Route Acquisition Specialist I
Company: TDS Telecom
Location: Missoula
Posted on: May 21, 2023
Job Description:
Route Acquisition Specialist I
Job Locations
US-ID-Boise - US-ID-Twin Falls - US-ID-Nampa - US-MT-Missoula -
US-MT-Helena - US-MT-Great Falls - US-MT-Billings
ID
2023-22056
Company
TDS Telecom
Pay Range
$66,400.00 - $107,900.00
Overview
As a Route Acquisition Specialist I, you will be responsible for
completing tasks related to securing and maintaining the legal
rights of occupancy and use of real property/ land and for facility
collocation (joint trench, conduits, pole attachments, etc.), for
the placement of TDS facilities and equipment in advance of
construction. Tasks include preparing and securing permits (ex.
Utility Pole Attachments, Railroad Crossings, Federal, State,
County, and Local), easements, rights of entry, and leases pursuant
to requirements of law and TDS policy. In this position, you will
regularly interface (via email, phone and in person) with internal
teams/departments and externally with contractors, customers,
property owners, government permit authorities, utilities and
railroads. This position has the ability to work remotely in any of
the 40+ States in which TDS Telecom operates. This position has the
ability to work out of a home office; however, candidates must be
located within a 50 miles radius of Boise, Twin Falls, or Nampa, ID
OR Missoula, Helena, Great Falls, or Billings, MT. Travel to these
markets will be required. This position may be eligible for a
sign-on bonus and/or relocation bonus! (Payout and retention terms
apply.) This position can be hired at either a Route Acquisition
Specialist (2023-22055) or Route Acquisition Specialist I
(2023-22056) level depending on the skills and qualifications of
the candidate. Different job postings exist for each of these
positions. Please reference each job posting for the minimum
qualifications required for each role and submit an application for
each level that you are both interested and qualified for. The pay
range listed for this position represents the low and high end of
the base compensation range. The actual offer amount will carefully
consider multiple factors, such as relevant skills, qualifications,
work experience, location and/or competencies that align with the
specified role. Certain positions are eligible for additional forms
of compensation such as bonuses and equity awards. TDS
Telecommunications LLC (TDS Metrocom/TDS) is a leading provider of
fiber internet service. With more than 50 years of experience, the
growing communications company is building and deploying new, fiber
optic networks in neighborhoods across the country to deliver up to
8 Gigabit internet speeds to homes and up to 10 Gigabit internet
speeds to business. In addition, TDS provides innovative TV
entertainment and advanced phone services. Visit tdsfiber.com to
learn more.
TDS provides communications services to a mix of rural and suburban
communities throughout the United States. The company employs more
than 3,400 people nationwide and is a subsidiary of Telephone and
Data Systems, Inc. (TDS Inc.), a Fortune 1000 company [NYSE: TDS].
Founded in 1969, Telephone and Data Systems provides wireless,
broadband, video and voice; and hosted and managed services to
approximately 6 million connections nationwide through its
businesses: UScellular, TDS Telecom, and OneNeck IT Solutions.
Visit tdsinc.com for more information.
Responsibilities
- Permits (research requirements,
communicate with permit authorities, attend meetings, occasional
field work and travel, scope/ estimate work, create tasks, work
with professional service vendors to obtain data and studies,
prepare applications, negotiate and submit fees, expedite and
secure rights ahead of construction, update and closeout records,
GIS databases and maps, care for annul requirements, payments,
bonds, insurance, reporting, etc.).
- Easements & Right of Entry Agreements (research local
requirements, scope/estimate work, ensure compliance with law and
policy, negotiate with private property owner(s), obtain survey and
legal description, prepare document, secure signatures, notary,
ensure payment, public recording, update records, GIS databases and
maps.)
- Lease work (assist with negotiation, alerts, payments, W9
issues, location issues, ownership changes, records research, phone
calls, document preparation, etc.)
- Any other responsibilities, duties or tasks as assigned in
support of achieving goals and objectives.
- Assist with Special Projects and Initiatives (committees,
mandates, programs, customer driven and success based projects and
needs).
- Assist with Operations (vendor and risk management, metrics,
reports, scheduling, communications, research, customer
service)
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Associate Degree (or higher) -OR- 2+ years professional work
experience
- 3+ years experience in Voice, Data, or Video networking.
- Must have and maintain a valid driver's license, reliable
transportation and insurance.Other Qualifications
- Technical knowledge of Real Estate Law, Land Surveying, Project
Management, GIS, Telecommunications, Engineering, Construction, and
other fields is desirable.
- The independent ability to quickly learn and comprehend a wide
variety of complex work, responsibilities, assignments, customer
requests, inquiries, notices, alerts, issues, project documents,
details, standards, plans and maps and review them for
completeness, risks, policy compliance and to help determine/
estimate the scope of work, timelines and costs for tasks and the
best practices required for their successful completion.
- The ability to own/ care for/ be accountable to successfully
create, organize, schedule, resource, track, update, report,
communicate status, expedite, overcome obstacles/ issues, complete,
closeout records and report metrics for multiple tasks
simultaneously within expectations of cost, time, quality, etc.
while working independently and/or with others on a daily and
ongoing basis to meet performance and productivity
expectations.
- The ability to comprehend and help ensure that larger team and
organizational goals and initiatives are successful through a sense
of importance and urgency surrounding task throughput, efficient
utilization of time, effective communication and prioritizing of
tasks, assignments and responsibilities.
- The ability to quickly and confidently build trusting, positive
and productive internal and external professional relationships
with a wide variety of diverse individuals/ personalities, whom
often have different priorities, temperaments and concerns, through
effectively addressing obstacles to success (such as incomplete/
missing permit submittal information or unreasonable permit
authority requirements) and by trying to help find and negotiate
fair and reasonable solutions is essential to securing rights to
place facilities quickly and overall success.
- The ability to utilize Microsoft Office Software, such as
Outlook (email), Excel, Word, is required, while One Note,
SharePoint. Power Point, Access, Project and Clarity, Ariba, SAP
and AutoCAD skills are a plus. The ability to utilize ESRI GIS
Software to map records and maintain geodatabase, write python
scripts, build complex queries, tools and maps is
desirableBenefitsAssociates scheduled to work 20 or more hours per
week have access to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a
401(k) plan, and paid time off benefits such as vacation (15 days
accrued per year for full-time; pro-rated for part-time associates
working between 20-39 hours), sick leave (10 days accrued per year
for full-time and pro-rated for all other associates), seven paid
national holidays and one floating holiday, paid parental leave (2
weeks after 12 months of employment), among others. Short Term
Disability and Long Term Disability coverage is also available for
associates working 30 or more hours per week and Education
Assistance is available to full-time associates. Associates
scheduled to work under twenty hours per week or for a limited term
(i.e. interns) are eligible for medical coverage, the 401(k) plan
(if 18 or older), as well as sick leave (10 days accrued per year
for full-time and pro-rated for all other associates). For more
detail on the benefits we offer click here. At TDS, we embrace
Equal Employment Opportunity by valuing our differences and
consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color,
age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other
status protected by law. To learn about our diversity & inclusion
philosophy and culture, click here!
Pay Range
$66,400.00 - $107,900.00
Keywords: TDS Telecom, Missoula , Route Acquisition Specialist I, Other , Missoula, Montana
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