About this role
At PEARCE, we've got a career for you!
Pearce is a leading technology-enabled provider of asset management solutions for mission-critical electromechanical infrastructure throughout North America. Pearce provides technical maintenance, repair, operations, and engineering services for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, backup power generators, battery energy storage systems (BESS), critical cooling systems, and other electrical and mechanical infrastructure across end markets such as renewable energy, telecom, and data centers. Founded in 1998, Pearce has more than 4,000 employees and 28 locations across the U.S. Pearce is a wholly owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. To learn more about Pearce visit http://www.pearce-services.com.
Your Impact
The Permit Coordinator is responsible for obtaining all necessary encroachment and construction permits for various telecom and utility projects. The Permit Coordinator will work with various jurisdictions, customers and their vendors, and internal teams to ensure the timely submittal and acquisition of permits. The Permit Coordinator will work with all required local, state, and federal jurisdictions to resolve any conflicts and will track multiple concurrent permit submittals. They are responsible for owning the permit schedule per job from start to finish to ensure SLAs are met.
Core Responsibilities
- Permit kickoff meeting with jurisdictions
- Completing jurisdictional conformance checks
- Accountable for ensuring SLAs and schedules are met
- Own the permitting process on behalf of the customer(s) by ensuring all permits are identified, design vendors are coordinated, and all stakeholders informed of the status
- Identify and resolve conflicting permitting requirements when dealing with multiple jurisdictions
- Access various databases that provide engineering and facility assignment records
- Work with the permit team to resolve permit escalation and mitigations in a timely
Depending on business and client needs, specific duties may vary or evolve over time.
Core Experience
- Understanding of OSP Telecommunications terminology
- Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness, and look for ways to improve and promote quality
- Listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; participates in meetings
- Follows policies and procedures, completes administrative tasks correctly and on time, and supports the organization's goals and values
- Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, and monitors own work to ensure quality
- Meets permitting KPI standards
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 1+ years of college/ technical school or six months related experience and/or training
- Experience working with permitting agencies and experience with OSP telecom and/or utility builds
- Familiar with the process of acquiring encroachment, excavation, and traffic control permits
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, travel may be required by air or vehicle
- Must have a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record
- Able to drive to permitting agencies' locations daily
- Detail-oriented and able to maintain internal and customer tracking systems
- Experience with quality control of engineering prints and fiber designs is preferred.
- Experience with Arizona permitting is preferred.
- NEPA or environmental permitting experience is preferred.
At Pearce, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.
In addition to wages, employees may also be eligible for performance and referral bonuses, production incentives, tool/equipment and fuel stipends, company vehicle, per diem or other applicable compensation. We also offer all full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, 401k with employer match, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and professional development courses.
This pay range reflects our commitment to pay equity and compliance with state and federal pay transparency laws. If you have questions about compensation, we encourage open discussions during the hiring process.
What We Offer
Pearce offers a family-friendly and innovative culture with opportunities for growth, competitive compensation, comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, HSA option. To help you recharge, we have paid vacation and paid holidays. For your future, we offer a company-matching 401(k) Retirement, Life Insurance, Tuition reimbursement, and professional development training. To help you be successful at work, as required for the role, we will provide a company vehicle, phone, laptop, or tablet along with all necessary tools and safety equipment.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Learn more about us at www.Pearce-Services.com!
Other facts
About Pearce Services
PEARCE SERVICES is the largest national independent provider of outsourced repair, maintenance, and engineering services to critical infrastructure in the renewable energy, power generation, and telecom industries. Pearce offers innovative, tech-enabled services for telecom, renewable energy, electric vehicle (EV), and energy storage system infrastructure customers. Pearce is headquartered in Paso Robles, CA, and has 25 offices throughout the US with 1,800+ team members.
Our diverse services include:
1) Wireline Services: Turnkey expansion and repair services for outside plant remote terminals in broadband and fiber networks.
2) Wireless Services: A comprehensive suite of cell site tower and ground services including line & antenna, microwave, HVAC, power & electrical (generator, battery, power plant), site maintenance, and inspection services.
3) Engineering and Professional Services: OSP design engineering and consulting solutions for network planning
4) Network Services: Inside plant engineering, installation services, and turn-key management of ongoing network operations for wireline, wireless and hybrid networks.
5) Solar Operations & Maintenance Services: Equipment maintenance, commissioning, technical remote operations, and site maintenance for Utility and Commercial-scale Solar.
6) Wind Maintenance Services: Equipment maintenance, retrofit/replacement, construction, and site maintenance for Utility and Commercial scale Windpower.
7) EV Operations & Maintenance Services: EVSE Equipment maintenance, campaigns, remote coverage, and vendor-managed inventory for EV charging stations.
8) BESS Maintenance Services: Equipment maintenance, campaigns, vendor-managed inventory for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
What you'll do
- The Permit Coordinator is responsible for obtaining necessary permits for telecom and utility projects, ensuring timely submittal and acquisition. They will coordinate with jurisdictions, customers, and internal teams to resolve conflicts and track multiple permit submissions.
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