Location: Noida (Sector 62)

Experience: 6–8 Years

Industry: Power Utilities | Railways | Metro | GIS | Drone Inspection

Employment Type: Full-Time

About BetterDrones

BetterDrones is a leading Drone Intelligence company delivering AI, GIS, Thermal, and LiDAR-based inspection solutions for Grid Infrastructure across Power Transmission, Power Distribution, Railways, and Metro networks. We help utilities and infrastructure owners digitize asset inspections through our ENRZY platform.

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Inspection Project Manager to lead inspection project delivery and the data processing/annotation function.

The role will be responsible for end-to-end inspection project execution, quality control, data validation, team management, client coordination, and timely delivery of inspection reports and datasets.

The candidate will work closely with Drone Operations, GIS, AI, Survey, Data Processing, and Project Management teams and will directly lead the Data Annotator team responsible for organizing, annotating, validating, and preparing drone inspection datasets.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the Inspection Department and manage end-to-end inspection project execution, quality control, and timely delivery.
- Manage Visual, Thermal, LiDAR, AI-assisted, and asset inspection deliverables, ensuring accuracy and compliance with client requirements.
- Plan project timelines, resources, milestones, budgets, and delivery schedules while tracking KPIs, productivity, and quality. Lead and manage the Data Annotation/Data Processing team, including task allocation, productivity, quality checks, mentoring, and performance evaluation.
- Establish and improve SOPs, QA/QC frameworks, inspection methodologies, annotation standards, and operational workflows. Review and approve inspection reports, defect analysis, technical observations,



annotated datasets, dashboards, and other client deliverables before submission.
- Ensure proper identification, classification, prioritization, and validation of defects, anomalies, risks, and asset observations. Coordinate with Drone Operations, GIS, Survey, AI, Data Processing, and Project Management teams for seamless project execution and data flow.
- Monitor and resolve quality issues, rework, process bottlenecks, technical and operational escalations.
- Lead project reviews, quality audits, corrective actions, client meetings, presentations, and progress updates. Maintain MIS, project dashboards, quality records, defect databases, performance trackers, and management reports.
- Ensure compliance with client specifications, safety guidelines, regulatory requirements, data security, company policies, and industry best practices.
- Drive process improvement, automation, AI-driven inspection workflows, and new inspection methodologies to improve efficiency and delivery quality.
- Act as the key point of contact for client satisfaction, project delivery, technical and quality escalations, while driving operational excellence and departmental growth.

Required Experience & Qualifications

Must Have

- 6–8 years of experience in Project Delivery, Inspection, O&M;, GIS, Data Processing, or Infrastructure Projects.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, GIS, Geomatics, Electrical, Civil, or a related field.
- Experience managing projects for Power Utilities, Railways,



Metro, EPC, or other Grid Infrastructure organizations.
- Experience in team management, project coordination, quality assurance, and client handling.
- Strong understanding of Visual, Thermal, LiDAR, drone inspection, GIS, and data-processing workflows.
- Robust communication, analytical, leadership, reporting, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and teams while working under strict delivery timelines.

Preferred

- Experience with Power Transmission, Distribution, Railways, Metro, or Infrastructure inspection projects.
- Knowledge of GIS platforms such as ArcGIS/ESRI/QGIS.
- Understanding of transmission lines, substations, distribution networks, railway OHE, or metro infrastructure.
- Exposure to AI-based defect detection, image analytics, LiDAR, thermal inspection, or drone-based inspection platforms.
- Experience working with government utilities, DISCOMs, TRANSCOs, Railways, Metro corporations, or EPC companies.

Key Competencies

- Inspection & Project Delivery
- Team & Data Operations Management
- Quality Control & Data Validation
- Client & Stakeholder Management
- MIS & Technical Reporting
- Defect Analysis & Inspection Workflows
- Process & SOP Development
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Leadership & Team Development

Why Join BetterDrones?

- Lead large-scale drone and infrastructure inspection projects.
- Manage and build high-performing inspection and data teams.
- Work with advanced AI, Drone, GIS, Thermal, and LiDAR technologies.
- Work on real-world Power, Railway, Metro, and infrastructure projects.
- Contribute to the development of ENRZY, BetterDrones' AI-powered inspection platform.
- Opportunity to grow into senior Operations, Project Delivery, or Inspection Leadership roles.

📌 Inspection Project Manager (Noida)
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