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: San Diego, CA. Salary Range: $145k to $170k.
Responsibilities
- Sustainment & Operations Oversight: Systemic Organization: Masters project-level tracking and ruthlessly manages 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. Elite Room Reading: Possesses 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. Can dive into technical milestones with engineering teams, then immediately pivot to CAPEX/OPEX discussions for the C-suite, changing tone and delivery mid-brief based on audience engagement.
- 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.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Education and Professional Training
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Employee Referral and Merit Recognition Programs
- Employee Assistance and Identity Theft Protection
- Paid Holidays: 11 per year
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Disability Insurance