Utility Director

Utility Director

Source: Ferrovial Careers

Utilities

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Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Ferrovial is also leading the development of the New Terminal One at JFK International Airport. Ferrovial shares trade under the ticker symbol FER on two stock markets: Nasdaq in the U.S. (Nasdaq100 Index) and the Spanish Stock Exchanges (IBEX 35). Ferrovial is included in globally recognized sustainability indices such as the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 22,000 professionals worldwide. Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.

Ferrovial Construction is internationally recognized for its capacity to design and build civil engineering and construction projects, mainly in large transportation infrastructure. Its track-record to date includes more than 304 miles of tunnels, 11,930 miles of roads (including 2,485 miles of highways), 2920 miles of railroad lines (including 434 miles of high-speed railroads) and 16,994 miles of road maintenance and repair.

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• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
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• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
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Job Description:

Summary

Lead utility coordination and delivery for the I-24 Southeast Choice Lanes Project, a major TDOT P3/DB transportation program in the Nashville corridor. This role will manage utility risk, relocation planning, owner coordination, agreement support, schedule integration, and construction-phase utility issue resolution.

The ideal candidate is a technically strong utility professional with experience on complex DOT, Design-Build, P3, or alternative delivery projects involving electric, gas, water, sewer, telecom, fiber, SUE investigations, utility agreements, utility easements, and construction coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead utility program management, coordination, relocation tracking, technical reviews, and construction-phase support for the I-24 Southeast Choice Lanes Project.

• Coordinate with TDOT, utility owners, designers, contractors, consultants, project controls, right-of-way, environmental, quality, and construction teams to resolve utility impacts and reduce schedule risk.

• Manage utility conflict identification using records research, SUE data, potholing results, design reviews, field verification, and utility owner input.

• Maintain utility conflict matrices, risk registers, agreement trackers, easement trackers, action logs, relocation schedules, and utility status reports.

• Support preparation, technical review, negotiation, and execution of Utility Adjustment Agreements, prior-rights reviews, reimbursement determinations, and related utility owner documentation.

• Review roadway, drainage, structures, MOT, ITS, tolling, lighting, signals, and utility plans to identify conflicts, clearance issues, constructability concerns, sequencing constraints, and approval risks.

• Track schedule-critical utility items, including owner approvals, agreements, easements, permits, outage windows, long-lead materials, inspections, and pre-construction certifications.

• Provide executive-level updates on utility risks, unresolved conflicts, owner response issues, schedule threats, cost exposure, and mitigation actions.

• Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Science, or related technical field; equivalent utility or transportation experience may be considered.

• Eight (8) + years of utility coordination, utility design management, utility relocation, transportation infrastructure, or heavy civil project delivery experience.

• Experience supporting complex DOT highway projects, preferably Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, P3, DBFOM, or other alternative delivery projects.

• Working knowledge of utility conflict identification, SUE processes, test-hole data, utility mapping, plan review, field verification, and relocation sequencing.

• Experience coordinating electric, gas, water, sewer, telecom, fiber, and municipal utility owners.

• Ability to interpret civil plans, utility plans, cross sections, profiles, easement documents, utility standards, technical specifications, and construction sequencing documents.

• Experience with utility conflict matrices, risk registers, agreement trackers, relocation schedules, cost estimates, and monthly status reporting.

• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to drive decisions across utility owners, agency representatives, design teams, construction teams, and project leadership.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, scheduling tools, CAD/GIS review platforms, and document control systems.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Prior TDOT or major DOT project experience.

• Experience with utility agreements, prior-rights reviews, reimbursement determinations, easements, permits, outage coordination, and long-lead procurement.

• Experience managing high-risk utilities, including electric transmission/distribution, gas, major water and sewer facilities, HDD crossings, telecom/fiber, and bridge-related utility impacts.

• Familiarity with TDOT utility requirements, FHWA 23 CFR 645, utility certification processes, and DOT submittal procedures.

• Professional Engineer license or experience coordinating with licensed engineers responsible for utility and civil design deliverables.

• Key Technical Competencies

• Utility coordination, conflict resolution, and relocation planning

• SUE interpretation and utility data validation

• Utility agreement, easement, permit, and approval tracking

• Critical-path schedule integration and risk reporting

• Cross-discipline coordination with design, construction, project controls, ROW, environmental, and quality teams