Construction Planner I

Job Description

We have a position for a Construction Planner I with one of our clients in Phoenix, AZ for an initial contract duration of 1 year.

CONSTR: Constructs, builds, repairs, and inspects Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) networks to provide voice, video, and data to residential and commercial customers. Coordinates with other utilities for permits, joint trench, pole applications, and service issues.

• Construction Planner I - Performs field engineering of proposed projects and ensures alternative routing delivers the most cost-effective design for construction.
• Coordinates all customer implementation activities including site walk-through, node placements and subcontract labor.
• Coordinates contractor work, coordinate and/or obtains permits, access, or ROW agreements where applicable, distributes design prints and other necessary working documents. Negotiates and approves design or construction changes.
• Researches and reviews plan gather necessary data and listing material requirements for project. Coordinates with public works personnel, developers, commercial customers, building owners, and utilities on joint trench projects.
• Maintains workflow databases and updates schedules. Participates in managing and estimating (revenue-delete) cost forecasts, material planning, capital and expense budgets.
• Estimates construction costs, prepares budgets, and tracks expenses.
• Participates in managing and estimating revenue forecasts, material planning, capital and expense budgets.
• Verifies serviceability, surveys proposed service routing, and estimates material, construction, and labor costs.
• Initiates customer contacts, coordinates and/or secures access or ROW agreements, completes route designs, and takes necessary steps to meet customer needs.
• May order materials or coordinate with administrative personnel; may verify and reconcile invoices. May plan and allocate fibers for splicing and activation.
• May inspect construction work or coordinate inspection assignments.
• Releases addresses as serviceable and notifies other departments of serviceability.
• As projects are completed, perform tasks to close tasks in database/tool, reconcile assets, and generate reports to ensure proper closure of project.

Additional Information:

• Proficient in windows-based computer skills and programs; i.e. word, excel, outlook.
• Able to run macros and write formulas and pivot tables in Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Data entry abilities
• Multitask abilities
• Provide general administrative and clerical support to team.
• Prepare and modify documents including correspondence, reports, drafts, memos and emails.
• Strong administrative skills and ability to assist in resolving any administrative problems.
• Exceptional customer service skills, over the phone and in person, with our customers and internal departments
• Strong sense of urgency and problem-solving skills
• Help prepare weekly reports and other departmental projects as needed.