Right-of-Way Agent I

The Right-of-Way Agent I 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 and various regional Railways for permitting and right of way coordination
• 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. 
• Coordinates with construction team to prepare easements.
• May inspect construction work or coordinate inspection assignments.  
• 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 3rd party engineering contractors for Make Ready documentation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum

• HS diploma, GED or relevant work experience
• 2 or more year of experience preferred in related field (i.e. Construction, Permitting, Civil Engineering etc.)
• Must be able to effectively communicate both written and verbally as well as be able to present effectively in front of groups of people 
• Requires strong knowledge of Power Point, excel and word.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills to work effectively with teams throughout organization and external vendors.

Preferred 

• 1 year Construction Planner experience
• Experience in Right-of-Way permitting in a telecommunications industry.
• Experience working with municipal permitting and public works departments.

Who We Are

About Cox Communications

Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of human connection through broadband applications and services. The largest private telecom company in America, we proudly serve six million homes and businesses across 18 states. We're dedicated to empowering others to build a better future and celebrate diverse products, people, suppliers, communities and the characteristics that makes each one unique.

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Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).  For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.  

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