Fiber Permitting Specialist

Job Summary

Delta Oaks Group is seeking a skilled and experienced Permit Specialist to join our team. This position involves identifying and qualifying prospective fiber routes and project locations, conducting feasibility and constructability screenings, and managing permit applications.

Responsibilities

• Identify and qualify prospective fiber routes and project locations through mapping tools, public records, and field reconnaissance.
• Conduct detailed feasibility and constructability screening, evaluating ROW availability, access, restoration requirements, environmental constraints, and utility conflicts.
• Conduct jurisdictional research to determine permitting requirements for fiber routes and hut/cabinet sites, including forms, exhibits, fees, lead times, and review workflows.
• Develop permit strategies for route segments and hut/cabinet sites, including sequencing, dependencies, and risk items such as moratoriums or restricted corridors.
• Prepare, compile, and submit permit applications and supporting documentation (route exhibits, traffic control plans when required, site plans, engineering sheets, owner authorization letters, and utility/service exhibits).
• Career Development
• Coordinate and communicate with AHJs and stakeholders including Public Works, Engineering, Planning/Zoning, DOTs, railroads, utilities (power/pole owners), and other applicable authorities.
• Manage permit reviews: log comments, coordinate technical responses with engineers/design teams, and complete resubmittals through approval.
• Track all permit activity in project trackers (status, submittal dates, comments, resubmittals, approvals, conditions, expiration dates, and renewal needs).
• Support hut/cabinet permitting by researching and coordinating requirements related to setbacks, access, fencing, equipment pads, noise/visual considerations (as applicable), and utility service.
• Support special crossing packages/permits (railroad/highway/waterway) by assembling required exhibits, coordinating submittals, and tracking approvals.
• Maintain organized project files and ensure packages are complete, accurate, and client-ready (QA/QC before submittal).
• Provide clear reporting to project managers/clients on permitting progress, risks, and schedule impacts, with recommended mitigation options.
• Contribute to internal process improvement by maintaining reusable jurisdictional notes/templates, checklists, and standard permit package components for common agencies/portals.

Requirements

• Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel
• Adobe Acrobat
• ArcGIS Map Viewer
• Google Earth
• Local Jurisdiction GIS systems
• Local Jurisdiction Permitting Systems
• Experience in permitting and jurisdictional research for telecom/utility/linear infrastructure projects (fiber preferred), including utility identification.
• Proficient in route/site selection methodologies and evaluating candidate alignments against technical, financial, and regulatory criteria.
• Familiarity with local, state, and federal land-use regulations and permitting processes, including ROW/encroachment requirements where applicable.
• Experience supporting point-site permitting (e.g., equipment pads, huts/cabinets, small facilities) in addition to route/ROW-related permits is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to independently research AHJ requirements and assemble accurate permit packages with minimal supervision.
• Experience interpreting preliminary route exhibits, site plans, or construction drawings depicting civil development of fiber and/or related infrastructure.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills for coordinating with agencies, utilities, and internal engineering teams.
• High attention to detail with strong documentation habits (trackers, correspondence logs, submittal records, conditions/expiration tracking).
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent routes/sites and meet aggressive deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience in permitting and jurisdictional research for telecom/utility/linear infrastructure projects (fiber preferred), including utility identification.
• Proficient in route/site selection methodologies and evaluating candidate alignments against technical, financial, and regulatory criteria.
• Familiarity with local, state, and federal land-use regulations and permitting processes, including ROW/encroachment requirements where applicable.
• Experience supporting point-site permitting (e.g., equipment pads, huts/cabinets, small facilities) in addition to route/ROW-related permits is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to independently research AHJ requirements and assemble accurate permit packages with minimal supervision.
• Experience interpreting preliminary route exhibits, site plans, or construction drawings depicting civil development of fiber and/or related infrastructure.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills for coordinating with agencies, utilities, and internal engineering teams.
• High attention to detail with strong documentation habits (trackers, correspondence logs, submittal records, conditions/expiration tracking).
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent routes/sites and meet aggressive deadlines.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.

About the Role

Delta Oaks Group is a professional engineering firm offering site development, inspection and structural engineering services throughout the United States and Its Territories with a focus in the commercial and telecommunications industries.

Skills

• Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel
• Adobe Acrobat
• ArcGIS Map Viewer
• Google Earth
• Local Jurisdiction GIS systems
• Local Jurisdiction Permitting Systems

Company Information

Delta Oaks Group was established on two basic principles that we believe drive service based business:

• Provide superior client service
• Hire and retain exceptional talent

We believe this starts by focusing on the people with which we share our professional environment, thereby respecting those we work for (clients) and those we work with (colleagues). Valuing and understanding both your client's and colleague's vision of long-term success and their incremental objectives along the way; establishing a collaborative and transparent communicative environment regarding the professional achievements and challenges associated with those objectives; and committing to the hard-work and dedication necessary to help achieve those long-term goals are all prerequisites Delta Oaks Group believes are essential to creating a true PARTNERSHIP that promotes the success of both parties.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Delta Oaks Group is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Contact Information

For more information about Delta Oaks Group, visit our website at www.deltaoaksgroup.com.