Telecom Construction Specialist

Job Title: Telecom Construction Specialist
Location: This role supports both East Windsor and Cherry Hill l ocations. Candidates need to be able to travel to both locations.
Pay Range: $33-$36.50
Job type and Duration: Contract

Our client, a major Telecommunications provider, is looking to hire a Construction Specialist to support their Field Operations team.

Summary:

• Looking for those with Pole Permitting experience
• This is a permit specialist role
• Must have experience with pole permits, township, state and county permits
• Nice to have - if they worked with JCP&L, PPL, Verizon, Frontier, Met-Ed or Peco or has GIS experience but not mandatory
• day to day - come into the office, manage permits for specific builds, 100-200 applications at a time, following up, making sure it goes through each step, report to Project Manager to give status on how things are going
• Use Excel and Smartsheet, as well as P2
• 8-4:30p shift; can be flex between 7a-5p - an 8 hour shift
• 4 days in the office; Fridays at home but that could eventually change to 5 days in office
• 90% in the time in office, maybe have to verify if a pole has been replaced out in the field or go to township to deliver a payment, etc.

Responsibilities:
• Ensures the execution of overhead/underground construction duties such as: placing hard-line Connectivity & Platformss, frame and strand poles, transfer facilities between poles, place Connectivity & Platforms in joint trench, and safe operation of construction vehicles and Connectivity & Platforms trailers.
• Investigates and monitors accurate record keeping concerning project start, milestone dates, production logs, material costs, and labor expenditures.
• Instructs work site safety standards; conducts work site visits to ensure compliance with safety standards and participates in regular safety meetings with the crew.
• Supports Specialists and leadership team with coordination of projects.
• Generates logs and reports on construction, projects, materials, and expenditures.
• Reviews, resolves, follows-up customer request and complaints.
• Monitors performance of construction crew to established goals and objectives.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of business support, technical, or production staff who perform tasks in the same function
• Sets priorities for the team. Assigns tasks and checks work at regular intervals
• Responsible for ensuring all work performed on the project meets or exceeds Comcast, Local, State or Federal standards and regulations.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Updating the JT or Polaris entry (job docs/maps) QC for path verification
• Primary contractor interface day-to-day in the field and in turn acts as the NGAN liaison with the Regional network Technicians
• New or upgraded power supply in place and operational (in continuity) prior to cut date.
• Overall responsibility of the quality of the NGAN product: from the contractor building and to the Operations we hand off to