Project Manager

About the role

ActioNet has an immediate opening for a high-performing Project Manager with 7+ years of experience leading IT, procurement, logistics, and network infrastructure projects—wireless network experience is preferred. The Project Manager will lead senior-level execution and scaling of a Telecommunications Utility and Grid initiative supporting U.S. Navy installation telecommunications infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have a broad understanding of telecommunications infrastructure with executive presence and organization and is a highly organized business-to-technology translator. This role integrates outside plant (OSP) and premise cabling telecommunications infrastructure modernization, governance alignment (Roles & Responsibilities framework), sustainment operations, facility power integration, and deployment of a Government-controlled Operational Digital Twin (ODT). The Project Manager ensures alignment across Navy leadership, installation stakeholders, and industry partners. This is a critical infrastructure leadership role — not a traditional IT program management position.

Location: Pacific Northwest

Salary Range: $145k to $170k

Responsibilities

• Sustainment & Operations Oversight
  • Master project-level tracking and ruthlessly manage long-lead infrastructure risks (permits, hardware, fiber pathways).
  • Oversee stabilization and sustainment of outside plant (OSP) and premise cabling fiber and copper infrastructure.
  • Own service availability, MTTR, and operational readiness metrics.
  • Coordinate field execution teams, splicing crews, testing personnel, and partner performance.
  • Ensure fleet, machinery, and workforce readiness for OSP activities (trenching, duct banks, manholes, poles, vaults).
• Infrastructure & Resilience Integration
  • Integrate telecommunications with facility systems (power, grounding, HVAC, generators).
  • Drive resilience strategy including backup communications nodes and power continuity.
  • Address environmental risks impacting OSP (corrosion, water intrusion, coastal exposure).
• Digital Control Layer Deployment
  • Oversee deployment of a Telecommunications Grid Operational Digital Twin (ODT).
  • Ensure vendor-agnostic integration across OEM platforms.
  • Align ODT with enterprise systems (GIS, MAXIMO, Help Desk, TMS).
  • Maintain authoritative digital representation of OSP/premise cabling infrastructure assets.
• Partner & Stakeholder Integration
  • Lead coordination with teaming partners and subcontractors.
  • Ensure compliance with acquisition regulations and conflict-of-interest requirements.
  • Possess ability to sense unstated stakeholder anxieties, navigate organizational politics, and adjust tactics on the fly.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years managing complex DoD or Federal programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing OSP and premise cabling telecommunications infrastructure.
• Experience supporting U.S. Navy or large installation environments preferred.
• Highly articulate; able to shift between technical milestones with engineering teams and CAPEX/OPEX discussions for the C-suite within the same brief.
• Strong understanding of fiber optic networks, structured cabling, duct banks, manholes, vaults, and copper transition strategies.
• Experience leading sustainment-focused infrastructure programs.
• Familiarity with governance and RACI-based accountability models.
• Experience integrating cybersecurity and RMF requirements.
• Active Secret clearance required; TS eligibility preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• BICSI certification (RCDD, OSP, or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• Experience with BICSI standards and structured cabling best practices.
• Background in installation real property and facility integration.
• Experience with power resilience systems supporting telecom infrastructure.
• Experience with 5G, broadband, or infrastructure modernization initiatives.