Site Launch & Deployment Manager (Construction / Electricity)
About The Position
Flytrex is seeking a field-based Site Launch & Deployment Manager to lead the development and commissioning of drone delivery stations across the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area. The role owns each site from approval through energization and first flight, including infrastructure planning, electrical construction, permitting, hardware integration, and operational handoff. Stations include drone hubs, high-capacity chargers, cameras, RTK systems, and dedicated utility service or industrial generators. The manager leads launch plans and contractors, coordinates with utilities and municipal authorities, oversees power configurations and construction budgets, and ensures stations are commissioned and ready for operations by fixed launch dates. The position is based at Flytrex’s headquarters in Pilot Point, Texas, and is field-based across DFW.
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 commercial or industrial electrical work, EV charging hubs, solar or storage, telecom cell sites, or power generation.
- Strong working knowledge of the NEC, including load calculations, reading one-line diagrams and panel schedules, sizing services and feeders, and identifying field code-compliance issues.
- Demonstrated experience navigating utility interconnections, meter sets, city plan reviews, and municipal inspections in Texas.
- Experience managing trade contractors, writing scopes of work, and managing construction 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.
- Ability to drive a box truck, lift 50 pounds, climb ladders, and work 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 plans covering site readiness, electrical builds, municipal permits, and partner integrations to deliver on-time, energized launches.
- Calculate electrical loads, specify panel sizes and circuits, manage utility applications and meter sets, and lead licensed electricians through installation, inspection, and power-on.
- Determine utility or off-grid power configurations, including generator or BESS options; oversee generator sizing, fuel-runtime planning, transfer switches, and emergency backup readiness.
- Pull permits, coordinate with Texas city inspectors, resolve plan revisions, and manage landlord and HOA site requirements.
- Supervise ground-site construction, hardware racking, and networking equipment installation; perform full load testing on high-power chargers 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 and hand off complete as-built documentation, including one-line diagrams and panel schedules, to operations.
- Refine deployment playbooks to accelerate future rollouts.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work at a company described as a category-defining autonomous delivery company.
- High-visibility leadership role building the company’s physical infrastructure footprint.
- Opportunity to work on power challenges involving aerospace, micro-utilities, and EV charging.
- Fast-paced, collaborative, and mission-driven work environment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
