Flight Operations Coordinator — France & Southern Europe
- Role
- Operations
- Experience
- Mid
- Employment
- Full-time
Open to FR only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
Required languages
The role France is one of our fastest-growing European markets, anchored by energy, utilities, and industrial clients. You'll coordinate missions across France and support operations into Iberia and Italy, operating within the EASA framework and the specific requirements of French airspace and industrial sites. What you'll do Plan and run daily capture schedules across France and Southern Europe: pilots, weather, client windows, and data delivery deadlines. Own regulatory coordination under EASA's Open and Specific categories, DGAC declarations and authorizations, and geo-zone restrictions (Géoportail drone zones). Arrange operations near sensitive infrastructure — nuclear facilities, refineries, transmission corridors — where French airspace rules and site-operator requirements are strict and non-negotiable. Support energy and oil & gas clients whose sites demand HSE inductions, permits, and precise scheduling around live industrial operations. Grow and support the regional pilot network: onboarding, standards, and day-to-day communication. What you'll bring 3+ years in UAV operations, aviation coordination, or industrial field-operations scheduling. Solid working knowledge of the EASA UAS regulatory framework and DGAC processes; experience preparing Specific-category authorizations is a strong plus. Professional fluency in French and English. Calm, methodical communication when weather, access, or airspace turn a plan upside down at 6am.
What you'll do
- Plan and run daily capture schedules across France and Southern Europe: pilots, weather, client windows, and data delivery deadlines.
- Own regulatory coordination under EASA's Open and Specific categories, DGAC declarations and authorizations, and geo-zone restrictions (Géoportail drone zones).
- Arrange operations near sensitive infrastructure — nuclear facilities, refineries, transmission corridors — where French airspace rules and site-operator requirements are strict and non-negotiable.
- Support energy and oil & gas clients whose sites demand HSE inductions, permits, and precise scheduling around live industrial operations.
- Grow and support the regional pilot network: onboarding, standards, and day-to-day communication.
What they require
- 3+ years in UAV operations, aviation coordination, or industrial field-operations scheduling.
- Solid working knowledge of the EASA UAS regulatory framework and DGAC processes; experience preparing Specific-category authorizations is a strong plus.
- Professional fluency in French and English.
- Calm, methodical communication when weather, access, or airspace turn a plan upside down at 6am.
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