Drone Pilot Asset Inspector

1 week ago

Hamilton, New Zealand North Power NZ Full time

**The role**
As part of the Engineering team, you’ll be travelling to sites across Rotorua, Taupo, Auckland and Whangarei for inspections.
- In this role, you’ll be responsible for flight planning, drone operations and post processing of videos and photos. This includes but not limited to:
- Identify threats to Northpower drone operation and develop mitigation methods
- Develop mission GPS waypoints
- Geo tag and map photos and data along with sorting photos and processing them as per company and customer requirements
- Make and interpret radio calls/telephony procedures and operations
- Provide Visual Navigation Charts (VNC’s) and Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)

**What’s in it for you**
You’ll be working for an organisation that puts its people first and value growth and development. You’ll be part of a small yet supportive team and will enjoy benefits like:
- Competitive remuneration, an in-house wellbeing programme and initiatives including group discounted medical insurance
- Flexible start time and a tool of trade vehicle fully equipped with the top class technology
- Growth opportunity to learn new technology and work on your professional development with a large organisation
- A fun, diverse and supportive team

**About you**
Previous commercial knowledge and experience in capturing videos using both a UAV/drone and a camera including Gimbals would be the winning attribute for this role. To be successful in this challenging yet exciting role, you’ll also have:
- Demonstrated experience defining, planning, organising and executing UAV flight operations in the following areas:

- Aerial Mapping -Accurate High Resolution RGB
- Aerial Inspection - High-Definition Inspection Data Capture
- Aerial Photography - High End Video and Photographic Service
- Knowledge and experience using -Adobe Creative Suite, CaptureOne, Mission Planner, GIS Software and Geo Tagging- CAA Part 101 (Part 102 certification preferable)
- Prior experience and knowledge of flying DJI Phantom 4 Pro, DJI M300 RTK, DJI M210 or SkyJib

You don't need to have prior knowledge of the Electrical industry to be successful in this role, you could be a switched-on individual with effective communication skills and strong analytical and problem-solving attitude.**About us**
Northpower is an electricity and fibre network provider for Whangarei and Kaipara, with more than 60,000 connected customers. We also provide contracting services to our partners - other network owners and operators across the North Island.
- We have over 1,000 staff working together across 13 locations to keep the power on and the lights going for our customers.**Get in touch**
We’d love to hear from you if you enjoy being outdoors, willing to travel and are open to taking up a challenge. Head over to our careers website and search for #Req848 to apply.

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