Role: Drone Pilot (UAS Pilot)
Location: Scotland Flexible / Field-Based
Department: Operations UK
Reporting to: Planning and Operations Manager
Salary: £30,000+ per annum, depending on experience, plus enhanced uplifts and allowances.
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Company background:
Cyberhawk is a fast-growing, successful technology company with big ambitions. We are the industry leaders in drone-based visual inspection and survey solutions for energy infrastructure and major capital projects clients. Our cloud-based enterprise software iHawk is a visual-data solution that harnesses drone and other visual data to allow large scale sites and assets to be managed and maintained easily. Ultimately, we help make asset & project management be safer, easier, and greener thus keeping people out of danger and significantly reducing the carbon footprint of the energy and capital projects sectors.
It’s really cool work, tackling challenging problems!
Our people are the secret to our success. We thrive because of our team’s incredible talent and outstanding service. We plan to grow a lot this year and are looking for a number of people to join our high-performance team.
Our values and what it is like to work here:
We have a no drama way of working. We work as one team, growing together, sharing our knowledge and skills to help us all succeed and feel valued. We are a team who cares about the work we are doing and find it rewarding. We value learning and seeking out new challenges and we are not afraid to make mistakes. We are open and honest in our communication and trust and respect each other. We strive to deliver the best results and deliver work that we are all proud of. We enjoy our work, contribute and make ourselves heard. More importantly, we have a laugh and fun whilst doing it!
Company Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Hybrid working
- Discretionary bonus
- 30 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), with an additional day’s leave awarded for every two years service
- Salary Exchange Pension scheme
- Life insurance, Digital GP & Employee Assistance Programme
- Free onsite Gym membership and discounted climbing rates
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Monthly adventure draw
- Pet friendly office
- Field Wellness and Mobile Phone Allowance
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Quarterly team building activities
About the Role:
At Cyberhawk, our pilots play a critical role in delivering world-class services across multiple sectors. To support operational flexibility, resilience, and career development, all pilots are expected to develop and maintain skills across both the Utility, Oil and Gas, and Marine sectors.
This role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects and technologies, providing valuable experience across different industries and environments. To support our customers' operational requirements, pilots will also participate in weekend operations as business needs dictate, typically averaging around 25% of weekends. We recognise the importance of balancing work and personal commitments and where possible try to accommodate individual circumstances when scheduling.
Responsibilities:
- Act as Pilot in Command for commercial drone operations across multiple aircraft platforms, payloads, and operational environments.
- Plan and execute safe and efficient drone inspections, surveys, and data capture missions.
- Conduct pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight procedures in accordance with company procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Produce, review, and work in accordance with Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
- Complete mission planning, airspace assessments, and operational documentation.
- Conduct operations in complex and higher-risk environments, including lone-person operations where appropriate.
- Capture high-quality visual, thermal, LiDAR, and other data to support engineering assessments and technical processing.
- Maintain accurate flight records and operational reports.
- Record field activities and project progress using Cyberhawk's operational systems and Field App, ensuring accurate and timely completion of all required documentation.
- Collaborate closely with pilots, engineers, project managers, planning managers, and customers to ensure successful project delivery.
- Liaise professionally with landowners, customers, members of the public, and other stakeholders on site.
- Support the testing and implementation of new equipment, technologies, and operational procedures.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of safety, operational efficiency, and technical capability within the field team.
Skills, Experience & Qualifications:
Essential
- UK CAA GVC or RPC-L1 qualification.
- Demonstrable experience conducting commercial drone operations within the utilities, energy, telecommunications, construction, infrastructure, or related sectors.
- Experience with DJI Enterprise platforms.
- Strong understanding of UK aviation regulations and operational risk management.
- Ability to work independently and make sound operational decisions in dynamic environments.
- Experience working to RAMS and operational procedures.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Regular travel throughout the UK is an integral part of this role, with occasional international travel required to support project delivery.
- A proactive, safety-first attitude.
Desirable
- Remote pilot qualifications, licences, or operational authorisations issued by or recognised by aviation authorities outside the UK.
- Knowledge of international UAS regulations, including EASA and other national aviation authority requirements.
- Experience with RTK operations, LiDAR, thermal inspections, and photogrammetry.
- Experience with DJI Flight Hub, DJI Terra, GIS, or similar software.
- GWO Basic Safety Training, MIST, or BOSIET qualifications.
- Experience operating under EVLOS or automated operations.
- First Aid certification.
Additional Details
- Eligibility to live and work in the UK with high fluency in English.
- Passport and full, clean driving licence.
- Ability to access the Cyberhawk Ratho office. Regular attendance will be required during the initial training and onboarding period.
- Undertake any other ad hoc duties and responsibilities as reasonably required to support business needs.
