Field Operations Specialist (Drone/Small Aircraft)

Zeitview is the leading intelligent aerial imaging company for high-value infrastructure, providing businesses with actionable, real-time insights through a single-source solution to recover revenue and reduce liability risk. Zeitview is the trusted, go-to data management platform for worldwide enterprise clients spanning industries such as renewable energy, insurance, telecommunications, construction, real estate, and critical infrastructure.

Recently, we’ve seen a massive increase in global demand for our services. As a team, we are working to set new standards on how to build and run solar energy sites at peak efficiency. To help scale our team effectively and achieve our goals in 2024, we’re looking for a Field Operations Specialist to join our European Field Operations Team. This position is full time, with regular deployments in the field, and has the ability to work remotely when not performing in-field operations.

Responsibilities:

Frequently travel and perform data collection from an aircraft or a UAV

Performing UAV thermography on our client’s sites, as well as supporting UAV subcontractors.

Be able to organize, plan and run aerial survey missions with our third party providers

Coordinate with clients to facilitate inspections of their solar assets

Operate, maintain and troubleshoot data acquisition software and hardware

Coordinate with pilots to plan field operations and adjusting based on changing conditions

Help oversee third party aerial surveying contractors, across the EU and globally

Organize and transfer data to our Analysis team

Document operations and maintain clear records

At times, this position involves taking precise measurements with our proprietary data acquisition tools while in a small aircraft.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree

Operational and detailed focused

Hold a valid EASA Drone Certification

An excellent communicator

Comfortable with change

Able and excited to work in small aircraft

Able to travel throughout EU and internationally

Valid driver’s license and passport

Comfortable handling equipment up to 50lbs/23kgs

Remote role but must be based in the UK or EU

Bonus points if you have experience with:

UAV thermography and/or commercial solar inspections

Have an engineering/technical/mechanical background and/or work experience

Logistics and field operations experience; tell us how you have worked effectively to lead a team to achieve a goal

Programming or advanced spreadsheet knowledge - this position will not require coding, however you will be expected to work closely with our developers to communicate and test improvements to the system

A basic understanding of how to troubleshoot an electrical system

Benefits:

Work with the leading intelligent aerial imaging company with established, successful relationships across myriad industries

Stock incentive program

Work-from-home environment

Autonomy and upward mobility

Zeitview is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. At Zeitview, we believe in cultivating an environment where our team members can bring their authentic, whole selves to work. Encouraging identity and belonging is one of the many aspects of our culture that makes us stronger as an organization and drives innovation. We are committed to building and delivering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce that includes age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion or veteran status, that is representative of the world around us, where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity - and to act swiftly if this value is ever threatened. We are constantly striving to be better, and we continue to take strategic steps to advance representation.

We also provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and for seriously held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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