Permitting Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Salary :

Permitting Specialist | Ripple Fiber

We are looking for Permit Review Specialists to join our growing team in Colorado.

About Ripple Fiber

At Ripple Fiber, we deliver more than high-speed internet. Were creating a ripple effect by producing opportunities and brighter futures for the residents of the communities we serve. Join Americas most innovative, industry-leading fiber internet company, and help shape the future.

We believe the biggest wave starts as a ripple.

About our culture

We are a dynamic fast growing, fast paced, innovative company filled with ambitious, self-starters with entrepreneurial mindsets. We are people centric and place emphasis on employee experience, career growth and development.

About the role

The primary role of this position is to support outside plant fiber optic network design using geospatial, CAD and customer systems and design processes. The position will entail the creation and supervision of OSP network permit designs for FTTH projects that comply with customer, jurisdictional and pole owner requirements. You will also be responsible for preparing and acquiring permits and other position related task to support the engineering department. You will work within a supportive and fun team environment, which values hard work and dedication.

Responsibilities :

• Participate in scope reviews to ensure design requirements and outputs are understood thoroughly.
• Create and manage permit drawings that include Right of Way permits, aerial make ready, and / or Traffic Control Plans for City, County, Railway, DOT, and MOT permits.
• Have a good understanding of permit requirements and ensure that these requirements are captured appropriately in the permit package.
• Be able to gather parcel, plat and utility information.
• Oversee underground bore profile drawings and / or aerial pole data tables.
• Site visits to obtain necessary design information, photos, and sketches to create cost effective designs.
• Ensure obstacles such as culverts, waterways, easements, aerial trespass, etc. are accounted for in the design.
• Oversee construction level drawings, including detailed Bill of Materials, and interact with Project Management office as well as with the construction teams.
• Have an understanding of standard engineering or scientific theories, concepts, principles, and techniques.
• Manage permitting authority relationships and deliverables.

Qualifications :

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive health benefits, 401(k) with company match, and a supportive work environment where innovation and teamwork thrive. If youre passionate about making a difference and being part of a community-focused company, Ripple Fiber is the place for you.

Ripple Fiber is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Ripple Fiber is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.