Sr Permitting Specialist at Crown Castle in Downers Grove, Illinois

Job Description:

Position Title: Senior Permitting Specialist (P3)

Company Summary

Crown Castle is the nation’s largest provider of shared communications infrastructure: towers, small cells and fiber. It all works together to meet unprecedented demand—connecting people and communities and transforming the way we do business. Whenever you make a call, track a workout or stream music and videos, we’re the ones providing the communications infrastructure that makes it all possible. From 5G and the internet of things to drones, autonomous vehicles and AR/VR, we enable the technologies that help people stay safe, connected and ready for the future.   Crown Castle is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (CCI), is part of the S&P 500 and is one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the US.      

We offer a total benefits package and professional growth development for teammates in any stage of their career. Along with caring for our teammates, we’re an active member in the communities where we live, work and do business. We have a responsibility to give back, which we do through our Connected by Good program. Giving back allows us to improve public spaces where people connect, promote public safety and advance access to education and technology.

Role

The Senior Permitting Specialist position carries a high level of responsibility and must adhere to established schedules to facilitate timely delivery of the customer order. The ideal candidate will offer the following abilities and knowledge, as demonstrated in employment history or other experience: negotiating right-of-way access agreements, representation at Public Hearings, experience preparing and submitting permit packages, processing permits by interfacing with local governments, vendor management, securing requisite entitlements to allow network development, and an understanding of construction plans/drawings.

Responsibilities

• Has primary responsibility in all aspects of submitting and acquiring entitlements and agreements needed for installation of Crown Castle infrastructure


• Responsible for representation before local agencies and represent Crown Castle before jurisdictional planning authorities and city councils.


• Interface with jurisdictional staff on matters related to applicable laws, codes and ordinances and effectively communicate and leverage regulatory status in support of deployment objections.


• Negotiate access agreements for Crown Castle’s use of the public right of way and private property as necessary.


• Collaborate and coordinate with internal functional groups to resolve issues, to facilitate progress and to achieve milestone targets, with the goal of delivering networks on-time and on-budget.


• Responsible for all Crown proprietary project tracking including data entry and the integrity of information in system.


• Act as the single point of contact for internal and external customers reliant on specific permitting deliverables in given projects within a district. Attend customer deployment meetings, to resolve conflicts or problems related to Network Entitlements deliverables and tasks.


• Escalation point for resident complaints to our Network Operations Center.


• Drive Network Permitting functions associated with projects; review project reports and identify issues in reporting or task completion; understanding and adherence to cycle times; and providing and achieving project forecasting accuracy.

Education/Certifications 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required


• JD or legal background preferred but not required

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• A minimum of five (5)+ years of proven experience working for a wireless carrier or wireless services/ site acquisition, external/regulatory/governmental affairs consulting firm, a utility, a jurisdictional, or Planning, Zoning, and Land Use capacity required or equivalent in a comparable industry or relevant military experience required

Expectations

• Experience in presenting and speaking to the public and governmental entities.


• Experience working with engineering teams, preparation of permit applications and construction documents and network construction required.


• Familiarity with Public Utility Code, and Public Utilities/Public Service Commission desirable.


• Experience working on goal-driven, cross-functional teams.


• Experience deploying distributed telecommunications network systems within the public way preferred.


• Familiarity with and experience of the rules and policies of the federal Telecommunications Act, State statutes and local ordinances governing telecommunications networks deployed in the public right of way desirable.

Organizational Relationship

Reports to:  Supervisor Permitting

Working Conditions: This role falls into our hybrid work model working in the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.  On Mondays and Fridays, teammates on the hybrid schedule will have the option to work from the office or home.  There is an expectation of collaboration with teammates and stakeholders for moments that matter that could require travel. 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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