Who We Are
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.
Your Impact at SAM
The Utility Coordinator will be responsible for managing utility coordination processes, ensuring the timely identification, planning, and relocation of utilities within project scopes. This role is critical in ensuring that utility services are effectively managed and coordinated with other departments, contractors, and government agencies to prevent service disruptions and keep projects on schedule.
Key Responsibilities:
Attend Scoping Meetings: Participate in project scoping meetings, providing input and recommendations regarding utilities to ensure proper planning and conflict avoidance.
Support Project Management: Provide project managers with essential project details to assist in developing scope and fee proposals.
Utility Adjustment Coordination: Manage the coordination process for utility adjustments related to roadway and utility improvement projects, ensuring smooth integration into the overall project plan.
Utility Conflict Resolution: Utilize Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) data and design plans to determine utility conflicts and resolve issues efficiently, avoiding project delays.
Utility Agreement Assemblies: Prepare and submit Utility Agreement Assemblies, ensuring that all documents are accurate and align with DOT standards.
Review Relocation Plans: Receive, review, and assess utility relocation plans to confirm constructability, ensure they pose no conflicts with other utility relocations, and that they accommodate the project's requirements.
Conduct Utility Meetings: Schedule and lead utility coordination meetings, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned and up to date on the project status.
Documentation and Reporting: Prepare and distribute meeting minutes, reports, and other documentation as necessary to support utility coordination efforts. Review and approve documentation prepared by other Utility Coordinators (I or II).
Track Permitting and Relocations: Monitor the progress of utility permitting and relocation efforts, ensuring timely completion and compliance with relevant regulations.
Budget and Project Status Reporting: Manage project budgets, regularly provide project status updates, and deliver budget reports to ensure all projects are completed within financial constraints.
What You Bring to SAM
2 + years' experience in preparing agreements for relocating utilities in accordance to local, state and federal utility accommodation processes and practices
2 + years' experience as a utility coordinator on state DOT projects or comparable experience working for utility companies
2 + years' managing project budgets
Design Build experience a plus
Microstation/AutoCAD skills a plus
Must be able to demonstrate strong negotiation skills
Supervisory experience of projects and personnel preferred
Our Perks
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
Our Culture
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!
EEO
SAM is an EOE/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V. SAM also participates in the federal E-Verify Program.
2 + years' experience in preparing agreements for relocating utilities in accordance to local, state and federal utility accommodation processes and practices
2 + years' experience as a utility coordinator on state DOT projects or comparable experience working for utility companies
2 + years' managing project budgets
Design Build experience a plus
Microstation/AutoCAD skills a plus
Must be able to demonstrate strong negotiation skills
Supervisory experience of projects and personnel preferred
The Utility Coordinator will be responsible for managing utility coordination processes, ensuring the timely identification, planning, and relocation of utilities within project scopes. This role is critical in ensuring that utility services are effectively managed and coordinated with other departments, contractors, and government agencies to prevent service disruptions and keep projects on schedule.
Key Responsibilities:
Attend Scoping Meetings: Participate in project scoping meetings, providing input and recommendations regarding utilities to ensure proper planning and conflict avoidance.
Support Project Management: Provide project managers with essential project details to assist in developing scope and fee proposals.
Utility Adjustment Coordination: Manage the coordination process for utility adjustments related to roadway and utility improvement projects, ensuring smooth integration into the overall project plan.
Utility Conflict Resolution: Utilize Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) data and design plans to determine utility conflicts and resolve issues efficiently, avoiding project delays.
Utility Agreement Assemblies: Prepare and submit Utility Agreement Assemblies, ensuring that all documents are accurate and align with DOT standards.
Review Relocation Plans: Receive, review, and assess utility relocation plans to confirm constructability, ensure they pose no conflicts with other utility relocations, and that they accommodate the project's requirements.
Conduct Utility Meetings: Schedule and lead utility coordination meetings, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned and up to date on the project status.
Documentation and Reporting: Prepare and distribute meeting minutes, reports, and other documentation as necessary to support utility coordination efforts. Review and approve documentation prepared by other Utility Coordinators (I or II).
Track Permitting and Relocations: Monitor the progress of utility permitting and relocation efforts, ensuring timely completion and compliance with relevant regulations.
Budget and Project Status Reporting: Manage project budgets, regularly provide project status updates, and deliver budget reports to ensure all projects are completed within financial constraints.