Joint Use​/OSP Engineering Coordinator

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We are seeking a highly organized and detail‑driven Joint Use / OSP Engineering Coordinator to support the Joint‑Use (JU), OSP Engineering, Construction, and Utility teams.

This role ensures accurate pole ownership, clean work prints, correct permit pathways, and aligned sequencing between Engineering, GIS, Fielding, Construction, Municipal agencies, and Pole Owners. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast‑paced utility environment and can manage complex engineering, permitting, and joint‑use workflows with precision. Remote or Hybrid (San Antonio, TX area).

• Review work prints, pole lists, aerial/underground OSP designs, and ownership discrepancies to ensure accurate identification of power vs. communication poles and clean routing.
• Coordinate with Pole Owners on denied poles, riser requirements, overloaded poles, copper downsizing impacts, and make‑ready sequencing.
• Validate routes, bypass logic, underground requirements, easement/access constraints, cross‑country leads, and ROW compliance using GIS, Google Earth, client systems, and utility records.
• Track JPA/JUN submissions, pole loading (PLA) results, Make‑Ready Estimates (MRE) / Make‑Ready Analysis (MRA) milestones, permit statuses, Change Requests, and associated workflow sequencing.
• Support CR preparation, revisions, markups, documentation, and resubmittal sequencing.
• Monitor engineering updates required due to denied poles, conflicts, PLA issues, ownership corrections, or design constraints, ensuring alignment across Engineering, Fielding, Construction, GIS, Utilities, and Municipal agencies.
• Prepare, submit, track, and update permit applications with Pole Owners.
• Maintain accurate and organized documentation including revision records, pertinent correspondence, and construction support.
• Ensure compliance with NESC standards, utility requirements, joint‑use regulations, and OSP construction practices.
• Maintain internal trackers with exceptional accuracy; reconcile data across Site Tracker and client systems.
• Track project milestones, pole counts, route changes, and risk indicators; proactively flag schedule impacts or redesign needs.
• Support invoice and make‑ready reconciliation by verifying pole counts, MR logic, bypass details, and cost alignment.
• Provide timely, professional communication and polished summaries, recaps, and risk updates for Engineering, Construction, Utilities, Partners, and Utility reviewers.
• Coordinate internal and external meetings, including utility calls, redline sessions, reroute discussions, kickoff meetings, and CR alignment reviews.
• Ensure all stakeholders have the most current files, approvals, documentation, and status updates.

• Minimum 2 years of experience in the fiber‑optic/telecom construction industry.
• 1‑3 years of hands‑on OSP engineering or OSP coordination experience.
• Strong working knowledge of OSP aerial infrastructure, pole attachments, and basic make‑ready concepts.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel expertise strongly preferred).
• Exceptional accuracy, organizational discipline, and data‑tracking precision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including professional correspondence with utilities and municipalities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast‑paced environment.
• Detail‑oriented, with strong math, analytical reasoning, and problem‑solving skills.
• Comfortable reading and interpreting engineering drawings, utility maps, and highway/civil plans.

• Proficiency in CAD applications such as Micro Station and/or AutoCAD.
• Experience with telecom systems and tools including Infinium, Varasset, M6 (Meta Solv), Control Desk, FROGS, DPI, IQGeo, FTTP fiber records, Katapult, Ike, and Site Tracker.
• Familiarity with GIS tools, ESRI platforms, shapefile functions, and utility mapping workflows.
• Understanding of telecom easements, ROW acquisition, permitting processes, and municipal/state requirements (including TXDOT/railroad where…