Utility Manager - Michels Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.

Utility Coordination | Permitting | Conflict Resolution

Location: Project-Based
Employment Type: Full-Time
Travel: Approximately 75% Travel Required

Protect Critical Infrastructure and Keep Construction Moving

Michels Infrastructure Solutions (MIS) brings together the full capabilities of the Michels Family of Companies under a Super General Contractor (Super GC) model, providing mission-critical owners and developers with a single point of accountability for every phase of project execution.

By combining self-performed specialty design, construction, and commissioning services, MIS delivers large-scale, multidisciplinary projects with greater control over safety, quality, schedule, and cost.

MIS specializes in the delivery of hyperscale data centers and mission-critical facilities, leveraging expertise across mass grading and site development, wet and dry utilities, fiber and telecommunications infrastructure, ground improvement, deep foundations, structural concrete, power infrastructure, and commissioning. Our integrated delivery approach enables customers to partner with a single‑source team capable of executing some of North America's most complex and demanding infrastructure projects.

As a Utility Manager
, you will lead utility coordination efforts supporting large‑scale hyperscale data center and mission‑critical infrastructure projects. You will be responsible for identifying utility conflicts, coordinating with utility owners, managing permit requirements, supporting utility relocations and protection measures, maintaining locate compliance, and helping ensure construction activities are executed safely around existing infrastructure.

This role serves as a critical connection between engineering, construction, utility companies, permitting agencies, subcontractors, survey teams, and project leadership.

Success requires strong communication skills, utility coordination experience, attention to detail, and the ability to proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact project execution.

• Lead utility coordination efforts throughout all phases of project execution.
• Identify, track, and mitigate utility conflicts that may impact construction activities.
• Coordinate with utility owners, municipalities, permitting agencies, engineers, and project teams.
• Support utility permitting, utility protection planning, and utility access requirements.
• Maintain visibility into existing utility infrastructure and project impacts.
• Promote safe excavation and construction practices around existing utilities.

• Coordinate with utility owners regarding existing and proposed infrastructure within active project areas.
• Support planning activities involving gas lines, electrical facilities, communication systems, water systems, sewer systems, and other underground infrastructure.
• Identify utility conflicts and develop mitigation strategies that support project execution.
• Ensure utility locates are completed, documented, maintained, and communicated to field operations.
• Coordinate required permits, approvals, notifications, and utility documentation.
• Work closely with project teams to maintain access near utility corridors and sensitive infrastructure.
• Support utility relocation, protection, abandonment, and installation activities as required.
• Maintain utility tracking logs, conflict matrices, permit records, and coordination documentation.
• Participate in site walks, utility coordination meetings, construction planning reviews, and project execution discussions.
• Support field operations with utility issue resolution and utility‑related construction challenges.
• Assist with utility investigations, documentation…