Telecom Project Leader - Multi-Million Builds & Growth

KCI; White Marsh (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

KCI Technologies, Inc. seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead complex telecom projects from initiation to close-out, including fiber, wireless upgrades, and service launches. You will own scope, schedule, budget, and quality across engineering teams, field crews, vendors, and customers.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, risk management, and adherence to FCC/NEC standards. You will mentor junior staff and contribute to pre-sales scoping while driving program excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years managing telecom infrastructure projects.
• Budgets of $5M+ and cross-functional teams of 15+ people.
• Experience with permitting, rights-of-way and municipal/utility coordination.
• Proficiency with MS Project, Smartsheet or Primavera P6, plus Excel and a ticketing or PSA tool.
• Strong financial management including capex budgeting.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to visit construction and network sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of telecom projects such as FTTH/FTTP builds, 5G and LTE site deployments, DAS and small-cell rollouts, data center interconnects, raw lands and core network upgrades.
• Build integrated project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, resources, permitting and procurement.
• Manage a portfolio of 3–8 concurrent projects, typically valued at $2M–$25M each.
• Track milestones through design, permitting, construction, installation, testing, turn-up and acceptance.
• Mentor junior project managers and coordinators.
• Support pre-sales scoping, cost estimates and proposal development for new opportunities.

Skills

Project management

Telecom expertise

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field (AEC Industry)

Master’s Degree in related field (AEC Industry) (Preferred)

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Primavera P6

Excel

Job description

KCI Technologies, Inc. seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead complex telecom projects from initiation to close-out, including fiber, wireless upgrades, and service launches. You will own scope, schedule, budget, and quality across engineering teams, field crews, vendors, and customers.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, risk management, and adherence to FCC/NEC standards. You will mentor junior staff and contribute to pre-sales scoping while driving program excellence.