Position Summary 

Will provide program processes and oversight for permit coordination, review, tracking and compliance monitoring. Will also facilitate permit applications and engineering plans, site visits of proposed projects, final inspections and closeout, attendance at pre-construction meetings. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities 

• Develop, implement and maintain the Webber TI Permit Processing Program.  

• Processing of utility, driveway, special use, drainage, house moving, road closure and landscaping permits and all necessary paperwork involved.  

• Field inspections of utility, driveway, special use, drainage, house moving, road closure and landscaping permits during and after the construction to ensure conformance with a specific state department of transportation regulations and specifications.  

• Act as a company representative in providing information to DOT regarding policy concerning permits when requested. Coordinate and handle problems that may occur between Webber TI, the public, utility companies and the DOT. This position requires frequent contact with the public and surrounding utility companies’ engineers and contractors.  

• Serve as a Subject Matter Consultant to staff in the review of plans and specifications, including phases for maintenance of traffic, utility conflicts and erosion control. This involves reviewing entire sets of plans as submitted by the applicant for roadway and right of way encroachment. This review is to be founded on a knowledgeable interpretation of, but not limited to, the following administrative rules: vegetative rules, private right-of-way usage, use of state highway facilities, regulation of signs, utility installation, building moving permits, temporary closing and special use of state roads, drainage connections, and state highway system connections access management.  

• Coordinate and/or make field reviews of proposed installation project sites to determine any influencing factors that may affect the installation not previously disclosed. Participate in pre-construction conferences prior to the proposed construction.  

• Present monthly summary and permit status reports to the Project Manager. These reports shall include, but not limited to the following: Number of permit applications received by type for the subject month; number of days to issuance date from date application is received; current and outstanding issues impacting the expeditious handling and issuance of permits, and any pertinent communications with DOT.  

• Performs condition assessment of pavements, signs, guardrails, tunnels, bridges, vegetation and other contract requirements. Schedules and coordinate work to be performed. Assist with roadway characteristics through RCI inventory.  

• Assists PM to determine best approach (self-performance or sub-contract) for bringing assets into contract compliance considering cost, timelines and efficiency.  

• Present and ready for work every work day on time.  

• Inspects in-process and completed work to insure compliance with contract requirements  

• Responds to incident emergencies when on call and as needed and assists in coordinating work of on-site responders. Reports accident/injury (actual and near misses).  

• Manage, monitor and control highway project equipment and materials.  

• Identifies opportunities for changes and improvements in work methods, processes, efficiency and cost reduction.  

• Create and manage successful completion of all work orders.  

• Responsible for accurate and timely completion and entry of work reporting and timesheets. Prepares other reports and correspondence as necessary. Enters data into SAP.  

• Identifies, qualifies subcontractors and negotiates contract parameters with sub-contractors.  

• Assists and monitors routine work plan activities such as traffic control and maintenance work.  

• All other duties as assigned.