Senior Drone Services Delivery Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Innovative, growing industry

Collaborative, dynamic team

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Skyports Limited in Columbus, OH, is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Drone Services - US, to lead delivery of the US construction monitoring portfolio. You will translate contracts into plans, coordinate specialists across data capture, processing and software outputs, and ensure on‑time, quality deliverables for customers.

You will own budgets, schedules, and customer relationships, driving smooth handoffs, risk management, and continuous improvement across projects in a fast‑growing urban

Qualifications

• PMP or another recognized project management qualification, or strong evidence of applying formal project management methods successfully.
• Experience 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; comfortable with detailed planning and practical problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Turn contracts and customer requirements into achievable plans with clear scope, milestones, data quality, acceptance criteria, budgets, and owners.
• Manage priorities, dependencies and resource needs across multiple projects; coordinate with functional leads to resolve clashes and unblock delivery.
• Coordinate deployment readiness, site access and suppliers; work with teams accountable for regulatory approvals.
• Oversee delivery from data capture to processing and outputs; ensure timely, usable results for customers; resolve handoff issues.
• Maintain project records, manage changes and risks; close projects with accepted deliverables and lessons learned.
• Own the customer and commercial detail; act as main delivery contact and manage reviews and issues.

Skills

PMP Certification or equivalent

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Planning and problem‑solving

Job description

Skyports Limited in Columbus, OH, is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Drone Services - US, to lead delivery of the US construction monitoring portfolio. You will translate contracts into plans, coordinate specialists across data capture, processing and software outputs, and ensure on‑time, quality deliverables for customers.

You will own budgets, schedules, and customer relationships, driving smooth handoffs, risk management, and continuous improvement across projects in a fast‑growing urban