The Site Implementation Lead provides on-site operational leadership and full-spectrum oversight for telecommunications and IT infrastructure modernization efforts across Air Force and Space Force installations worldwide. This role directs all field execution activitiesincluding surveys, engineering support, installation, testing, and cutover operationswhile ensuring adherence to program schedules, quality requirements, and technical standards. The Site Implementation Lead manages diverse technical teams, including engineers, wireless specialists, survey technicians, and subcontractor resources, ensuring coordinated and efficient execution of all project tasks.

HOW A SITE IMPLEMENTATION LEAD WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Provide on-site leadership for multi-discipline implementation teams responsible for survey, installation, modernization, and cutover activities across all technical domains
• Oversee day-to-day operational execution including scheduling, task assignment, progress tracking, and validation of completed work
• Direct and coordinate the activities of engineering, wireless, survey, and installation teams to ensure alignment with modernization objectives
• Manage Agency and Subcontractor labor, ensuring performance, compliance, and adherence to defined quality and safety standards
• Support design and engineering teams by providing accurate field-derived data and contributing to modernization design refinement
• Coordinate all task execution with contractor and Government Points of Contact (POCs), including base access, clearances, escort coordination, logistics, equipment staging, and workspace approvals
• Maintain site-level responsibility for project schedule, resource allocation, and operational readiness
• Ensure all work is performed in compliance with applicable standards including TIA/EIA, UFC, I3A, NEC, AF/SF installation requirements, and program-defined processes
• Provide on-site problem resolution, risk identification, and mitigation support for schedule, resource, or technical issues
• Develop and maintain operational documents including daily/weekly status reports, work summaries, risk logs, quality findings, and briefing materials
• Conduct regular on-site stakeholder engagements including weekly and ad hoc status meetings with Government customers, program managers, and partner organizations
• Support quality management activities through in-field validation, inspections, and coordination with the Site Quality Lead
• Ensure timely completion of deliverables and accurate documentation of work completed on site
• Participate in special projects, strategic planning sessions, readiness reviews, and future installation assessments

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Provide administrative and operational leadership for assigned site activities, including contract task oversight and vendor coordination
• Supervise assigned staff, including subordinate supervisors, technical leads, and multi-disciplinary implementation personnel
• Conduct workforce planning and provide recommendations for labor levels, staffing adjustments, and prioritization of activities
• Attend on-site customer meetings, technical briefings, and leadership reviews
• Coordinate the development and delivery of project artifacts, including reports, installation packages, redlines, and as-built documentation
• Review project requirements and collaborate with program leadership to strategize future modernization phases

Required Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field Equivalent combination of experience and education may be substituted
• 5+ years of experience managing enterprise IT or telecommunications implementation projects within the DoW environment
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams in field execution environments
• Experience coordinating activities across engineering, wireless, and installation teams
• Experience managing subcontractor resources and ensuring compliance with performance and quality requirements
• Familiarity with TIA/EIA standards, UFC, I3A, NEC, and DoD/AF/SF network installation practices
• Experience with large-scale modernization, infrastructure deployment, or base-level IT upgrades
• Travel required is up to 100%. Candidate must be able to travel and work from assigned AF base.

Required Technical & Professional Skills

• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to interface effectively at all levels of the organization (Government, program leadership, technical teams, subcontractors)
• Ability to analyze, organize, and summarize operational and technical data to support reporting and decision-making
• Proficiency with project and productivity tools including MS Project, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Ability to identify risks, track triggers, and support the development and execution of mitigation strategies
• Strong understanding of field operations, installation workflows, survey processes, and cutover planning

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