Senior Utility Manager

Cordoba Corporation • San Francisco, CA

2d • $135,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Cordoba Corporation is seeking a Senior Utility Manager to lead utility coordination and technical delivery for infrastructure projects. This role is responsible for coordinating the relocation of existing utilities or clearing potential conflicts for the delivery of infrastructure projects. The Senior Utility Manager will work with project design teams to coordinate utility relocation in advance of construction projects, supporting large infrastructure programs by coordinating with cross-functional teams, reviewing engineering plans and as-builts, developing utility relocation solutions, and ensuring work is properly communicated and delivered. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in relocation strategies, relevant laws and regulations, and possess strong technical understanding of projects. A CA licensed Professional Engineer (PE), self-starter with strong communication skills, and a focus on project delivery is preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• 10+ years of utility coordination/management experience.
• Experience coordinating with utilities, municipal communications providers, public works departments, transportation agencies, and rail/transit operators.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to quickly assess problems, identify solutions, and implement solutions
• High accountability, strong follow-through, and ability to drive issues to closure.
• Ability to work with and collaborate with a diverse staff, including senior leadership, technical staff, and project staff

Nice To Haves

• Emphasis on dry utilities (gas/power/communications)

Responsibilities

• Lead all utility coordination, design review, relocation strategy, and construction support for electric distribution, underground electrical systems, duct banks, vaults, conduits, cutovers, and utility relocations.
• Review utility plans, specifications, design packages, composite utility plans, and relocation plans for constructability, sequencing, and compliance with project requirements.
• Prepare utility conflict analysis, cost estimates, schedules, prior rights determinations, and agreements for relocation.
• Coordinate with utility owners, public agencies, rail/transit operators, designers, contractors, and third-party stakeholders to resolve utility conflicts and support timely decisions.
• Assists with preparing and packaging utility construction permits for submission to municipal and state agencies, including Notice to Owners (NTO) and Utility Agreements (UA), as appropriate.
• Provide technical support for utility RFIs, submittments, design changes, field issues, change orders, shutdowns, cutovers, and service continuity planning.
• Lead the preparation and organization of field walks, utility investigations, potholing coordination, as-built reviews, duct bank reviews, constructability reviews and construction readiness reviews.
• Lead or facilitate meetings involving utility-specific activities.
• Provide subject matter expertise for electric distribution and dry utility infrastructure, including underground distribution systems, medium and low voltage systems, duct banks, vaults, transformers, switchgear, grounding and utility service coordination.
• Coordinate with electric utilities and municipal utility departments on design standards, service applications, relocation procedures, outage requirements, inspections and acceptance requirements.
• Review electric distribution and dry utility designs for compliance with applicable codes, utility standards, agency requirements, project specifications and sound engineering practice.
• Provide technical recommendations to resolve field conflicts involving electric, communications, gas, fiber and other dry utility infrastructure.
• Support construction management teams during utility-related preconstruction, construction, testing, commissioning and closeout.
• Monitor utility construction activities for compliance with contract documents, approved submittals, permits, utility owner requirements, safety, quality and project procedures.
• Resolve field utility conflicts, constructability issues, sequencing constraints, unforeseen conditions and contractor questions.
• Lead utility work planning, scope development, coordination, risk identification and issue resolution.
• Provide clear updates to project leadership, clients, agencies, contractors and utility owners.
• Prepare technical memoranda, meeting materials, issue summaries and decision-support documents.

Benefits

• Multiple medical and dental insurance plans
• Vision insurance
• Paid AD&D and life insurance
• 401k with an industry leading employer match
• Generous vacation and sick leave accruals
• 9 paid holidays
• Other forms of paid time off
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA’s) including medical care reimbursement, dependent care reimbursement, and commuter benefit plans
• Employee assistance program
• Well-being benefits that include stress management, nutrition, and financial well-being

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior