Program Manager – LMR Experience Required

Role Overview

• Provide strategic leadership for the multi-island P-25 modernization initiative.
• Maintain overall accountability for scope, schedule, performance, and compliance.
• Approve major technical decisions, schedule baselines, and milestone gates.
• Serve as the primary executive interface to BIT leadership and DPP.
• Establish program governance framework and reporting cadence.
• Review and validate progress reports prepared by the Deputy Program Manager.
• Monitor key performance indicators, risk registers, and mitigation plans.
• Escalate critical risks and recommend corrective action strategies.
• Provide high-level oversight of RF engineering, A&E design, and network architecture.
• Ensure compliance with: P-25 standards; FCC regulations; applicable federal and territorial requirements.
• Validate interoperability requirements between islands.
• Review and approve technical deliverables at major lifecycle transitions.
• Oversee subcontractor performance at the program level.
• Support resolution of cross-functional or inter-island coordination challenges.
• Serve as escalation authority for disputes or performance concerns.
• Maintain alignment between BIT, DPP, construction contractors, and technical teams.
• Approve system cutover strategy and migration plan from legacy LMR to P-25.
• Ensure appropriate testing, validation, and acceptance criteria are met.
• Oversee readiness for final system handover and operational transition.
• Provide direction and oversight to the Deputy PM responsible for daily field coordination, construction monitoring, installation oversight, and on-site issue resolution.
• Conduct regular leadership syncs to ensure alignment between strategic and operational execution.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in radio telecommunications.
• Demonstrated delivery of at least one P-25 Digital LMR Network.
• Minimum 10 years of interconnectivity experience (microwave, satellite, or fiber).
• Proven experience leading complex, multi-site public safety communications programs.
• Experience managing technical teams and subcontractors in geographically distributed environments.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent formal project management credential (preferred).
• Professional Engineer (PE) license (preferred).
• Experience in hurricane-prone or island environments.
• Experience with grant-funded infrastructure modernization efforts.

Tech Stack

• PMP

Benefits

• WFH Flexible
• Hybrid (occasional travel to USVI)