Senior Utilities Coordinator

The Senior Utilities Coordinator coordinates between OPPD and government agencies, utilities, private consulting firms and developers to provide for the effective coordination of agency road improvement projects, agency street light and signal projects, District construction projects, and acquisition of permits, agreements, and licenses required for Transmission & Distribution projects. 1. Project Identification & Planning: - Serves as a single contact point for government agencies, utilities, and private engineering firms involved in road projects, street light and signal projects, pole attachments, and permit acquisitions. - Consult with business partners and analyze needs to design and define project proposals (Time, Resources, Scope & Cost). - Ensure intersections, dependencies, and deliverables are communicated and reported. - Ensure all decisions and direction aligns with project intent, business objectives, and compliment/collaborate with the delivery of other strategic/baseline projects. - Provide input to and assist Supervisor with the development of individual and overarching project schedules to ensure cohesion in the event of project overlap. - Develop and maintain effective communications and regular contacts with the various governmental agencies, utilities and private engineering firms to ensure effective coordination of relocation projects, reimbursement to OPPD, pole attachments, permit and licensing procedures, and street light and signal requests. - Develop and maintain effective communications and regular contacts with the various governmental agencies, utilities and private engineering firms to ensure effective coordination of relocation projects, reimbursement to OPPD, pole attachments, permit and licensing procedures, and street light and signal requests. - Coordinate activities associated with the negotiation, implementation, and compliance with street light and signal contracts, pole attachments, and road project agreements to protect the District's interests associated with government and utility projects. - Maintain knowledge of regulations and procedures associated with government projects, permits and licenses, FCC, and the NESC to assure OPPD compliance and to facilitate all phases of the District's planning, design, and construction activities. - Represent OPPD on the Metropolitan Area Utilities Coordinating Committee and the Omaha Planning Development Review Committee to effectively reduce the number of conflicts with construction projects and provide for efficient project planning. - Coordinate and process all Government agency streets light and signal requests according to OPPD's policies and provisions set forth in various contracts, resulting in a consistent method of handling these requests. Also, assist other divisions with the collection of delinquent accounts associated with street lights and traffic signal work to guarantee prompt payment of District resources. 2. Project Execution: - Accountable for assigned project's effective and systematic progression from the point of assignment to conclusion. - Conduct/lead the analysis to facilitate the development of resource requirements cost benefit analysis, future state design, progress reporting & presentations, etc. for assigned project. - Prepare and obtain approval for work stream project management plan(s). - Accountable for the day-to-day leadership decisions of the project team and project deliverables. - Facilitate communication within and among work streams. Identify work stream dependencies, document and use them to actively manage project schedule and critical path. - Accountable for the adherence to allocated budget and the design of ongoing budgetary requirements for assigned project. Ensure topics such as: Time/effort of internal and external resources, new or existing technology resources, and alternative solutions are considered and accurately accounted. - Build and maintain effective relationships with impacted business partners. - Escalation point for concerns, roadblocks, feedback and accountable to design and integrate solutions to address significant impediments. Qualifications Required: - Bachelors degree in engineering, construction management, engineering technology OR five (5) years of equivalent job experience. - Knowledgeable regarding both utility and road construction engineering and construction practices, the National Electric Safety Code, and government rules and regulations pertaining to the same. - Excellent human relations skills and good oral and written communications skills. Desired: - Knowledge of OPPD's Work Management System. Time Demands: 1. This position is considered an

Created: 2026-02-04