Project IT Manager I (Telecom Coordinator)

Gravity IT Resources; Saint Petersburg (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravity IT Resources is seeking an experienced Telecommunications Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of approximately sixty active projects across Florida. This hybrid role in St.

Petersburg involves coordinating with telecom, engineering, field, and IT teams to ensure on-time, within-scope delivery and clear stakeholder communications. The ideal candidate will manage multiple initiatives, document decisions in JIRA, and provide weekly status updates while partnering with product owners to

Qualifications

• Substantial project management experience in infrastructure/telecom/construction environments.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities independently.
• Strong organizational and communication skills for status updates to stakeholders.
• Experience budgeting and reporting for assigned work.
• Proven meeting planning, facilitation, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage ~60 active projects simultaneously and ensure deadlines are met.
• Coordinate scope, schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, and follow-ups.
• Maintain accurate project communications and decisions in JIRA.
• Work with telecom, engineering, field, and implementation teams to schedule work.
• Provide concise weekly stakeholder updates on status and upcoming work.
• Partner with product owners to resolve questions and remove obstacles.
• Support customer kickoff meetings and project planning discussions; occasional site visits in Florida.
• Develop understanding of client environment and telecom products/services.
• Track and report budgets, forecasts, invoices, and variances as needed.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Budget management

Documentation

Scheduling

Tools

JIRA

Primavera/P6

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Teams

Business Objects

Job description

Project Manager/Lead Coordinator

1 year contract-likely to extend

Hybrid

St. Pete, FL

Job Description

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Telecommunications Project Manager to oversee and coordinate infrastructure projects supporting generation, transmission, telecom, solar, facilities, real estate, and regional IT enterprise work across client’s territories in Florida. This role will focus primarily on smaller-scope initiatives and will require strong project controls, communication, documentation, and stakeholder coordination skills.

The successful candidate must be comfortable managing a high volume of active projects, working closely with internal telecom teams, field resources, product owners, and business customers to ensure work is planned, communicated, and completed within agreed-upon expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage approximately sixty active projects simultaneously, ensuring work progresses efficiently and deadlines are met.
• Coordinate project scope, schedules, milestones, risks, dependencies, action items, and follow-up activities.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of project communications, decisions, updates, and actions in JIRA.
• Collaborate with internal telecom, engineering, field, and implementation teams to schedule and execute work within business timelines.
• Provide concise weekly stakeholder updates that summarize current status, upcoming work, risks, dependencies, and expected activity over the next two to four weeks.
• Partner closely with product owners to resolve questions, remove obstacles, and support successful project delivery.
• Support customer kickoff meetings, project planning discussions, and occasional site visits within the client;s Florida territory.
• Develop a working understanding of the Client’s environment and the telecom products and services provided to internal business customers.
• Track and report project budgets, forecasts, estimates, purchase requests, invoices, and cost variances as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Substantial project management experience, preferably supporting infrastructure, utility, telecom, construction, facilities, generation, transmission, solar, or renewable energy projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision while managing multiple competing priorities.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage a high volume of concurrent projects.
• Proficiency in managing and reporting project budgets for assigned work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide clear status updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Experience planning, facilitating, and documenting project meetings, including decisions, risks, action items, and follow-up activities.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Commitment to attend in-office staff meetings every Tuesday morning St. Petersburg, FL.
• Commitment to work in the office three days per week, with Tuesday and Wednesday required onsite days

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in the telecommunications or IT industry.
• Experience using Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams, JIRA, Primavera/P6, and Business Objects.
• Familiarity with telecom service delivery in utility, field, construction, or enterprise environments.
• Experience coordinating field work, site visits, customer kickoff meetings, construction windows, outage windows, or technician dispatch activities.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following telecom disciplines:
• Data networking, including switches and routers.
• Transport equipment, including Ciena or SEL ICON.
• Radio Frequency technologies, including Cambium or point-to-point microwave.
• DC power systems, including -48VDC and 130VDC.
• Fiber optics, including construction and single-mode terminations.

Work Environment

This position will be based primarily in the St. Petersburg office, with occasional travel required for customer meetings, site visits, and field coordination within the client Florida territory. The selected candidate should be prepared to support projects in any Florida region, as the specific area of responsibility may vary based on business need.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Gravity IT Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.