Telecom Project Manager Jobs in Virginia (NOW HIRING)

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: Norfolk, VA

Salary Range: $120k to $150k

Key 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.