Construction Planner I

JOB SUMMARY:
Cox's Outside Plant Engineering & Construction department is responsible for building the network of the future our customers rely on for both residential and business needs. The Planner I serve as the primary owner and facilitator of our network construction activities. The Planner I is responsible for ensuring all aspects of the construction project are completed in a timely, cost-effective manner in accordance with Cox specifications. This role requires a high level of professional interaction with co-workers, homeowners, customers and other utility entities.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible but not limited to managing/owning the completion of the following project types: Single Cox Business coax/fiber extensions, Residential coax extensions, various repair and maintenance projects & upgrade related projects.
• Responsible for end-to-end planning, coordination, management and completion of planner-owned tasks and partnering for the coordination and execution of tasks owned by partner groups and entities.
• Subscribing to the consistent use and application of the Master Contract Agreement, which governs the vendor relationship.
• Facilitating and communicating project status updates as the business requires and ensuring completion of projects within a defined time period.
• Ensuring all aspects of builds fall within Cox specifications in addition to state agency and local municipal requirements. This may include obtaining access and right-of-way agreements where applicable.
• Coordinating permit and pole applications, joint-trench and make-ready for utility poles in adherence to NESC code and/or local requirements).

• Establishing both capital and operating expenses associated with individual construction projects. This includes the overall spend management of a project which includes accurately forecasting third-party labor costs on the workorder, material costs, permitting costs, project accruals, change orders and final invoicing review/approval.
• Performing the field estimate, site surveys/pre-engineering, build coordination, build and quality control for proposed construction projects.
• Ensuring alternative routing to deliver the most cost-effective design for construction while future proofing the network for further expansion.
• Managing and enabling all customer interaction activities including site walk-throughs, verification of demarcation point, coordinates access for contract labor and requests for private utility information.
• Preparing and distributing contractor work and coordinating and/or obtaining permits, access, or ROW agreements where applicable.
• Distributing design prints and other necessary working documents.
• Negotiating and approving design or construction changes associated with contractors and/or customers scope of work.
• Coordinating with public works personnel, developers, customers, building owners, and utilities on projects.
• Completing associated tasks within workflow tools and databases.
• Updating key stakeholders of timeline revisions and project status. Ensure other overall workflow task for boundary partners continues to move forward.
• Estimating construction costs, prepares budgets, manages change orders, approve contractor invoices and tracks expenses on numerous individual construction projects.
• Verifying serviceability, surveys proposed service routing, and estimates material, construction, and labor costs.
• Initiating customer contacts, coordinates and/or secures access or ROW agreements, completes route designs, and takes necessary steps to meet customer needs.
• Inspecting construction work or coordinate inspection assignments.
• Releasing addresses as serviceable and notifies other departments of serviceability.
• Holding contractors accountable to Cox construction standards and playbooks.
• Participating in BCP restoration activities.
Perform other duties as requested.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Minimum

• High School diploma/GED with generally less than 2 years of experience in a related field (i.e., Engineering, Construction, Project Management, etc.)
• Requires strong knowledge of applications such Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Excellent technical skills related to coordinating work and time & cost estimation.
• Demonstrated ability to establish/develop project planning and execution.
• Demonstrated aptitude to learn or develop new skills.
Valid local State Drivers' License with driving record that meets Cox standards

Preferred

• 2 years of experience in related area of responsibility (i.e., construction planning or network maintenance experience).
• Project Management experience or certification.
• Understand HFC cable system design - fiber/coax.
• Understand network powering concepts.
Understand general construction practices.

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