Technical Project Manager 3
The University of California, San Diego
About this position
Position Description
UC San Diego is ranked the 9th best public university in the nation by U.S. News and World Report and is the largest employer based in San Diego County. Reporting to the VC-CFO, Information Technology Services (ITS) delivers Enterprise information technology services to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) under the leadership of the campus Chief Information Officer (CIO). Information Technology Services (IT Services) uses world-class services and technologies to empower UC San Diego's mission to transform California and the world as a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university. As a strategic member of the UC San Diego community, IT Services embraces innovation in their delivery of IT services, infrastructure, applications, and support. IT Services is customer-focused and committed to collaboration, continuous improvement, and accountability. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are core values at UC San Diego and within Information Technology Services. Crafting a culture around these values allows us to more deeply connect with and appreciate our employees, students, and campus partners. Information Technology Services is continuously working to build a community where we all feel safe, empowered, and encouraged to bring our authentic selves to work. We do this not only because it is what’s right, but because we know that diversity drives insight and innovation. We are proud to partner closely UC San Diego’s Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, as their dedication to this mission helps us all to drive change. The Telecommunications Project Management & Planning team within Enterprise Network & Telecommunications manages the planning, design, coordination, and delivery of telecommunications infrastructure projects throughout the UC San Diego campus. The team works closely with campus departments, Facilities Management, Capital Program Management, network engineering teams, contractors, and vendors to support new construction, renovations, network upgrades, and telecommunications infrastructure improvements. The Telecommunications Project Manager is responsible for managing telecommunications infrastructure projects from planning and design through construction, installation, migration, and closeout. Projects include structured copper and fiber optic cabling, outside plant infrastructure, telecommunications rooms, network upgrades, and new and renovated campus facilities. The position coordinates with campus clients, engineers, architects, contractors, vendors, and internal technical teams to develop project scope, budgets, schedules, telecommunications designs, and implementation plans. The Project Manager also reviews construction documents, performs field inspections, manages contractor work, tracks project costs and schedules, and ensures installations meet UC San Diego telecommunications standards. Responsibilities: • Manage telecommunications and IT infrastructure projects of varying size, scope, budget, and complexity from planning through completion. • Plan, design, estimate, and coordinate telecommunications infrastructure for new construction, renovations, network upgrades, and existing campus facilities. • Develop project scopes, budgets, schedules, telecommunications designs, and bid packages, and review construction documents for compliance with campus standards. • Coordinate and oversee contractors, vendors, campus clients, engineers, and internal technical teams throughout project design, construction, installation, testing, migration, and closeout. • Design and support telecommunications infrastructure including structured copper and fiber optic cabling, outside plant systems, telecommunications/node rooms, pathways, power, cooling, and related network infrastructure.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training. • Basic knowledge of project management principles, concepts, and practices. • Working knowledge of telecommunications infrastructure, including inside and outside plant engineering, fiber optic and copper cabling technologies. • Knowledge of telecommunications industry cabling standards and certification requirements. • Demonstrated project management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects, schedules, priorities, and deadlines. • Experience developing and managing project scopes, budgets, schedules, and telecommunications infrastructure requirements. Preferred Qualifications: • Professional project management certification preferred. • BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) Certification.