Utility Coordinator

AECOM•Tampa, FL

74d•$100,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

AECOM is currently seeking a Utility Coordinator located in Tampa, FL, to support coordination efforts among multiple clients (FDOT, county, and private), contractors, and third-party utility companies. This role involves serving as a capable professional with minimal direction, developing and maintaining positive relationships with third-party utilities, and working with the client to establish priorities, monitor progress, and ensure compliance with goals and requirements. The position requires applying advanced knowledge to develop design procedures, software, and tools, and to maintain project tracking systems for issues and resolutions. The Utility Coordinator will participate in utility and roadway meetings, prepare status reports, develop estimates of technical efforts, and manage communication with the design team and client. Responsibilities also include conducting interdisciplinary reviews, overseeing technical approaches, initiating project designs and plans, preparing presentation and design drawings, and preparing designs, calculations, sketches, diagrams, schematic drawings, and working drawings. The role involves exercising considerable latitude in determining technical objectives and potentially overseeing less experienced designers. The Utility Coordinator will meet with clients, oversee project aspects to ensure client needs are met, and provide utility coordination services for multiple projects with tight schedules. This includes acting as a liaison between engineers, contractors, governmental agencies, UAOs, and the public to resolve utility conflicts, and overseeing utility coordinators and design consultants. Coordination with FDOT departments (roadway design, right-of-way, survey, construction, maintenance) is essential, as is assisting in preparing Utility Work by Highway Contractor packages (UWHCA). The role requires conducting utility coordination meetings, documenting minutes, maintaining files, scheduling and attending meetings with utility agency owners, and following up on action items. Additionally, the Utility Coordinator will lead and assist with contingency plans for unplanned utility events and review FDOT utility permit applications and plans, as well as negotiate design consultant scope and staff hours.

Requirements

BA/BS degree plus 6 years of related experience, or AS Degree plus 8 years of related experience, or HS/GED plus 10 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency and/or education
Valid US Driver’s License required to visit project sites, clients, and other AECOM offices.
Utility and roadway construction for the installation or relocation of underground and overhead utilities experience
Due to the nature of the projects associated with this position a valid US citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of utility and roadway construction for the installation or relocation of underground and overhead utilities
Knowledge and experience reviewing and understanding Utility Agency/Owner (UAO) design documents, utility specifications, and utility work schedules
Experience and proficiency in reading FDOT Roadway Plans, FDOT Utility Adjustment Plans, and UAO Construction Plans for water, sewer, gas, communications, and power
Knowledge of FDOT right-of-way and easement requirements related to railroads and utilities.
Experience and knowledge of the FDOT plans production process and utility coordination process.
Design-Build experience
Experience with Microsoft Office program applications
Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D, MicroStation ORD/SS10, Bluebeam, FDOT PSEE, Adobe Acrobat

Responsibilities

Serves as a fully capable professional in the field with minimal direction.
Develops, builds, and maintains a positive and productive relationship with third-party utilities.
Works with the client to establish priorities, monitor progress and ensure compliance with the client’s goals and requirements.
Applies advanced knowledge to develop design procedures software and tools to facilitate high quality cost-effective technical project activities.
Develop and maintain project tracking systems for issues and resolutions, and address utility or roadway needs in a timely manner.
Participate in utility and roadway meetings to promote issue resolution, prepare status reports.
Develops estimates of technical efforts for projects.
Manages communication and collaboration with full design team and client.
Conducts interdisciplinary review of project deliverables and develops estimates of technical efforts for projects.
Oversees the development and implementation of technical approach and the completion of complex work which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
Initiates and creates project designs and plans with responsibility for preparing presentation and design drawings.
Prepares designs, calculations, sketches, diagrams, schematic drawings and working drawings.
Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.
May oversee the work of less experienced designers.
Meets with clients and oversees all aspects of the project to ensure client needs are met.
Providing utility coordination services for multiple projects with tight design and or construction schedules throughout the state.
Acts as liaison between engineers, contractors, governmental agencies, UAOs, and the public to resolve utility conflicts.
Oversee and provide guidance to utility coordinators and design consultants for utility, roadway, and railroad coordination efforts.
Coordinate with FDOT roadway design, right-of-way, survey, construction, and maintenance departments.
Coordinating with FDOT in preparing Utility Work by Highway Contractor packages (UWHCA).
Conduct utility coordination meetings, documenting meeting minutes, and maintaining files of all activities for each utility agency.
Schedule and attend office, field, and Teams meetings with utility agency owners.
Perform follow -up of meeting action items to assure effective coordination results.
Lead and assist with preparation of contingency plans for unplanned utility events.
Review FDOT utility permit applications and plans.
Negotiate design consultant scope and staff hours.