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Guide Star · 1 month ago

Permitting Project Manager 2

North Las Vegas, NV, US

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$75K/yr - $95K/yr

5+ years exp

Guide Star is an Employee-Owned Telecommunications Company with over 60 years of industry knowledge and experience. They are seeking a Permitting Project Manager to oversee project activities, including supervision of employees, compliance with service level agreements, and customer interactions to ensure project success.

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Responsibilities

Liaison between cities and jurisdictions, and build meaningful, long-term relationships in various markets

Guide teams and participate with research and prepare documentation for required permits, right of ways, easements, and land use for telecom projects

Create and maintain reports, while tracking progress of multiple projects – for complying with conditions of approvals from municipalities for meeting customer delivery deadlines

Obtain all necessary permitting / zoning approval from Federal, State, and local agencies - Inform other internal functional groups about requirements and regulations of government entities and municipalities to assist with compliance with general conditions of approvals at permit and construction stages of the project, and to meet project timelines

Oversees the preparation and submission of permit packages for permit applications adhering to strict standards and regulations

Monitor staffing needs in the project group along with maintaining staffing projections

Ensure that a Scope of Work is in place for all their projects

Create and adhere to revenue, gross profit, accounts receivable, and staffing forecasts

Act as the liaison between customers and the internal operations of the project group. This is to ensure that customer’s expectations are met and maintain goodwill for future business

Execute project implementation/startup and continuous production management

Monitor projects to improve the quality of the work and to reduce the time and cost of project throughput

Create and promote the company image through exercising sound and ethical business practices as related to employees, the public and customers. This includes ensuring that service and quality provided to customers is superior to that of our competition

Meet regularly with key personnel to ensure that information flows in both directions and to ensure that stated goals and objectives are met

Implement corrective actions, as appropriate, on any project to meet cost targets, and completion schedules

Ensures subordinates’ abilities are adequate for their responsibilities and develops training and cross training for ongoing skill development

Assist personnel with interpreting customer drawings, project documentation, and technical specifications

Conducts performance reviews for all direct reports. Does follow up on reviews with substandard grading. Create an environment in which the rating of an average employee is continually challenged. Create goals for employee during review and have mid-year follow up on said goals

Complete invoicing within Service Level Agreements including follow up on unpaid invoices. Make sure purchase orders are in place prior to work startup

Perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor

Qualification

Permitting design experienceRegulatory Compliance ExpertiseTelecom OSP EngineeringProject Management experienceNESC 202X code knowledgeStructural loading calculations3D modeling in O-CalcAnalytical skillsCustomer relationship managementProblem-solving skillsTeam collaboration

Required

5+ years' experience in permitting design, government affairs or related work in a Utility / Permitting environment in a related industry preferred

5+ years of Project Management experience in utility permitting or related field preferred

In-depth understanding of NESC 202X code requirements preferred

Regulatory Compliance Expertise: Advanced understanding of local, state, and federal regulations related to underground utilities, coupled with the ability to effectively incorporate these regulations into permit drawings

Advanced understanding of Telecom OSP Engineering and Construction standards to apply design standards to underground and aerial pole line cable plant, including Joint Use Design, Pole Replacement, Primary Service, and Reliability/Maintenance Design

Proven leadership of a Make Ready Team to Perform structural loading calculations using O-Calc or Spida-Calc in accordance with NESC and pole owner protocol through inventory and analysis of pole type and class, riser details, attached facility type including weight and diameters, span footages, drip loops etc

Ability to create 3-dimensional model of poles in O-Calc and Spida-Calc to provide results to ensure safe and proper attachment to power and telecommunication poles

Analytical and observational skills, which demonstrate ability to, plan projects, review/recommend technical specifications, coordinate staffing needs, communicate, and manage all aspects of a project

Proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial

Effectively work independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential

Proven ability to solve problems creatively

Persuasive, encouraging and motivating with the ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments

Ability to interact with colleagues, vendors, and customers/clients of all demographics and professional levels. Also, be able to gain credibility with them to effectively complete tasks

Must be willing to learn new product lines and technologies to serve the departmental needs and goals

Able to handle employee issues and confrontation effectively and in a timely manner

History of successful customer communications and relationship management

This is a customer-facing position which will require up to 50% travel

Must have a valid driver's license

Must have good, reliable home internet