Utility Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY:

Graham & Associates Inc. is currently seeking a highly motivated self-starter to join the team as a Utility Operations Coordinator. The ideal candidate will have a background as a Utility Coordinator for DOT Highway projects. A broad base of skills, capability, and experience is desired in utility and roadway construction for the installation or relocation of utilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides support to the Client’s staff on numerous types of design/construction projects related primarily to capacity improvement projects, and express lanes.
• Collaborates with Client Management in Production, Construction, Maintenance, and Operations and major program/project stakeholders.
• Serves as an extension of Client staff, working daily with the agency’s offices.
• Supports concept development, concept of operations, planning, estimates, design, production, operations, and implementation for infrastructure projects.
• Oversee and provide guidance to utility coordinators and design consultants for utility and railroad coordination efforts.
• Coordinate with GDOT roadway design, right-of-way, survey, construction, and maintenance departments.
• Review GDOT utility permit applications and plans.
• Review Utility Agency/Owner (UAO) cost estimates.
• Coordinate with engineers, contractors, governmental agencies, UAOs, and the public to resolve utility conflicts.
• Execute utility agreements and utility work schedules.
• Encumber funds for utility and railroad agreements through GDOT’s Finance Office.
• Negotiate design consultant scope and staff hours.
• Review UAO and Railroad invoices.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

Relevant Bachelor’s degree required.  Work experience may substitute for preferred education based on specific job requirements.

EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Requires a minimum of six (6) years of experience performing utility coordination in accordance with GDOT, ATLDOT, and AASHTO standards, policies, and procedures.
• 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.
• Must be proficient in reading GDOT Roadway Plans, GDOT Utility Adjustment Plans, and UAO Construction Plans for water, sewer, gas, communications, and power.
• Knowledge of railroad requirements for the construction of roadway improvements within railroad right-of-way.
• Knowledge of GDOT right-of-way and easement requirements related to railroads and utilities.
• Must have thorough knowledge and experience completing GDOT utility and railroad agreements, change orders, and forms.
• Thorough experience reviewing GDOT roadway plans, utility adjustment plans, right-of-way maps, and reports.
• Must have a thorough knowledge of the GDOT plans production process and utility coordination process.
• Familiarity with GDOT Permitting.
• Proven collaborative leadership with effective interpersonal and partnering skills.
• Thorough experience with Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to plan, organize and conduct meetings.
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate both verbally and in writing.

LICENSURES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• Valid State of Georgia Driver’s License required
• OSHA 30 Certification preferred
• Level 1A Certification preferred

WORK ENVIRONMENT: (The work environment and physical demand characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• May work in outside weather conditions.
• May works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is often loud.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Required to walk or stand for some or most of the shift.
• Required to walk in rugged conditions.
• Occasionally required to walk, sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lifts and/or moves equipment weighing 50 pounds or up to 125 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Other physical activities may include lifting, using fingers (grasping, feeling), talking, hearing, reaching, standing, crouching, kneeling, stooping, and close visual acuity.