Zoning and Permitting Specialist

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Job description

• Serves as Senior Site Acquisition Specialist or Lead for a particular site project (typically complex in scope) including leasing, permitting and land use processing


• Receives updates from Site Acquisition Specialists and Associates and reports information to Site Acquisition Manager


• This may include facilitating deployment meetings


• Provides weekly status reports to Clients and serves as project lead during weekly client meetings


• Assists Site Acquisition Manager with training of Site Acquisition Specialists and Associates


• For new-build projects, responsible for site acquisition activities from initial search ring release through NTP


• For existing site modification projects, responsible for site acquisition activities from leasing and zoning audit, collocation applications or lease negotiations through NTP


• Provides candidate-specific recommendations for leasing and land use viability


• Supervises and directs the work of consultants and subcontractors


• Supervises activities of team members and other departments, as needed


• Provides site sketches, as needed


• Attends field site visits for candidate and engineering viability


• Reviews title reports for ownership, encumbrances, easements, etc , and provides recommendation for leasing viability


• Interviews zoning/permitting personnel to obtain jurisdictional approval requirements for installation of wireless communication facilities and/or related wireless equipment as project scope defines


• Completes Leasing Audit and Zoning Ordinance Reviews for site modification projects


• Reviews zoning drawings for compliance with jurisdictional, regulatory and client requirement


• Prepares, submits and obtains jurisdictional entitlements which may include applications and presentations before governmental or architectural review boards


• Presents at meetings required by the Landlord or Jurisdiction including HOA, design review boards and neighborhood groups


• Coordinates with tower owners and/or private landlords to negotiate and secure lease entitlements as project scope defines


• Coordinate with client and engineering departments to obtain information necessary for entitlement applications (RF Affidavits, propagation maps, photo-simulations, etc.)


• Reviews and approves site specific documents for quality and completeness


• Reviews work of SAA or SAS prior to submittal for quality and completeness


• Maintains a high degree of customer service and integrity when dealing with clients


• Other duties or special projects, as assigned


• Verifies and/or obtain Enhanced 911 addressing


• Acts in capacity of a lead person


• Does not have management responsibility for the people to whom they provide work direction

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