Permit Coordinator

Pearce Services • Dallas, TX

2d • $24 - $32

About The Position

The Permit Coordinator, with demonstrated experience in NEPA compliance, will play a key role in securing all required encroachment and construction permits for telecom and utility projects. This individual will collaborate closely with local, state, and federal jurisdictions, as well as customers, vendors, and internal teams, to ensure the timely and accurate submission and approval of permits. The Permit Coordinator will proactively identify and resolve permitting conflicts across multiple jurisdictions, manage concurrent permit applications, and maintain full ownership of each project’s permitting schedule from initiation through approval, ensuring all SLAs are consistently met.

Requirements

• Experience NEPA compliance (Required)
• Environmental permitting (federal and/or Texas and Indiana-level) (Required)
• Understanding of OSP Telecommunications terminology
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness, and look for ways to improve and promote quality
• Listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; participates in meetings
• Follows policies and procedures, completes administrative tasks correctly and on time, and supports the organization's goals and values
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, and monitors own work to ensure quality
• Meets permitting KPI standards
• High School Diploma or GED required
• 1+ years of college/ technical school or six months related experience and/or training
• Experience working with permitting agencies and experience with OSP telecom and/or utility builds
• Familiar with the process of acquiring encroachment, excavation, and traffic control permits
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, travel may be required by air or vehicle
• Must have a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record
• Able to drive to permitting agencies' locations daily
• Detail-oriented and able to maintain internal and customer tracking systems

Nice To Haves

• Experience with quality control of engineering prints and fiber designs is preferred.
• Experience with Arizona permitting is preferred.
• NEPA or environmental permitting experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Permit kickoff meeting with jurisdictions
• Completing jurisdictional conformance checks
• Accountable for ensuring SLAs and schedules are met
• Own the permitting process on behalf of the customer(s) by ensuring all permits are identified, design vendors are coordinated, and all stakeholders informed of the status
• Identify and resolve conflicting permitting requirements when dealing with multiple jurisdictions
• Access various databases that provide engineering and facility assignment records
• Work with the permit team to resolve permit escalation and mitigations in a timely
• Depending on business and client needs, specific duties may vary or evolve over time.

Benefits

• comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, HSA option
• paid vacation and paid holidays
• company-matching 401(k) Retirement
• Life Insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• professional development training
• company vehicle, phone, laptop, or tablet along with all necessary tools and safety equipment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees