What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Site Acquisition/Permitting Specialist position at Dewberry?
Job Description
Dewberry is currently seeking a Senior Site Acquisition Specialist for our Electric Vehicle (EV), Right of Way (ROW) Acquisition, and Telecommunications team. The ideal candidate would be in Boston, MA; Baltimore, MD; Fairfax, Fairfax VA, Richmond, VA and Philadelphia market Office Locations. We are open to remote candidates who meet the position criteria.
Our growing, fast-paced business sector, which focuses on Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, ROW Acquisition and Telecommunications infrastructure is seeking a client focused, highly motivated, organized, outgoing, and aggressive individual for site acquisition projects. The senior site acquisition specialist is responsible for performing site acquisition services in our varying lines of work including permitting, easement/lease negotiations, wireless telecommunications modification, new build and small cell projects, EV permitting, R.O.W. Acquisition and various telecommunications-related projects. These include new site builds, site modifications, distributed antenna systems, small cell systems and other entitlement services associated with wireless and wireline projects. The role requires tracking project deliverables schedules & financials and oversees projections for timely achievement of milestone complete dates.
Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.
Responsibilities
The Senior Site Acquisition Specialist should have experience with entitlement services on full “turn-key” development projects in a team environment in the EV and Telecom market segment. Responsibilities include working collaboratively with Dewberry’s telecom teams on our projects, tracking programs and reporting schedules and forecasts of tasks on a site-by-site basis for our clients.
The successful candidate will report to one of our Site Acquisition Program Managers and be responsible for successful execution of our site acquisition services, client satisfaction, project delivery, technical quality, and coordinating site acquisition services within an established network of offices. The candidate will have access to corporate technical expertise and resources in addition to the demonstrated subject matter experts on our experienced team.
Required Skills & Required Experience
- BS degree preferred and 5 years of site acquisition experience overall, on EV, wireless and wireline projects.
- Previous experience working for EV, & wireless and wireline clients delivering integrated services required. Candidates with a strong understanding and experience working in a collaborative manner is desired.
- Recognized technical expertise in and knowledge of EV and wireless telecommunication market and infrastructure – entitlement services.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong skills using Microsoft programs including excel, word and power point are required.
- A willingness to learn and expand your knowledge in real estate, advanced technical programs and business is essential.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees'. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.
*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.
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