Remote Teleport & Uplink Infrastructure Project Manager

Sand Cherry; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sand Cherry Associates seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead planning, coordination, and execution of satellite teleport and uplink infrastructure projects across company facilities and third-party sites.

You will manage deployments, upgrades, and modifications, coordinating internal engineering teams and external vendors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with strict safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience delivering telecommunications, satellite communications, engineering, construction, or complex physical infrastructure projects.
• Strong command of project management fundamentals, including scope management, schedule development, critical path analysis, budget management, resource planning, risk management, change control, stakeholder management, and project reporting.
• Previous experience managing physical infrastructure deployments, equipment installations, construction activities, and third-party implementation vendors.
• Demonstrated experience managing outsourced construction and installation work, including vendor coordination, deliverable tracking, schedule accountability, and issue resolution.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical teams and manage multiple concurrent projects from initiation through completion and handover.
• Experience developing and maintaining detailed project schedules, RAID logs, budgets, forecasts, executive status reports, and other PM deliverables.
• Strong financial management capabilities, including budget tracking, forecasting, vendor expenditures, and change management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and project tracking and reporting tools.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently, drive accountability, and proactively identify and resolve project challenges.
• Previous PM experience supporting satellite teleport facilities, uplink infrastructure, satellite ground systems, earth stations, or antenna installations.
• Experience coordinating satellite antenna construction, installation, replacement, relocation, or infrastructure upgrades.
• Working knowledge of RF infrastructure, uplink systems, satellite communications equipment, and ground infrastructure.
• Experience managing projects across company-owned facilities and third-party infrastructure sites.
• Familiarity with satellite infrastructure regulatory requirements, FCC requirements, or spectrum clearing initiatives.
• Remote position requiring availability during EST business hours.
• Flexibility to work outside normal hours for site activities, equipment installations, testing, or cutovers.
• Travel to teleport facilities or vendor sites may be required.
• Background screening completion required.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project planning and execution of teleport and uplink infrastructure projects across company-owned and third-party facilities.
• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedules, milestones, budgets, resource requirements, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Establish and maintain project governance, roles and responsibilities, stakeholder communications, and reporting cadences.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, critical paths, work breakdown structures, RAID logs, action trackers, and project documentation.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, expenditures, purchase orders, change requests, and financial reporting.
• Coordinate internal engineering, teleport operations, network operations, facilities, procurement, and other technical teams.
• Manage third-party vendors and contractors responsible for antenna construction, civil works, equipment procurement, installation, cabling, and testing.
• Oversee vendor scopes of work, schedules, deliverables, performance, and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate site surveys, readiness, permitting, construction, equipment delivery, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Track procurement activities, lead times, logistics, and installation dependencies to mitigate risks.
• Facilitate coordination among RF engineering, teleport operations, network engineering, and external partners.
• Identify, track, escalate, and resolve project risks and dependencies to maintain momentum.
• Manage scope changes, assess impacts, and coordinate change approvals.
• Coordinate installation testing, system integration, acceptance testing, and operational readiness.
• Prepare and deliver status reports, executive updates, and milestone reporting.
• Ensure activities comply with safety, regulatory, and operational requirements.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects aligned with business priorities.

Skills

Project management

Telecommunications

Satellite infrastructure

Vendor management

Budget management

Scheduling & planning

Risk management

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Telecommunications/Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Sand Cherry Associates seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead planning, coordination, and execution of satellite teleport and uplink infrastructure projects across company facilities and third-party sites.

You will manage deployments, upgrades, and modifications, coordinating internal engineering teams and external vendors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with strict safety and regulatory compliance.