Utility Manager

Location: Seattle, WA

Join our team and be a key player in managing and relocating utility lines for impactful projects. Analyze utility prints and make crucial recommendations to ensure smooth, code-compliant relocations. Bring your expertise to a dynamic environment where your contributions make a real difference!

About Us:

Ergosync is an integrated engineering and project management firm with a focus on systems and electrical engineering design. We have a mission of delivering integration and innovation for our clients across the United States. We are close-knit group of professionals that believe in creating unique experiences for our clients, supporting individual growth, and providing opportunities that align with each person’s skills. We provide engineering, commissioning, construction management and project management services for major public works projects including transit, rail, aviation and wastewater capital improvements facilities. We have a passion for excellence that we have used to successfully help our clients in Washington, Colorado, and California for 25 years.

About the Role:

In this role, you will lead and coordinate the complex utility relocation activities needed to move projects forward. Responsibilities include:

• Manage utility relocation for major projects, understanding scope, installation methods, and impact on utilities (gas, telecom, water, sewer, storm).

• Act as the primary point of contact and liaison for major utility providers in the Pacific Northwest, including Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy, major communications companies, and others.

• Contribute to or draft documentation for design standards and project requirements.

• Develop and manage a utility relocation matrix for conflicts throughout the project, considering multiple contractors.

• Provide regular reports and updates to clients as needed.

• Maintain a utility conflict matrix, tracking risks and relocations.

• Obtain utility records and planned expansions not covered by SUE investigations.

• Estimate relocation costs and timing.

• Transfer utility designs and municipal applications into project standards; prepare

• Attend utility meetings; maintain notes, action items, and documentation; follow up on action items.

• Composite Utility Plans; guide CAD assistants as needed.

• Prepare utility designs and routing plans.

Required Qualifications:

• 10 plus years of experience designing and/or coordinating Third-party Utility (Electrical, Gas, Communications, steam, other Privates) relocations for roadway or transportation projects within the public Right-of-way.

• Experience interfacing with Third-Party Utility Companies, preferably in the Puget Sound.

• Experience managing teams as a Project Manager on roadway and transportation projects.

• Experience working on large transportation projects within the greater Seattle area.

• Experience with AutoCAD, Civil3D, and other engineering/modeling software is desired.

• Strong writing and editing skills of the English language.

• Strong oral and written communications skills and the ability to apply appropriate communication techniques to various audiences.

• Ability to be organized, accurate, and timely.

• Associates degree in CAD design or engineering field.

• Be located within the Greater Seattle Area, or able to relocate.

• Willing and available to come into the office 3 or more days a week.

The position is Full Time. Salary is DOE. Ergosync provides a competitive compensation and benefits package. Ergosync is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants please submit your cover letter and resume in MS Word or PDF format. Candidate must be authorized to work in the U.S.