Installation Manager - 50% Travel

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Installation Manager to join our team! In this role, you will lead and coordinate geographically dispersed field installation teams supporting the implementation of air traffic control systems and infrastructure for the FAA across the National Airspace System. This position will provide field execution leadership for assigned regions, work areas, projects, and initiatives, including oversight of field engineers, electricians, electronics technicians, electronics installers, subcontractors, and other field support personnel.

T5 Program Summary: The Federal Aviation Administration awarded the Technical Support Services Contract 5, T5, to Parsons in April 2023. Parsons is the prime contractor. This $1.8+ billion contract has a 4-year base period with two 3-year options. The statement of work includes a variety of activities that support the FAA’s Capital Investment Plan, certain reimbursable programs, the FAA NextGen Program, national security programs, and aviation safety. Work includes site selection and engineering, construction, environmental and fire/life safety, equipment installation and testing, drafting, contract surveillance, and other technical services as required. Work is performed across the nation in each of the FAA’s nine regions, as well as the Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and several U.S. territories.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Manage field teams performing hands-on installation, deployment, site preparation, integration support, and related field activities in active FAA operational environments.

• Provide leadership and day-to-day coordination for assigned field engineers, electricians, electronics technicians, electronics installers, subcontractors, and other field personnel.

• Manage assigned blocks of field work across regions, work areas, projects, or program initiatives to ensure installation activities are properly planned, staffed, executed, documented, and closed out.

• Assign field staff to installation and site preparation activities based on project needs, schedule requirements, personnel qualifications, training, and availability.

• Ensure field personnel are trained, prepared, equipped, and properly briefed before performing assigned work.

• Monitor field execution progress against approved schedules, scopes of work, technical requirements, safety requirements, quality expectations, and customer commitments.

• Review engineering drawings, installation packages, scopes of work, site documentation, and other technical materials to confirm installation clarity and execution readiness.

• Develop or support project-specific execution plans, implementation plans, staffing plans, site readiness plans, and installation approaches.

• Interface with internal program teams, project managers, engineers, FAA stakeholders, subcontractors, vendors, and field personnel to determine the most effective approach for field project delivery.

• Prepare project-specific Risk Management Plans and related field planning materials to identify and mitigate safety, quality, schedule, technical, logistical, and operational risks.

• Anticipate installation challenges and work with clients, engineers, subcontractors, field staff, project managers, and program leadership to identify and implement corrective actions.

• Promote technical excellence and field quality through the application of Parsons quality assurance processes, installation standards, documentation requirements, and lessons learned.

• Coordinate with FAA customers and other government authorities as required to support site access, security requirements, operational coordination, and field work execution.

• Attend and lead site readiness meetings, installation kickoff meetings, field coordination meetings, weekly field staff meetings, and project status reviews.

• Make periodic trips to field sites during installation work to verify project scope, safety, quality, staffing, schedule, and execution requirements are being met.

• Develop regional, project-specific, and national-level status reports covering field execution progress, risks, staffing, schedule performance, issues, and upcoming work.

• Support preparation and submission of installation deliverables, field reports, completion documentation, and customer correspondence.

• Assist Program Management and Project Management with budget tracking, schedule monitoring, scope management, change order support, and analysis of field execution impacts.

• Monitor field staff timekeeping, travel voucher costs, field labor charging, and related administrative requirements for assigned personnel.

• Actively promote and enforce safety policies and ensure safety is integrated into planning, field execution, and installation jobsite monitoring.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring:

• Associate's Degree or other related certification in a technical field (or equivalent experience) and typically 10+ years of related experience, including some experience in a lead capacity.

• Experience leading or coordinating field personnel such as field engineers, electricians, electronics technicians, electronics installers, construction personnel, subcontractors, or technical field crews.

• Ability to manage geographically dispersed field work across multiple sites, regions, project areas, or initiatives.

• Ability to interpret installation drawings, engineering drawings, scopes of work, technical packages, site documentation, and field execution requirements.

• Strong understanding of field safety, quality, installation planning, site readiness, schedule execution, and field documentation practices.

• Proven ability to perform in a lead capacity and coordinate technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports, briefings, meeting materials, and formal presentations.

• Experience using Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

• Must be willing to travel up to 50%.

• Must be able to meet customer security requirements. A background check by federal authorities will be performed.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:

• Experience with FAA, aviation, airport, air traffic control, transportation, telecommunications, utilities, Department of Defense, or other regulated field environments.

• Experience supporting installation or construction activities for communications, automation, surveillance radar, terminal infrastructure, power, cabling, network, or mission-critical systems.

• Familiarity with FAA facilities, National Airspace System operations, operational coordination requirements, site access processes, safety requirements, and security requirements.

• Experience managing field work in active operational environments where outages, access windows, customer coordination, and mission continuity are critical.

• Experience managing direct reports, matrixed field resources, subcontractors, or multi-discipline field teams.

• Experience developing installation plans, risk management plans, site readiness plans, staffing plans, and field execution schedules.

• Experience supporting project controls, including schedule tracking, labor planning, cost monitoring, travel cost management, change order support, and field progress reporting.

• Experience leading field meetings, customer coordination meetings, project readiness reviews, and installation status reviews.

• OSHA, PMP, construction management, electrical, electronics, telecommunications, or related technical certifications preferred but not required.

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $88,400.00 - $154,700.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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