Right-of-Way Agent II

Job Description

We have a position for a Right-of-Way Agent II with one of our clients in Tempe, AZ for an initial contract duration of 1 year. No third party candidates considered for this position.

Obtains access and right-of-way agreements. Coordinates with local municipalities and pole owners for permitting and pole applications, joint-trenching, and make-ready for utility poles.

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Participates in conversations to ensures alternative routing delivers the most cost-effective design for construction.
• Coordinates contractor work and make-ready, obtains permits, Pole Applications, and access or ROW agreements, and distributes design prints and other necessary working documents. Negotiates and approves design or construction changes.
• Processes invoices and payments for third-party make-ready
• Establishes aggressive timelines for work to ensure project meets due dates
• Work with transportation related entities such as Caltrans and various regional Railways for permitting and right of way coordination.
• Applies CPUC General Order 95 and General Order 128 to permitting and project reviews.
• May function as a company representative with other utility and state/local entities.
• Researches and reviews plans, gathers necessary data for project.
• Coordinates with public works personnel, and utilities on joint trench projects.
• Maintains workflow databases and updates schedules. Participates in managing and estimating revenue 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, secures access or ROW agreements, , and takes necessary steps to meet customer needs.
• Works closely with design and engineering teams to select and allocate fiber needs and requirements.
• Coordinates with construction team to prepare easements.
• May order materials or coordinate with administrative personnel; may verify and reconcile invoices.
• 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, reconcile assets, and generate reports.
• Attend utility coordination meetings with city engineers
• Coordinate with 3^rd party engineering contractors for Make Ready documentation.
• Experience with locating-getting on earth solutions website and locating bounds of the ticket. Examining Arizona 811 location tickets.