Site Activation Lead

Role overview

Lead on-site deployment, maintenance, and certification activities for an air traffic control system modernization program. The role coordinates schedules, personnel, equipment, and technical work at each site, while providing hands-on support to local operations teams through deployment and ongoing maintenance. Travel may reach 80%.

Responsibilities

- Coordinate plans, communications, and daily work with government operations personnel and program teams. - Provide regular status updates covering schedules, equipment deliveries, subcontractor activity, and daily briefings. - Maintain a site schedule and supporting records from system acceptance through the end of contractor maintenance responsibilities. - Install software, upgrade firmware, and maintain equipment according to approved technical documentation. - Support system deployment, certification, periodic maintenance, and equipment relocation with local technical operations staff. - Troubleshoot system issues, monitor performance, replace failed line-replaceable units, and maintain site logs, technical files, and spare-parts records.

Requirements

- Related bachelor’s degree and at least four years of professional experience, or a related master’s degree and at least two years; equivalent education and experience combinations are considered. - Strong written and verbal communication skills for coordination across technical and customer teams. - Willingness to travel up to 80%. - Demonstrated integrity, sound judgment, and commitment to high-quality technical work.

Nice to have

- Familiarity with air traffic management or national airspace systems, including modernization programs and facilities. - Experience in technical leadership, team building, customer support, or coordinating across multiple functional groups. - Exposure to Agile or Waterfall delivery, cost accounting, earned value management, planning, or cost estimation.