Coordinator, Permit

This is a primarily remote position with up to 10% travel required; applicants must be located in or near San Antonio, Alvarado, or Waller, TX. 

General Summary

The Permit Coordinator is responsible for managing all aspects of submitting and acquiring permits and agreements, negotiating access agreements for the public right of way and private property, and acting as the point of contact for internal and external customers reliant on specific permitting deliverables in a given project. They are also responsible for project tracking, reviewing project reports, and driving network permitting functions associated with projects to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Coordinates and acquires permits and agreements in all aspects of the deployment process.

• Interfaces with jurisdictional staff to ensure compliance with applicable laws, codes, and ordinances, and leverage regulatory status to support deployment objectives.

• Negotiates access agreements for public right-of-way and private property use as necessary.

• Collaborates and coordinates with internal functional groups to resolve issues and achieve project milestones, ensuring on-time and on-budget network delivery.

• Tracks project progress and maintains accurate data entry.

• Acts as a point of contact for internal and external customers regarding specific permitting deliverables.

• Coordinates network permitting functions, including reviewing project reports, identifying issues, and ensuring adherence to cycle times and project forecasting accuracy.

• Works on regularly scheduled days as well as unscheduled days and/or beyond regular work hours due to customer or operational demands, as needed. 

• Adheres to all Company standard procedures, policies and safety practices in the course of performing work activities.

• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required and 1-3 years of permitting experience in either the engineering, construction, architecture, or telecommunications industries; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Valid driver's license required.  

• Experience with and understanding of wireless technologies, such as 3G, 4G, 5G, LTE, BTS, iDAS/oDAS, Small Cell, VoLTE, IOT, Microwave, NOC, BTS (Base stations), and fixed wireless.

• Experience with and understanding of wireline technologies, including fiber, outside plant (OSP), switching (MSC, CO), transport and provisioning.

• Expertise in joint pole use management, utility pole permitting processes, make ready, and pole attachment for node attachments and field construction. 

• Able to identify all types of construction methods within ROW, identify assumed public ROW, and visually identify existing utilities, as well as having basic knowledge of make-ready construction. 

• Familiarity with coordinating ROW issues and managing OSP for aerial CATV and Fiber Optic networks. 

• Knowledge of National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), Rural Utilities Service codes (RUS), and building code requirements. 

• Proficient in coordinating fiber builds involving power companies, CLEC’s, ILEC’s, Telco’s, and third-party attachers, and pole construction, as well as joint use engineering utility/telecom processes and JPA documents. 

• Familiarity with optical transport equipment and telecommunication infrastructure. 

• Ability to manage permitting processes, including highway, railroad, city, county, state, and municipal requirements for telecommunications construction. 

• Local knowledge of traffic control permitting requirements. 

• Firm grasp on scheduling methodology and permitting timelines, understanding of the project life cycle as defined by the Project Manager, and ability to apply project management concepts and methodologies. 

• Knowledge and experience with telecommunications engineering standards, with previous FTTP, MDU, MTU, SMB/Enterprise, and BAU design or project management experience preferred. 

• Capable of identifying issues in the design that would have a potential impact on network buildout and able to collect necessary data from the field for determining a design including all necessary OSP features. 

• Knowledgeable in GO 95, GO 128 and/or NESC requirements, FTTP architecture, cable design and terminal placement, interpreting cable or substructure designs, and telecommunications construction techniques. 

• Expertise in Microsoft Office programs and Adobe Acrobat. Working knowledge of Google Earth/Maps. 

• Highly organized, self-starter, and detail-oriented with excellent time management and strong attention to detail. 

• Possess strong professional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to negotiate, build consensus, and provide solutions to problems. 

• Ability to take direction with ease, including changes to schedule and workflow priorities, and work independently or as a team member. 

• Critical thinking skills to make assessments and provide solutions to problems. 

Working Conditions

• Up to 10% travel may be required. 

• Employee remains in the sitting position for prolonged hours. Employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

• Working conditions may include being in an open (shared) cubicle/workspace area.

Disclaimer

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of every duty and responsibility which will ever be required of an employee in this position, however, the employee will be held responsible for all duties assigned. 

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