Site Launch & Deployment Manager (Construction / Electricity)

Flytrex • Crossroads, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Flytrex is seeking a field-focused Site Launch & Deployment Manager to build and launch drone delivery stations across the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area. Based at the company’s headquarters in Pilot Point, Texas, this role owns each station from site approval through energization and first flight. It involves hands-on infrastructure delivery, electrical and power planning, permitting, contractor management, hardware integration, commissioning, and operational handoff.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience leading field infrastructure rollouts, station deployments, capital projects, or multi-site technical launches to hard deadlines.
• At least 3 years of hands-on electrical or power infrastructure field experience in areas such as commercial or industrial electrical work, EV charging hubs, solar or storage, telecom cell sites, or power generation.
• Strong working knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC), including load calculations, reading one-line diagrams and panel schedules, sizing services and feeders, and identifying field code-compliance issues.
• Demonstrated experience with utility interconnections, meter sets, city plan reviews, and municipal inspections across Texas.
• Experience managing trade contractors, writing scopes of work, and managing build budgets.
• Comfort with low-voltage wiring, GPS/RTK positioning hardware, and field networking setup using Wi-Fi, LTE, or Ethernet.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License with a clean record.
• Comfort driving a box truck, lifting 50 pounds, climbing ladders, and working outdoors in Texas weather.
• Flexibility to support occasional early mornings or weekend launches and station energization windows.

Nice To Haves

• Texas Journeyman Electrician license, apprentice hours, or EVITP certification.
• Hands-on experience with generator sizing, paralleling, automatic transfer switches (ATS), or battery energy storage systems (BESS).
• OSHA 10/30 and NFPA 70E safety training.
• Experience in drone or aviation infrastructure, robotics, or autonomous vehicle test sites; FAA Part 107 is a plus.
• Proficiency with project tracking tools such as Monday.com or Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

• Lead critical-path launch plans covering site readiness, electrical construction, municipal permits, and partner integrations to deliver fully energized launches on schedule.
• Calculate electrical loads, specify panel sizes and circuits, manage utility applications and meter sets, and direct licensed electricians through installation, inspection, and power-on.
• Determine utility or off-grid power configurations, including generator or battery energy storage system options; oversee generator sizing, fuel runtime planning, transfer switches, and backup readiness.
• Obtain permits, coordinate with Texas city inspectors, resolve plan revisions, and manage landlord and HOA site requirements.
• Supervise ground-site construction, hardware racking, and cellular, Wi-Fi, or Ethernet networking equipment; conduct high-power charger load testing before first flight.
• Solicit competitive bids, manage electrical and general trade contractors, control launch budgets, and track material deliveries.
• Lead go/no-go acceptance reviews, hand over as-built documentation such as one-line diagrams and panel schedules to operations, and improve deployment playbooks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed