Utility Coordinator II - SAM, LLC

For over thirty years, SAM has built a reputation as a trusted, knowledgeable, and innovative partner. Our licensed professionals transform petabytes of complex spatial data into intelligent insights in a holistic Managed Geospatial Services™ (MGS™) framework. As North America's premiere MGS™ company, SAM provides practical, precise, and high-fidelity solutions designed to enhance decision-making, mitigate risks, achieve strategic objectives, and drive costs out of our client's business. Our vision is to advance spatial data acquisition, improve analysis capabilities, and develop predictive analytics to redefine and transform how infrastructure assets are developed and managed throughout their lifecycles.

This position will require utility coordination primarily on Roadway Transportation projects associated with maintenance, rehabilitation, intersection improvements, widening and reconstruction of ongoing projects for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and Local Agencies.  The SAM Utility Coordinator Department Manager will oversee this position.  This position will work directly with all Project Managers, Engineers, utility owners, Local agencies, internal GDOT offices and Technicians to provide assistance, technical support, and coordination for utility adjustment efforts to resolve design conflicts with utilities impacted by projects in accordance too GDOT and Local policy and procedures and meet project schedules.

- Visit projects sites in person to become familiar with the project location, design, and potential utility impacts

- Be familiar with Microstation, Open Roads and fundamentals of Subsurface Utility Engineering

- Attend meetings as needed via virtual or if required, in person

- Maintain all utility related files and updates to applicable databases

- Participate in developing and conducting training sessions for project stakeholders on various topics related to utility coordination

- Prepare completed utility relocation design plans for inclusion in the project construction plans in accordance to current CADD file format. This shall include complete utility relocation design completed in conjunction with the roadway design, utility owners/operators and other consultants and ensuring availability during the construction phase to assist in design clarification to minimize and remedy project delays

- Provide advice to the project concept team in the form of recommendations involving potential utility issues and impacts as part of a project’s project concept development. This shall include:

• Identifying potential utility impacts in the project corridor
• Beginning coordination with utility owners/operators to ensure each stakeholder is aware of the general scope and nature of the project and the potential utility impacts thereof
• Developing and submitting a Concept Utility Report
• Developing and submitting preliminary utility cost estimates

Provide utility coordination during project preliminary and final design phase to include:

• Coordination with utility owners/operators to ensure each stakeholder is aware of the design requirements of the project and the potential utility impacts thereof
• Research the property interests of each utility owner/operator’s facilities. Facilitate a resolution in cases of a dispute over property interests
• Provide utility owners/operators with preliminary design plans (in PDF, current Computer Aided Draft and Design (CADD), and/or hard copy format) and preliminary utility plans as soon as the plans have reached a level of completeness adequate to allow them to fully understand the project impacts
• Review and comment on all utility relocation plans or plan sketches involved with the highway project and recommending approval of those plans to be incorporated into the project’s preliminary design
• Provide existing Utilities (UTLE) files in current CADD format to be incorporated into the project’s preliminary design
• Utilize/develop a Utility Impact Analysis matrix once all existing and preliminary utility relocations are compiled
• Review the Utility Impact Analysis Matrix with appropriate project stakeholders and submitting a written assessment addressing all anticipated utility related issues/impacts that may adversely affect the project for the Preliminary Field Plan Review Meeting
• Provide monthly Utility Status updates
• Prepare and submit a Preliminary Design Utility Report summarizing and documenting the utility coordination status through the Preliminary Design Phase
• Coordination with each utility owner/operator to ensure that the plans have been developed to minimize all potential utility impacts and that final relocation plans, estimates, and Utility Adjustment Schedules have been properly prepared
• Reviewing and commenting on all utility relocation plans or plan sketches involved with the highway project and recommend approval of those plans to be incorporated into the project’s preliminary design
• Providing Proposed Utilities (UTLP) files in current CADD format of all relocation plans to be incorporated into the project’s preliminary design
• Developing or updating the Utility Impact Analysis matrix
• Coordinating with project stakeholders to review the Utility Impact Analysis matrix and providing a written assessment addressing all identified utility related impacts along with recommendations to minimize such impacts. Attend Final Field Plan Review meeting as directed
• Performing QA/QC to assure that project conflicts have been resolved and constructability issues have been addressed
• Providing routine (bi-weekly, monthly, etc.) project Utility Status updates
• Assisting with the utility permit application process between the Department and the utility owner
• Resolve and collect from each utility owner/operator a letter of “no cost” or Utility Agreement including certificates of eligibility, costs estimate, and utility relocation plans or a letter of “no conflict”
• Preparing and submit a Final Design Utility Report summarizing and documenting the utility coordination status through the Final Design Phase of project development.

Provide Utility Coordination during Project Construction phase to include:

• Attending utility and construction conferences and/or meetings required to carrying out the transition of Utility Coordination into the construction phase of the project
• Assist the Utility Inspector and/or Construction Engineer Inspector with any utility coordination issues that come up during the course of construction activities of the project
• Becoming familiar with the standard utility construction practices of GDOT, contractual requirements (Worksite Utility Coordination Supervisor (WUCS), Special Provisions, etc.), the utility construction plans, utility adjustment schedules, utility/railroad agreements, and utility permits for the project, and the Contractor's proposed schedule of operations prior to beginning field work under this agreement. Hold the contractor accountable to these special provisions and their requirements
• Performing field operations in accordance with accepted safety practices

• 2+ years experience in transportation roadway design and utility coordination related matters
• Understanding of the local, state and federal utility accommodation processes and practices for roadway design and utility related matters
• Experience as a utility coordinator on state DOT and Local projects or comparable experience working for utility companies
• Must be able to demonstrate ability to manage project budgets
• Design Build experience a plus
• Microstation/AutoCAD/Open Roads skills a plus
• Must be able to demonstrate strong communication and negotiation skills
• Supervisory experience of projects preferred

• Opportunity for hybrid work schedules for office positions – Work-life balance is on us
• Company paid premiums for medical, dental, vision, LTD and life insurance (HSA and FSA plans available)
• Generous paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays and parental leave) – Accrual starts immediately
• 401(k) program offers 100% employer match up to 5%
• Paid continuing education courses and tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program – Your mental health is our priority
• No glass ceiling! Truly a place to spread your wings (Ask about our Career Pathing!)
• Trainings throughout the year – Specialized in-house trainings programs designed to assist you in advancing in your career
• Office snacks, free food and fun-themed events for employees throughout the year
• Passion for our Community – You have endless opportunities to volunteer alongside your peers with our Corporate Social Responsibility Program

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Our entrepreneurial culture is a key factor in SAM being recognized as a Top Workplace for twelve consecutive years, and we make it our mission to ensure every one of our employees learns how to build and manage a business, not just be the subject matter expert on the team. At SAM, our employee’s development is instrumental to our success. Your learning will be supported by specialized in-house training programs and mentoring by the industry’s leading experts, who just happen to be on our staff! We make SAM a GREAT place to work, but it all starts with YOU!

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