UAS Data & Insights Analyst – Drone Operations

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid training

Benefits eligibility begins on your第一日

Job summary

CenterPoint Energy is seeking a UAS Data Analyst to support drone-based asset inspection programs by managing, validating, organizing, analyzing, and reporting data collected through unmanned aircraft systems. The role translates visual, thermal, telemetry, geospatial, and asset-related data into actionable information for operations, engineering, and other internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities include developing repeatable data processes, building dashboards, and ensuring data usability

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, GIS, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Requires a minimum of two years of experience in data analysis, data operations, business analytics, GIS, utility operations, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate AI-generated inspection findings from drone-captured visual and thermal imagery and video.
• Assess inspection photos and related datasets for potential asset defects, vegetation encroachment, equipment issues, and other operational concerns.
• Manage and organize high volumes of UAS inspection data, including imagery, video, telemetry, thermal data, geospatial information, and associated asset records.
• Develop and maintain repeatable processes for data intake, triage, validation, categorization, storage, retention, and access by internal stakeholders.
• Analyze inspection results and operational trends; translate findings into clear dashboards, scorecards, visualizations, reports, and decision-ready insights.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reports using Power BI, Tableau, or comparable business intelligence tools.
• Support integration and reconciliation of inspection data with enterprise systems and asset records.
• Coordinate incoming data and work requests from internal stakeholders; support work planning and the conversion of validated findings into actionable workflows.
• Collaborate with UAS Operations, Field Operations, Engineering, Vegetation Management, GIS, Technology, Accounting, and Regulatory teams to improve data usability and meet business needs.
• Support ongoing enhancements to AI-enabled inspection processes, quality controls, data management workflows, and reporting practices.
• Collect, maintain, and analyze data for project and portfolio tracking, benchmarking, ad hoc analysis, planning, and performance reporting.
• Develop relevant performance measures and communicate results to stakeholders; pursue opportunities to improve the timeliness, accuracy, and relevance of reporting.
• Serve as a knowledgeable resource for the systems and data workflows used to plan, execute, and report UAS inspection activities.

Skills

Data analysis

GIS

UAS data

Education

Bachelor’s degree in data-related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

GIS software

Job description

CenterPoint Energy is seeking a UAS Data Analyst to support drone-based asset inspection programs by managing, validating, organizing, analyzing, and reporting data collected through unmanned aircraft systems. The role translates visual, thermal, telemetry, geospatial, and asset-related data into actionable information for operations, engineering, and other internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities include developing repeatable data processes, building dashboards, and ensuring data usability