Structured Cabling Project Manager

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Regular Full-Time Strongsville OH, Strongsville, OH, US

The Structured Cabling Project Manager is responsible for the successful financial, operational, and technical delivery of structured cabling and low-voltage infrastructure projects across a diverse customer base. Projects may range from a simple demarcation extension or small cabling refresh to complex new-construction deployments requiring coordination across general contractors, electrical contractors, architects, engineers, vendors, subcontractors, field technicians, and customer stakeholders.

The Project Manager must combine strong project management discipline with meaningful low-voltage cabling knowledge and business acumen. Success is measured not only by completing projects on time and meeting customer requirements, but also by controlling costs, protecting target margins, managing scope, and delivering predictable financial performance.

This position may support customers and programs across retail, commercial, government, defense, enterprise, and other environments. The Project Manager is expected to understand the differences between environments and adjust project execution accordingly, including security requirements, construction sequencing, access restrictions, customer standards, documentation requirements, and stakeholder complexity.

The successful candidate is a hands-on leader who understands structured cabling from design and takeoff through installation, testing, certification, closeout, and financial reconciliation. RCDD, BICSI certifications, and other recognized industry credentials are highly preferred.

• Own structured cabling projects from opportunity handoff/kickoff through final acceptance, closeout, and financial reconciliation.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, dependencies, resource plans, risk registers, action items, and customer commitments.
• Manage projects ranging from demarc extensions, MAC work, and cabling additions to multi-floor, multi-building, and new-construction low-voltage deployments.
• Establish project scope, assumptions, exclusions, deliverables, acceptance criteria, and responsibilities across all parties.
• Lead customer kickoff meetings, construction coordination meetings, progress meetings, and project closeout meetings.
• Coordinate with general contractors, construction managers, electrical contractors, low-voltage subcontractors, architects, engineers, vendors, distributors, and customer representatives.
• Manage project communication and provide clear, timely status reporting regarding schedule, budget, risks, issues, change orders, and overall project health.
• Identify project risks early and develop mitigation and recovery plans.
• Manage scope changes and ensure change orders are properly documented, priced, approved, and incorporated into the project plan.
• Ensure projects meet customer requirements, contractual commitments, applicable standards, and internal quality expectations.
• Direct and mentor Structured Cabling Project Coordinators and provide clear accountability for project deliverables.

• 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, fire stopping, 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,…