Structured Cabling Project Manager

Demonstrated knowledge of structured cabling systems, including Category 5e, Category 6, Category 6A, fiber optic, coaxial, and other low-voltage infrastructure.

Strong understanding of copper and fiber pathways, cable tray, conduit, sleeves, J-hooks, raceway, innerduct, ladder rack, racks, cabinets, patch panels, cable management, and telecommunications spaces.

Understanding of MDF/IDF design concepts, equipment rooms, telecommunications rooms, demarcation points, intermediate distribution areas, and horizontal/vertical cabling architectures.

Ability to review and interpret construction drawings, low-voltage plans, riser diagrams, floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, specifications, details, and cabling schematics.

Ability to perform or validate material takeoffs and develop accurate Bills of Materials for structured cabling projects.

Ability to evaluate labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and logistical requirements when developing project plans and budgets.

Understanding of cable labeling, testing, certification, test-result documentation, as-built requirements, and closeout standards.

Working knowledge of TIA/EIA standards, BICSI practices, NEC requirements, customer specifications, and applicable construction standards.

Understanding of construction sequencing and the dependencies between low-voltage cabling, electrical, ceilings, walls, pathways, firestopping, security, AV, network equipment, and other trades.

Ability to distinguish and manage interfaces between carrier demarcation, electrical, general construction, customer IT/network, and structured cabling scopes.

Experience coordinating fiber optic installation, splicing, termination, testing, and certification is highly preferred.

Ability to recognize constructability issues and work with field and engineering resources to develop practical solutions.

Own project financial performance and manage projects to established revenue, cost, and target margin objectives.

Build, validate, and maintain project budgets based on labor, material, subcontractor, equipment, travel, logistics, and other project costs.

Track committed costs, actual costs, forecast-to-complete, projected margin, and margin variance throughout the project lifecycle.

Review vendor and subcontractor proposals and negotiate or challenge scope, pricing, assumptions, exclusions, and lead times as appropriate.

Manage purchase orders and subcontractor commitments to ensure costs remain aligned with approved project budgets.

Review invoices against purchase orders, completed work, approved scope, and contractual requirements.

Identify potential margin erosion early and take corrective action rather than waiting until project closeout.

Manage change orders with a focus on recovering incremental cost and protecting project margin.

Provide accurate financial forecasting and communicate material financial risks to leadership.

Balance customer satisfaction with commercial discipline and understand when a requested change has financial or schedule implications.

Demarcation extensions and carrier handoff work.

New construction structured cabling deployments.

Tenant improvements and building renovations.

Moves, adds, changes, and remediation projects.

Multi-floor and multi-building campus deployments.

Retail rollouts and multi-site programs.

Government and public-sector facilities with heightened documentation, access, security, or compliance requirements.

Defense-related environments with controlled access, security requirements, and complex stakeholder coordination.

Enterprise environments requiring coordination with IT, network, facilities, construction, and security organizations.

Select, coordinate, and manage qualified vendors and low-voltage subcontractors.

Establish expectations for schedule, quality, safety, documentation, testing, staffing, and communication.

Monitor subcontractor productivity and performance against project commitments.

Resolve vendor and subcontractor performance issues and escalate when required.

Coordinate material procurement and confirm availability before field work is scheduled.

Manage long-lead materials and identify substitutions or recovery options when supply issues threaten the schedule.

Coordinate with general contractors and construction managers to ensure low-voltage work is sequenced correctly with other trades.

Participate in pre-construction walkthroughs and site surveys to validate constructability, access, pathways, spaces, and installation requirements.

Projects delivered on or ahead of committed schedule.

Projects delivered within approved scope and target margin.

Accurate forecasting of revenue, cost, and projected margin.

Effective change-order management and protection of project profitability.

Vendor and subcontractor performance against schedule, quality, and cost expectations.

Customer satisfaction and successful project acceptance.

Accurate and timely project documentation and financial closeout.

Early identification and resolution of project risks and issues.

Consistent adherence to structured cabling standards, customer requirements, safety expectations, and quality controls.

Business-minded project leader who understands that project management is both an operational and financial responsibility.

Technically credible with field technicians, vendors, general contractors, engineers, and customers.

Comfortable challenging assumptions when scope, pricing, schedule, or margin is at risk.

Strong negotiator and communicator who can maintain customer relationships while protecting company interests.

Proactive rather than reactive; identifies problems early and develops actionable recovery plans.

Highly accountable for results, deadlines, project financials, and customer commitments.

Understands low-voltage construction well enough to make sound decisions without relying exclusively on others to interpret the work.

Capable of moving between detailed field-level issues and executive-level business discussions.

The Structured Cabling Project Coordinator is primarily responsible for supporting project execution, procurement, documentation, vendor coordination, takeoffs, BOMs, and financial administration while working under the direction of a Project Manager. The Project Manager owns the project outcome, customer relationship, schedule, scope, risk, financial performance, and target margin. The PM must bring substantial low-voltage and structured cabling experience and be capable of independently managing projects ranging from straightforward demarcation extensions to complex new-construction deployments.