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Department Summary: DISH is transforming the future of connectivity. We're doing it by building the country's first virtualized, standalone 5G wireless network from scratch. The foundation of a connected world, it's a network free of the limitations of the past, and flexible enough to satisfy all the social, economic and transformative needs of the changing world.
Job Duties and Responsibilities: DISH Wireless is seeking a Site Acquisition Specialist II for our wireless network deployment program.The Site Acquisition Specialist will be responsible for managing sites with tower partners, site acquisition vendors, and A&E vendors, including schedule, coordination and completion of new site build projects within stated timelines. Primary responsibilities include:- Serve as the primary point of contact for a specific group of sites and oversee site development activities, including leasing, permitting, and land use processing.
- Drive vendors for jurisdictional approvals, including tracking and reviewing applications and presentations before governmental or architectural review boards.
- Coordinate with the engineering department to obtain information necessary for entitlement applications (RF Affidavits, propagation maps, photo-simulations, etc.)
- Work closely with other workgroups (e.g. transport, construction, etc.) to coordinate site development activities
- Draft correspondence and business case justifications.
- Manage all site documentation pertaining to the site acquisition process.
- Review and approve site-specific documents for quality and completeness.
- Ensure Regulatory requirements met
- Monitor and track progress on all open transactions, ensuring database data current/accurate
- Interface with landlords and governmental agencies.
- Organize and prioritize multiple competing projects.
- Works cross-functionally across various workgroups and functions to ensure timely and efficient program delivery (Site Acq., Construction, RF, Transport, Regulatory, Legal, Procurement, etc.)
- 5 or more years of telecommunications industry experience
- Previous experience with tower co-location applications and permitting
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to facilitate meetings
- Proficiency in establishing trust and rapport with all levels of the organization
- Strong ability to document, vet requirements, and drive quality within a program or project
- Experience managing vendor relationships
- Ability to work independently, as well as with others
- Proficiency in understanding zoning codes and real estate documents
- Proficiency in reading and comprehending legal documents such as legal descriptions, surveys, ground leases, easements, deeds, land purchase contracts, mortgages, title policies, subordination, and CAD drawings
- Proficiency in directing (red-lining) lease agreement/contract negotiations to maximize the most favorable terms while mitigating risk on behalf of the business
- Ability to produce high volumes of work to deadlines and with accuracy
- Proficiency in problem solving and research skills
- Proficiency managing forecasts for site acq milestones and understanding of upstream and downstream impacts to timelines
- Demonstrable problem solving and research skills
- Must be able to perform at a proficiency level of all the above mentioned skills
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to conduct and effectively manage internal or external deployment meetings with vendors to drive and tack activities on a task-by-task/milestone basis
- Ability to communicate and influence the business' interests with external entities in person if necessary (landlords, zoning/planning commissions, building departments, etc)
- Proficiency to communicate status, progress, and gaps with quantifiable data while limiting anecdotal commentary
- BS/BA degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Paralegal certificate, Urban Planning or Law degree
- Real Estate license
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and Google G-Suite
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