Utility Coordinator

Job Description

Dewberry’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Design Group is seeking a Utility Coordinator for its national EV programs. The ideal candidate would be in Boston, MA, Parsippany, NJ, Richmond, VA, Raleigh, NC or Orlando, FL market office locations. We are open to remote candidates who meet the position criteria.  This position includes managing utility coordination (power) for electric vehicle projects.  Ability to coordinate with the utility companies, engineering, and clients is essential.   The right individual must be client facing with the ability to train and develop team members to support the utility effort.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

Our growing, fast-paced business sector, which focuses on Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, is seeking a client focused, highly motivated, organized, outgoing, and aggressive individual to lead & grow our Utility Coordination program.  This role will play a key role in our ability to deliver national scale programs to our clients. A successful candidate will have the opportunity to build a team to support our expanding EV program. The Utility Coordinator Role would be responsible for:

• Initiating outreach with the power utility to determine project feasibility.
• Opening a work order and providing load letters based on parameters.
• Actively tracking work order and utility design status with weekly updates to the client.
• Developing standard operating procedures (SOP) for consistent project delivery.
• Manage a program tracking system (excel, Smartsheets, etc) with real time updates for client managers and clients.
• Reviewing all utility design requirements and providing that to our design teams for integration into the construction documents.
• Developing a national database for all utilities requirements and contacts.
• QA/QC review of construction documents for conformance to utility requirements.
• Training and managing staff supporting utility coordination efforts.

Required Skills & Required Experience

• BS preferred.  
• Previous electrical and EV experience is a plus.
• Previous utility coordination experience with expanded levels of responsibility required (3+ years preferred)

• Additional Characteristics of a successful candidate:

  • Ability to manage projects independently, prioritize work assignments, responsiveness, organization, attention to detail, ability to multi-task and excellent verbal communication are required for success in this fast-paced, high project volume environment.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employee’s. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters:  Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

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