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Charged to design a world-class industrial inspection program using uniquely qualified experts and remotely piloted vehicles to help solve difficult problems.\nPosition Details:\nStart Date: October 2026\nShift: Variable schedule with required weekend work and overtime as needed.\nNeed: RPAS Pilot Certificate \nResponsibilities\nConduct RPAS operations in accordance with Transport Canada regulations, company procedures, and client requirements.\n\nPerform visual inspections, reality capture missions, and data acquisition activities utilizing drones, robotics, and advanced sensor technologies.\n\nCollect high-quality imagery, LiDAR, thermal, photogrammetric, and other inspection datasets to support client deliverables.\n\nProcess and review inspection, mapping, and reality capture data to ensure quality and completeness.\n\nGenerate inspection reports, maps, orthomosaics, point clouds, 3D models, and other project deliverables as required.\n\nPerform pre-flight planning, site hazard assessments, equipment inspections, and flight documentation.\n\nCoordinate with client representatives, site personnel, and project teams to safely execute field operations.\n\nSupport technical demonstrations, client meetings, lunch-and-learn sessions, and business development activities.\n\nMaintain RPAS, sensors, batteries, and supporting equipment in accordance with manufacturer and company requirements.\n\nAssist with testing and evaluation of new drone platforms, sensors, software, and inspection technologies.\n\nTravel to industrial facilities and remote locations as required to support project execution.\n\nMaintain all required certifications, training, and operational records.\n\nRequirements\nAdvanced RPAS Pilot Certificate.\n\nExperience working in industrial environments including oil & gas, mining, utilities, power generation, or heavy industry.\n\nExperience performing drone-based inspections, surveying, mapping, or reality capture projects.\n\nDemonstrated experience conducting drone inspections within confined and enclosed industrial assets, including tanks, pressure vessels, furnaces, boilers, process units, and other GPS-denied environments.\n\nExperience with photogrammetry, LiDAR processing, or reality capture software.\n\nExperience with GIS, CAD, and geospatial data platforms including ArcGIS, QGIS, AutoCAD, DJI Terra, Pix4D, RealityCapture, or similar software.\n\nAbility to interpret engineering drawings, site maps, and inspection requirements.\n\nExperience preparing technical reports and client deliverables.\n\nStrong communication, presentation, and client-facing skills.\n\nAbility to travel and work in remote industrial environments.\n\nExperience with confined space, rope access, NDT/NDE, or industrial inspection applications is considered an asset\n\nRestricted Operator Certificate - Aeronautical (ROC-A) would be an asset\n\nExperience operating advanced sensor payloads including LiDAR, EO/IR, thermal, multispectral, or hyperspectral systems is considered an asset.\n\nCompany Overview and Benefits\nAs an organization, our strength comes from the ability to embody our core values - People First, Integrity Always, Pride In Our Work, and Growth Together. None of these values is more important than People First, and we are honored that our people decided the company is worthy of being included in the Forbes 2024 and 2025 List of Canada's Best Employers.\nAcuren is a trusted, single source provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to evaluate the structural integrity of critical energy, industrial and public infrastructures. Committed to delivering a Higher Level of Reliability, Acuren provides an unrivaled spectrum of capabilities including inspection, traditional and advanced NDE/NDT, failure analysis, rope access, materials engineering, field engineering, reliability engineering, drones, robotics, V-Deck and condition-based monitoring services.\nOur work is critical to the integrity and safety of industrial firms, including petroleum refinery, pipeline, power generation, pulp & paper, mining, pharmaceutical, aerospace and automotive industries. Acuren employs over 5,000 dedicated professionals supporting the mechanical integrity and inspection programs of the world’s largest industrial segments.\nAcuren is a market leader. Our formula for success is straightforward: be capable locally, with certified and well-equipped personnel supported by trained, experienced leaders. Continuing to build on a strong heritage of safety, quality, and professionalism, Acuren strives to maintain incident free work environments, pursues advanced technical developments, and supports reliability programs that are valued by clients and employees.\nPlease note we will consider accessibility accommodations to applicants upon request.\nThe company utilizes AI enabled tools to organize candidate responses. These tools may be used in the screening or assessment of applicants.\nBenefits\nThe strength of Acuren lies in its outstanding people. As a rapidly growing, intensely innovative, international publicly traded company, the opportunities to pursue challenging and diverse career development paths are vast.\nComplemented by an attractive and comprehensive total compensation package, including paid time off, employer paid benefits, RRSP + Company match, tuition grants, discounted fitness memberships and insurance offerings, employee assistance programs and more! At Acuren we commit to the principles of a respectful workplace and offer tremendous opportunities to those who wish to succeed.\nJoin our team at Acuren and embark on a rewarding journey where you will contribute to the company's growth and success while advancing your career. 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