DescriptionActioNet has an immediate opening for a high-performing
Program Manager with 7+ years of experience (Cleared) leading IT, procurement, logistics, and network infrastructure projects-
wireless network experience is preferred. The Program Manager will lead senior-level execution and scaling of a Telecommunications Utility and Grid initiative supporting our DoW client 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 Program Manager ensures alignment across DoW leadership, installation stakeholders, and industry partners.
Location: Remote with expectations to travel CONUSKey Responsibilities:- Enterprise Governance Leadership
- Telecom Savvy, Program Focused: Speaks the language of telecom lifecycles (civil works, transport, zoning) fluently enough to hold vendors accountable without getting bogged down in low-level engineering tasks.
- Lead alignment of telecommunications Roles & Responsibilities (RACI) across DoW stakeholders.
- Clarify accountability boundaries for OSP, premise cabling, power, facilities, and equipment.
- Support implementation of a standardized Telecom Utility operating model.
- Align acquisition, funding, and enterprise support strategies.
- Sustainment & Operations Oversight
- Systemic Organization: Masters portfolio-level tracking (not just single projects) 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.
- Serve as primary industry interface to DoW leadership.
- Ensure compliance with acquisition regulations and conflict-of-interest requirements.
- Manage transition from capture to execution seamlessly.
- 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 DoW or Federal programs.
- Demonstrated experience managing OSP and premise cabling telecommunications infrastructure.
- Experience supporting DoW 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.
Full-Time Employees are eligible to participate in our ActioNet's Benefits Program:
- 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
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