Network Specialist – Aerial Permitting Coordinator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Secure and uphold legal rights for the occupancy and utilization of real property/land and facility colocation for TDS facilities and equipment prior to construction.

• Investigate permitting requirements and liaise with permitting authorities.

• Participate in meetings and undertake occasional fieldwork and travel.

• Define and estimate project scope, create tasks, and collaborate with professional service vendors to gather data and studies.

• Prepare, negotiate, submit, expedite, and secure permits for utility pole attachment, railroad crossings, and federal, state, county, and local requirements.

• Update and finalize records, GIS databases, and maps.

• Manage annual obligations, payments, bonds, insurance, and reporting duties.

• Research local regulations concerning easements and rights of entry.

• Ensure adherence to legal standards and TDS policies.

• Negotiate with private landowners to acquire surveys, legal descriptions, signatures, notarization, payments, and public recording.

• Assist with lease negotiations, alerts, payments, W9 issues, location challenges, ownership changes, records research, phone communications, and document preparation.

• Support special projects and initiatives.

• Facilitate operations including vendor and risk management, metrics, reporting, scheduling, communication, research, and customer service.

• Execute additional responsibilities assigned in alignment with organizational goals and objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Associate degree (or higher) –OR– 2+ years of professional work experience.

• 2+ years of experience in Voice, Data, or Video networking –OR– 6+ months of TDS Telecom technical internship experience.

• Proven experience in permitting processes.

• Desirable technical knowledge in Real Estate Law, Land Surveying, Project Management, GIS, Telecommunications, Engineering, Construction, and related fields.

• Capacity to quickly learn and understand complex tasks, assignments, customer inquiries, project documents, standards, plans, and maps.

• Capability to manage, schedule, resource, track, update, report, communicate status, expedite, complete, and finalize multiple tasks concurrently.

• Ability to work autonomously and/or collaboratively while meeting cost, time, quality, performance, and productivity expectations.

• Skill in prioritizing tasks and responsibilities while supporting team and organizational objectives.

• Proficiency in building professional relationships and negotiating fair and reasonable solutions with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.

• Familiarity with OneNote, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Clarity, Ariba, SAP, and AutoCAD is advantageous.

• Desirable skills in ESRI GIS software, including mapping records, maintaining geodatabases, writing Python scripts, and constructing complex queries, tools, and maps.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical Coverage

• Dental Coverage

• Vision Coverage

• Life Insurance

• 401(k) Plan

• Generous Vacation & Paid Sick Leave

• Seven Paid National Holidays & One Floating Holiday

• Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks after 12 months of employment)

• Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance

• Employee Assistance & Wellness Programs

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability (for associates working 30 or more hours per week)

• TDS Service Discounts (for associates working 30 or more hours per week)

• Education Assistance (for associates working 30 or more hours per week)

• Paid Volunteer Time (for associates working 30 or more hours per week)

• Associate Resource Groups supporting community and professional development