Lead development of the Spectrum Transition Roadmap and phased modernization strategy.
Serve as primary point of contact for program execution and governance coordination.
Integrate RF engineering, systems integration, pilot validation, and regulatory activities.
Facilitate cross-departmental coordination across Engineering, Operations, IT, Legal, and Public Safety stakeholders.
Oversee schedule, risk register, and budget management.
Support engineering-led development of downstream Statements of Work.
Present risk-balanced architectural options to executive leadership.
Ensure deliverables meet quality, documentation, and compliance standards.
Support modernization planning within constrained outage windows in active transit facilities.
Support regional interoperability planning initiatives.
Participate in vendor technical evaluation processes.
Contribute to long-term communications modernization planning beyond initial transition phases.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Systems Engineering, or related field.
Minimum 10 years of program management experience in public safety, transit, or large-scale communications infrastructure environments.
Demonstrated experience supporting 800 MHz P25 modernization or LMR transition initiatives.
Experience managing multi-stakeholder public-sector programs with regulatory dependencies.
Master’s degree in Engineering or Project Management (Preferred).
Experience supporting large urban transit systems.
PMP certification (Preferred).
Professional Engineer certification (Optional).

Benefits

15 days of Paid Time Off
11 Paid Holidays
Medical, Dental, and Vision
Voluntary Short-Term Disability
Life Insurance
Accident
Critical Illness
Hospital Indemnity
Whole Life Plus
Identity Theft
Law Assure
401(k)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementRF engineeringsystems integrationpilot validationrisk managementbudget managementmodernization planninginteroperability planningvendor evaluationquality assurance

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcross-departmental coordinationstakeholder managementexecutive presentationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingstrategic planningcollaborationgovernance coordination

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in TelecommunicationsBachelor’s degree in Systems EngineeringMaster’s degree in EngineeringMaster’s degree in Project ManagementPMP certificationProfessional Engineer certification