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Dynamic Aviation

Aerial Survey Captain

Bridgewater, VA · On-site

$27 - $33.50/hr

Hourly * Company paid airline, hotel, rental car and per diem (when on project) * Company paid ... aerial surveying operations in Beechcraft King Air 90 or King Air 200 aircraft. Key ...

Backbone Fiber

Aerial Foreman

Berthoud, CO · On-site

Hourly Pay Range: $35-45 * Comprehensive benefits package with 401k employer match, health and ... Perform a pre-site survey to check fiber placement, vaults, and handholes. * Ensure work zones are ...

Backbone Fiber Systems LLC

Aerial Foreman

Berthoud, CO

$35 - $45/hr

Hourly Pay Range: $35-45 * Comprehensive benefits package with 401k employer match, health and ... Perform a pre-site survey to check fiber placement, vaults, and handholes. * Ensure work zones are ...

Backbone Fiber

Aerial Foreman

Berthoud, CO · On-site

$35 - $45/hr

Hourly Pay Range: $35-45 * Comprehensive benefits package with 401k employer match, health and ... Perform a pre-site survey to check fiber placement, vaults, and handholes. * Ensure work zones are ...

Backbone Fiber Systems LLC

Aerial Foreman

Berthoud, CO · On-site

$35 - $45/hr

Hourly Pay Range: $35-45 * Comprehensive benefits package with 401k employer match, health and ... Perform a pre-site survey to check fiber placement, vaults, and handholes. * Ensure work zones are ...

Dudek

Survey Crew Chief

San Diego, CA · On-site +1

$43.30 - $56/hr

Hybrid Compensation: $43.30-$56.00 hourly* Dudek's journey began in 1980 with a vision to serve ... Plans and executes aerial imagery and remote sensing data collection using UAVs, ensuring ...

Dudek

Survey Crew Chief

San Diego, CA · On-site

$43.30 - $56/hr

Hybrid Compensation: $43.30-$56.00 hourly* Dudek's journey began in 1980 with a vision to serve ... Plans and executes aerial imagery and remote sensing data collection using UAVs, ensuring ...

Dudek

Survey Crew Chief

San Diego, CA · On-site +1

$43.30 - $56/hr

Hybrid Compensation: $43.30-$56.00 hourly* Dudek's journey began in 1980 with a vision to serve ... Plans and executes aerial imagery and remote sensing data collection using UAVs, ensuring ...

City of Long Beach, CA

SURVEY TECHNICIAN

Long Beach, CA · On-site

$32.99 - $44.68/hr

Salary: $32.99 - $44.68 Hourly Location : City of Long Beach, CA Job Type: Classified - Full-Time, ... Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and other surveying systems are desired for some positions.

Dudek

As Needed Survey Crew Chief III

San Diego, CA · On-site +1

$43.30 - $56/hr

Remote Compensation: $43.30-$56.00 hourly* Dudek's journey began in 1980 with a vision to serve ... Plans and executes aerial imagery and remote sensing data collection using UAVs, ensuring ...

Dudek

As Needed Survey Crew Chief III

San Diego, CA · Remote

$43.30 - $56/hr

Remote Compensation: $43.30-$56.00 hourly* Dudek's journey began in 1980 with a vision to serve ... Plans and executes aerial imagery and remote sensing data collection using UAVs, ensuring ...

Dudek

As Needed Survey Crew Chief III

San Diego, CA · Remote

$43.30 - $56/hr

Remote Compensation: $43.30-$56.00 hourly* Dudek's journey began in 1980 with a vision to serve ... Plans and executes aerial imagery and remote sensing data collection using UAVs, ensuring ...

BKF Engineers

Project Surveyor

Newport Beach, CA · On-site

$85K - $115K/yr

... topographic survey projects. You will draft maps and topographic surveys, build 3D models, and ... This is an hourly position paid bi-weekly. * Competitive salaries, profit sharing, and 401k.

BKF Engineers

Project Surveyor

Newport Beach, CA · On-site

$85K - $115K/yr

... topographic survey projects. You will draft maps and topographic surveys, build 3D models, and ... This is an hourly position paid bi-weekly. * Competitive salaries, profit sharing, and 401k.

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Aerial Survey Captain

dynamicaviation

Bridgewater, VA

$27 - $33.50/hr

Full-time, Per diem

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 10 days ago

Job description

We are currently looking for Captains to travel extensively, provide safe and professional short notice, on-demand, aerial surveying operations in Beechcraft King Air 90 or King Air 200 aircraft.  Hear from a few of our pilots and learn more about the mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-fBKZkY9O0&t=6s 

 Company Compensation and Perks:    

  • Full time position  
  • Hourly
  • Company paid airline, hotel, rental car and per diem (when on project)
  • Company paid training with no backlog  
  • Comprehensive Benefits offered
    • Medical, Dental, Vision
    • HSA/FSA
    • Life Insurance, Long-Term and Short-Term Disability
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • 401(k) with Company Match 
    • Paid Time Off (PTO) 
    • Relocation Assistance

Position Summary:   The Airborne Data Acquisition (ADA) Captain reports to the Operations Program Manager and is responsible to provide safe and professional short notice, on-demand, aerial surveying operations in Beechcraft King Air 90 or King Air 200 aircraft.

Key Responsibilities:   

  • Perform all duties and responsibilities of the pilot in command (PIC) 
  • Be familiar with destination, alternate airports, actual and forecasted meteorological conditions, fuel and oil requirements, navigation and radio aids, and applicable NOTAMs 
  • Encourage a strong aviation safety culture and comply with the company’s safety management system
  • Serve a variety of customers from government to commercial agencies
  • Collaborate with the customer to plan efficient survey operations to maximize mission data collection 
  • Ensure effective communication takes place routinely with customers, system operations center, and manager. Customer communication includes crew rotation plans, crew rest, maintenance requirements, and weather outlook considerations 
  • Ensure manager is informed of the customer, aircraft, weather, or other potential issues that may compromise mission accomplishment
  • Ensure all assigned preflight, postflight, and reporting responsibilities are proactively performed personally or by delegation to the flight crew
  • Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications 

  • High school diploma
  • FAA Commercial multi-engine pilot certificate with instrument rating
  • FAA First or Second Class Medical 
  • Minimum of 1,000 hours total time 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Relevant college degree preferred 

Additional Requirements

  • Relocation to the Bridgewater, Virginia  area
  • Ability to travel extensively, schedule is roughly 28 days on the road at a time and 14 days off
  • Ability to lift, balance, and carry 75 lbs.

Pay Band: $27.00-$33.50. Starting pay is determined by experience, qualifications, and internal equity, and typically falls between the minimum and midpoint of the pay range.

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