Drone Services Project Lead — US Delivery & Growth

Skyports Limited; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth

Flexible work arrangements

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Skyports seeks a Senior Project Manager, Drone Services - US to lead delivery of the US construction monitoring portfolio. You’ll transform contracts into actionable plans, coordinate specialists, manage budgets and risks, and ensure timely, quality outputs for customers.

Bring PMP or equivalent, a proven track record delivering complex drone projects, and strong cross-functional leadership. You will work with Flight Operations, Regulatory, Safety, Tech, Finance and BD teams to scale US services.

Qualifications

• PMP or another recognized project management qualification.
• Experience owning complex customer projects from start to finish.
• Experience owning project budgets, schedules, scope changes and customer relationships.
• Ability to lead across teams without direct reporting lines and make decisions with incomplete information.
• Clear writing, sound commercial judgment and follow-through on actions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the portfolio with clear scope, milestones, data quality and budgets.
• Coordinate deployment readiness, site access and suppliers across teams.
• Manage the delivery plan from data capture to outputs and handoffs.
• Track costs, forecasts and changes; manage invoicing milestones with Finance.
• Support business development with credible delivery plans and cost assumptions.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

PMP certification

Job description

Skyports seeks a Senior Project Manager, Drone Services - US to lead delivery of the US construction monitoring portfolio. You’ll transform contracts into actionable plans, coordinate specialists, manage budgets and risks, and ensure timely, quality outputs for customers.

Bring PMP or equivalent, a proven track record delivering complex drone projects, and strong cross-functional leadership. You will work with Flight Operations, Regulatory, Safety, Tech, Finance and BD teams to scale US services.