Drone Services Program Lead

Skyports Drone Services; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Skyports Drone Services in Columbus, Ohio seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead US construction monitoring services from contract kickoff through data capture and delivery of insights. You will coordinate specialists, manage budgets, and ensure timely customer acceptance.

This hands-on role works with Flight Operations, Regulatory, Safety, Technical, Finance and Business Development teams. You’ll also explore opportunities in power line inspection and drone-delivery projects, keeping customers

Qualifications

• PMP or another recognized project management qualification, or strong evidence of applying formal project management methods successfully.
• A strong track record owning complex customer projects from start to finish and managing several projects at once.
• Experience owning project budgets, schedules, scope changes and customer relationships, with evidence of getting difficult projects back on track.
• The confidence to lead across teams without relying on direct reporting lines, challenge unrealistic assumptions and make decisions with incomplete information.
• Clear writing, sound commercial judgment and a habit of following actions through. You’re comfortable with both detailed planning and practical problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Turn contracts and customer requirements into achievable plans with clear scope, milestones, data quality requirements, acceptance criteria, budgets and named owners.
• Manage priorities, dependencies and resource needs across several projects.
• Coordinate deployment readiness, site access and suppliers, working through teams accountable for approvals.
• Manage the delivery plan from data capture through processing, quality checks, and software outputs.
• Maintain accurate project records, manage changes and risks, and close projects properly with accepted deliverables and lessons learned.

Skills

PMP or qualification

Project management

Budget management

Cross-functional leadership

Clear writing

Job description

Skyports Drone Services in Columbus, Ohio seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead US construction monitoring services from contract kickoff through data capture and delivery of insights. You will coordinate specialists, manage budgets, and ensure timely customer acceptance.

This hands-on role works with Flight Operations, Regulatory, Safety, Technical, Finance and Business Development teams. You’ll also explore opportunities in power line inspection and drone-delivery projects, keeping customers