Regional Project Manager | Req#4723

ActioNet, Inc.; Norfolk, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

ActioNet, Inc. is seeking a Regional Project Manager to lead and scale regional Telecommunications projects in support of U.S. Navy installation infrastructure.

You will oversee planning, deployment, operations, and lifecycle modernization across multiple installations, delivering mission-critical services with strong governance and stakeholder engagement. In this role, you’ll bridge engineering, operations, and leadership, drive OSP, fiber and IP networking initiatives, and ensure compliance

Qualifications

• 15+ years leading telecommunications utility infrastructure and network engineering initiatives (OSP, cabling, optical/IP)
• 10+ years managing technical teams, supervisors, and managers
• Proven experience delivering large-scale, multi-site telecom projects across planning, acquisition, implementation, modernization, operations and sustainment
• Strong understanding of engineering principles, infrastructure standards, lifecycle management, QA/QC, and safety compliance
• Ability to bridge engineering, infrastructure, operations, and business requirements for mission-critical services
• Experience managing operations, maintenance, outage restoration, and infrastructure modernization programs
• Capability to manage multiple concurrent, high-stakes projects with government/military environments
• Executive presence to influence senior leaders, customers, and technical teams
• Knowledge of federal laws, DoD/Navy standards, and cybersecurity compliance practices

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution and scaling of regional Telecommunications projects for U.S. Navy installations.
• Oversee planning, engineering, deployment, operations, and lifecycle modernization across multiple sites.
• Engage Navy leadership, installation teams, and industry partners to align with mission objectives.
• Translate business goals into governance frameworks, roles, and accountability.
• Drive regional modernization (OSP, fiber, IP networking) to meet performance and security targets.
• Direct sustainment, outage restoration, and service delivery across regional facilities.
• Ensure compliance with federal, FCC, DoD, and Navy standards and QA/QC processes.
• Lead deployment of a government-controlled Operational Digital Twin (ODT) for asset visibility and decision-making.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Program management

Multi-site coordination

Governance and compliance

Strategic planning

Strong analytical skills

Team leadership

Job description

Position Description: Regional Project Manager

• Lead the execution and scaling of regional Telecommunications Utility and Grid projects supporting U.S. Navy installation telecommunications infrastructure, ensuring alignment with mission requirements, modernization objectives, and long-range sustainment strategies.
• Serve as the senior lead for a portfolio of regional telecommunications infrastructure projects, overseeing planning, engineering, deployment, operations, maintenance, lifecycle modernization, and capital improvement initiatives across multiple installations.
• Provide executive-level leadership and stakeholder engagement across Navy leadership, installation organizations, and industry partners, coordinating complex regional projects involving military construction, infrastructure investment, and telecommunications utility governance.
• Act as a business-to-technology translator, aligning operational, engineering, and leadership priorities while implementing governance frameworks, roles and responsibilities, and organizational accountability across regional telecommunications programs.
• Lead regional modernization projects involving Outside Plant (OSP), premise cabling, fiber-optic infrastructure, optical/IP networking, routing and switching, and telecommunications utility systems to meet performance, security, resiliency, and availability requirements.
• Direct regional sustainment and operational projects, including break/fix services, outage restoration, service delivery, and facility power integration, ensuring mission-critical telecommunications capabilities remain available and reliable.
• Ensure all regional projects comply with federal laws, FCC regulations, DoD instructions, Navy standards, safety requirements, and QA/QC processes, including risk management, engineering reviews, lifecycle documentation, and infrastructure asset management.
• Lead deployment and integration of a government-controlled Operational Digital Twin (ODT) across the region, supporting infrastructure visibility, engineering decision-making, resource planning, asset management, outage analysis, and mission assurance.

Minimum Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience leading telecommunications utility infrastructure and network engineering initiatives, including OSP, premise cabling, optical/IP networking, routing and switching, network architecture, and troubleshooting.
• 10+ years of experience managing technical teams, supervisors, and managers supporting complex telecommunications and infrastructure programs.
• Proven experience managing large-scale, multi-site telecommunications infrastructure projects through planning, acquisition, implementation, modernization, operations, and sustainment phases.
• Strong understanding of telecommunications engineering principles, infrastructure standards, lifecycle management, documentation, QA/QC practices, and safety compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge engineering, infrastructure, operational, and business requirements to deliver reliable mission-critical telecommunications services.
• Experience managing telecommunications operations, maintenance programs, outage restoration, service delivery, and infrastructure modernization initiatives across multiple locations.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, priorities, and stakeholders within government, military, or mission-critical environments.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills with the executive presence to influence senior leaders, customers, and technical teams.

Security Requirement

• Must possess, or be able to obtain and maintain, an active U.S. Government Secret (S) or Top Secret (TS) security clearance and all required access credentials.

ActioNet, Inc. is a Woman-Owned IT Engineering Services Firm that values a culture of equity, respect, and opportunity for all employees. Our growing workforce is composed of over 65% veterans, bringing dedication, discipline, and mission-focus to everything we do. We believe that fostering a supportive, fair, and collaborative environment empowers our ActioNeters to deliver outstanding results for our clients.

Our commitment to employees has earned ActioNet recognition as a Top Workplace for 13 consecutive years (since 2014) and the Top Workplace for Commuter Award for five years in a row, reflecting our focus on employee well-life balance. ActioNet is mission-focused, client-centric, and results-driven, following both Project Management Institute (PMI) methodologies and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices to deliver excellence across every engagement.

ActioNet continues to strengthen its leadership in cybersecurity and compliance through the achievement of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Version 2.0 Level 2 assessment by an authorized Certified Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO). This accomplishment highlights our proven ability to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), maintain rigorous cybersecurity controls, and support the evolving security requirements of federal agencies and defense customers.

With strong expertise in Cloud-based Solutions, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Agile Software Engineering, ActioNet combines technical excellence with a culture rooted in fairness, integrity, innovation, and employee empowerment. If you're looking to grow your career in a mission-driven, people-first