

Responsibilities

• Field Deployment Coordination: own drone, ground-robotics, and robotic-layout deployments; confirm requirements, site readiness, access, safety, authorizations, and contacts.
• Coordinate field personnel, robotics equipment, logistics, and other deployment resources; identify scheduling conflicts and risks.
• Monitor deployments; respond to quality issues, weather delays, and equipment problems; drive improvements.
• Streamline workflows using project management tools (e.g., Asana) and data analytics (Power BI) to improve efficiency.
• Develop scalable operating procedures, playbooks, checklists, and training materials.
• Maintain systems for managing a growing fleet of robots and supporting equipment.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Risk tracking

Documentation

Follow-through

Independent work

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations/PM/Construction/Engineering

Tools

Asana

Power BI

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

HITT Contracting Inc. is seeking a Robotics Field Operations Lead to orchestrate drone, ground-robotics, and robotic-layout deployments on multiple jobsites. You will coordinate field staff, equipment, logistics, and safety while building scalable field capabilities.

The role partners with robotics leads, project teams, and vendors to ensure successful deployments, data quality, and cost control. Travel to sites and after-hours work are required as projects demand.