Field Operations Manager - Telecom & Tower Installation

Position Summary

At MAG, we provide technical expertise and operational support that enable real-time situational awareness and help our customers make the world smaller and safer. Our success depends on the people who deliver our mission in demanding environments around the world.

MAG is seeking a hands-on Field Operations Manager to lead communications and sensor system installations, maintenance operations, and personnel scheduling. This role combines technical fieldwork with project and team leadership. 

Reporting to the Program Manager, you will serve as the primary operations point of contact for assigned sites, oversee project planning and execution, and work directly with customers to identify requirements and develop practical solutions. Projects include remote overseas locations with limited infrastructure, unreliable power, and challenging environmental conditions.

Military telecommunications, cable and antenna, RF, and electronics installation experience may translate well to this role when it includes hands-on tower work and technical project leadership. Candidates must meet the qualifications below.

***Must be US Citizen***

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead project managers, technicians, and subcontractors in planning and completing field installations.
• Develop project plans that capture overall costs and schedules and make effective use of external resources, internal labor, and contracted labor.
• Work with end users and customers to resolve local resource constraints, environmental challenges, and political concerns.
• Manage projects from initial planning through completion, including system architecture development, equipment lists, procurement, system builds, material preparation, packaging, shipping, receiving, storage, and onward movement.
• Coordinate destination installation resources, including materials and labor; oversee site preparation, hardware and system installation, as-built diagrams, site acceptance, and end-user follow-up.
• Manage and support installations involving Automatic Identification System (AIS) receivers and antennas; radar; Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers and antennas; security and surveillance cameras; VHF/HF communications; microwave communications; satellite communications; domain awareness systems, including workstations, servers, and monitors; generators; and renewable energy systems.
• Conduct and lead work on towers and buildings, including coordination of heavy equipment for site preparation when required.
• Coordinate deployed end-user support, maintenance operations, and personnel schedules.
• Train personnel in sensor system installation and maintenance as required.

Requirements

Knowledge and Skills 

• 10 years of experience required, including:
  • 5 years managing complex technical projects.
  • 3 years managing projects involving sensor system installations in remote overseas locations with minimal infrastructure, unreliable power, and extreme environmental conditions.
• Experience installing multiple types of the communications and sensor systems listed above.
• Experience working on and around towers and the ability to personally perform required tower-climbing work during installation-site travel.
• Basic understanding of electrical systems, experience running power to complex equipment from different types of generating equipment, and experience working with overseas 230 V power systems.
• Experience conducting site preparation for sensor installations.
• Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to monitor and control costs and meet aggressive schedules in challenging environments.
• Proven capabilities in contract performance management, resource and cost management, schedule estimation and tracking, personnel staffing, risk management, requirements analysis, quality assurance, and development of processes and procedures.
• Ability to use project management and analytical tools, including Microsoft Project, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Project, and Visio, to manage project plans, costs, and schedules.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build teamwork and mutual respect.
• Expert understanding of DoD program training requirements.
• In-depth knowledge of instructional training and policy guidance.
• Military courseware or syllabus development experience.

Education: 

• MA/ MS degree and applicable experience must be in engineering, computer science or other technical field, unless a substitution applies

  • Bachelor’s Degree plus four (4) years additional relevant work experience may be substituted for a Master’s Degree
  • Associates Degree plus four (4) years additional relevant work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree
  • Six (6) years additional relevant work experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree

Physical/Working Requirements 

• Work is performed at the contractor facility in California, Maryland, and at customer installation sites during travel.
• Travel includes hands-on work on towers and buildings.
• Tower climbing is a required part of installation-site travel.
• International travel to customer locations is required.

Other Qualifications

• Current active DoD security clearance.
• Daily work is onsite at the contractor facility in California, Maryland.
• This is not a hybrid or telework position.
• 30%–40% travel required.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

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Special Note

The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.

Benefits and Compensation

At MAG Aerospace, we value your contributions providing our employees with a robust Total Rewards package that supports your total well-being. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in MAG's Total Rewards programs. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits as well as paid leave, professional development, and tuition assistance. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our Total Rewards Program by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site: https://www.magaero.com/benefits/. Salary at MAG Aerospace is determined by various factors including but not limited to location, the particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $140000 to $160000 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of MAG's total compensation package for employees.