Senior Utility Coordinator/Manager - Ardurra Group, Inc.

Ardurra’s Transportation team offers design capabilities ranging from complex multilevel interchanges to urban arterial reconstruction to complete streets for our clients. Our portfolio features a plethora of signature projects including the I-395 Signature Bridge reconstruction project in Downtown Miami. Each of our designs is customized, sustainable, and cost-effective for our clients covering all project types, including Design Build or Design Bid Build. Our clients have relied on our expertise in comprehensive planning, engineering design, and construction management to provide safe and efficient transportation solutions.

Primary Function:

Have a lead role in the coordination of utilities to support a variety of transportation projects for the Florida DOT as well as private and municipal clients. Identify utilities and implement strategies to resolve any conflicts that could arise. Act as the liaison among project stakeholders, including project designers, clients, and utility agency owners (UAOs), to ensure proper accommodation plans are prepared and communicated while gaining agreement from all parties involved. 

Establish partnerships with and coordinate activities between the client, utility companies, and other project stakeholders as well as the review of agreements, plans, and specifications submitted by the utility companies.

Primary Duties:

• Establish liaison with and coordinate activities between the client, utility companies, and other entities
• Review agreements, plans, and specifications submitted by the utility companies.
• Implement and interpret policies and procedures as they relate to utility adjustments, relocations, negotiations, reimbursements, and compliance with applicable state and federal laws
• Prepare, process, and maintain documents, references, and/or resource materials
• Monitor utility work schedules to ensure the timeliness of deliverables
• Perform records research and conduct field reviews
• Determine the need for Subsurface Utility Engineering
• Identify potential utility conflicts by reviewing plans
• Support the Engineer of Record in the development of utility conflict matrices
• Resolve utility/roadway conflicts through coordination with the Engineer of Record and UAOs
• Determine the responsible agency for utility reimbursement
• Prepare Utility Certification/Clear Packages for submittal
• Participate in constructability reviews
• Act as a backup to other staff in the Utilities group to perform related work as needed 

Education and Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Eight to eleven years of prior practical experience performing utility coordination for transportation projects according to established state and federal standards, policies, procedures, and design criteria
• Strong Knowledge of FDOT utility coordination practices and processes, including FDOT Utility Procedures Manual, FDOT Utility Accommodation Manual, and FDOT Utility Work by Highway Contractor Plans Development
• Familiarity and experience with municipal clients and their standards
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 
• Experience with MicroStation or similar software preferred
• Public relations experience for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
• Ability to communicate technical and complex information and multi-task
• Skill in establishing priorities and organizing work
• Negotiation and problem-solving skills to determine resolution and manage conflicts quickly to advance work without damaging relationships

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun.  We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

Ardurra 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.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.

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