Utility Coordinator

About the role

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.

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.
• Develops estimates of technical efforts for projects.
• Manages communication and collaboration with full design team and client.
• Participate in utility and roadway meetings to promote issue resolution, prepare status reports.
• 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.
• Mets with clients and oversees all aspects of the project to ensure client needs are met.
• Provides 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.
• Coordinates with FDOT roadway design, right-of-way, survey, construction, and maintenance departments.
• Coordinating with FDOT in preparing Utility Work by Highway Contractor packages (UWHCA).
• Conducts utility coordination meetings, documenting meeting minutes, and maintaining files of all activities for each utility agency.
• Schedules and attends office, field, and Teams meetings with utility agency owners.
• Performs follow-up of meeting action items to assure effective coordination results.
• Leads and assists with preparation of contingency plans for unplanned utility events.
• Reviews FDOT utility permit applications and plans.
• Negotiates design consultant scope and staff hours.

Qualifications

• 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.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
• Offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location.
• The range for this position is $100000 to $150000 - yearly.