Senior Site Acquisition Specialist

About the role

Concordia Wireless is a privately held full-service engineering and telecom infrastructure construction firm experiencing rapid growth across the country. Clients consider us the ‘best choice’ for their design and installation services needs. We are one of the very few engineering firms in the country that designs and builds its own creations in the wireless sector, supporting Fortune 500 clients such as T‑Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T. This position is remote but candidates must live in Illinois to be considered.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match up to 6%
• Healthcare: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Company‑paid life insurance
• Short‑ and long‑term disability benefits
• 2 weeks of vacation pay and 1 week of sick pay
• Minimum of 10 paid holidays
• 1 floating holiday per year
• Endless opportunities for growth

Pay

Pay range: $80,000.00 – $90,000.00 per year plus annual bonus. Factors such as geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Responsibilities

• Manage a large volume of new build sites, cell site decommissions and relocations from search ring to real estate completion
• Manage a large volume of modification sites from site audit to real estate completion
• Effectively lead and manage complex projects involving engineering processes, coordination and change management
• Attend weekly meetings with internal departments and outside vendors to evaluate progress and provide guidance on anticipated issues
• Perform preliminary candidate searches and prepare candidate information packages for leasing, permitting, viable land use and constructability
• Review contracts to determine ways to optimize costs and define areas of opportunity for more favorable terms for the customer
• Verify zoning/permitting processes with jurisdictional personnel
• Interface with municipalities/jurisdictions on streamlining zoning and permitting processes
• Review zoning or permit drawings for compliance with the municipality/jurisdiction’s requirements
• Prepare zoning and permitting applications
• Obtain all municipal, state and/or county right‑of‑way land use approvals as required
• Prepare collocation applications required by the tower company and manage the collocation process to real estate completion
• Review and interpret site lease and customer contracts/legal documents to ensure compliance
• Coordinate and analyze title commitments, easements, recorded documents, bonds and insurance certificates
• Coordinate surveys, environmental reports, structural analysis, regulatory reports, lease exhibits & construction drawings as required
• Support, record and maintain project tasks and project milestones in management tracking systems
• Ability to effectively negotiate and leverage knowledge of current market lease rates and lease terms
• Manage customer leases for cell site locations through real estate completion
• Work with legal and customer on lease terms and business term approvals
• Coordinate, schedule and attend site walks and design visits
• Obtain landlord approval on construction drawings and zoning/permitting applications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience and knowledge with local, federal and state regulatory compliance including FCC, FAA, NEPA, SHPO & THPO
• Experience and knowledge of end‑to‑end telecommunications and construction project management, site acquisition, leasing, permitting, A&E, procurement, modifications, construction, project scope of work, budget, scheduling and vendor coordination
• Ability to travel out on the field
• Knowledge of real estate fundamentals required
• Experience with zoning & permitting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organization & multitasking skills
• A motivated self‑starter with the ability to work under pressure