Sr Site Acq Specialist
Wanzek Construction
- Itasca, IL
- $60,000-65,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
ResponsibilitiesThe requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.The Ideal candidate will live near the Seattle area.Salary Range $60,000- $65,000, Depending on Experience.Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage the project budget, project financial tracking and reporting, and project close-out
- Stay aligned and in step with Customer’s monthly POE
- Engage with scoping team to ensure proper SOW is leased
- Handle site issues pre and post construction.
- Provide guidance and direction to site specific site acquisition issues as they arise with the Site Acquisition Specialists
- Mentor Site Acquisition Specialists in all areas of site acquisition
- Training staff and monitoring their performance and progress
- Set timelines for each site acquisition milestone and hold Site Acquisition Specialist’s accountable to reaching those milestone dates
- Responsible for managing the financials for each project
- Prepare and present daily and weekly update reports to client and company personnel.
- Provide Site specific updating as needed to the client.
- Manage local and national staff; drive team toward company and client goals.
- Establish goals, provide guidance and performance evaluations for Site Acquisition Specialists
- Provide staff with the tools and strategies to be successful and self-sufficient.
- Liaison between site acquisition team and RF, construction and compliance
- Receive updates and provide forecasts for all site acquisition functions.
- Manage and set priorities for Site Acquisition Specialists, as well as for external vendors.
- Negotiate pricing and manage external vendor payment.
- Problem solve site acquisition problem issues
- Handle all aspects of site acquisition
- Ensure projects meet milestones, schedules and other timeline requirements
- Provide timely project status updates to supervisor
- Attend meetings and conference calls with the customer or vendors
- Prepare and present daily and weekly update reports to client and company personnel
- Provide Site specific updating as needed to the client
- Develop, maintain, and grow working relationships with customers and vendors
- Problem solve site acquisition issues
- Analyze project finances to reconcile variances in project budgets and vendor purchase orders
- Responsible for managing the financials for each individual project
QualificationsSkills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree, or a minimum of eight years of progressive experience in a related field
- Three to Five years’ experience in project management or Senior Site Acquisition Specialist positions, and/or related functional areas in a communication systems company
- Highly developed working knowledge of business process, including financial management of a project
- Highly developed working knowledge of site acquisition process, including A&E, regulatory compliance and data management
- Strong financial knowledge/training
- Experience in working with high volume projects
- Experience managing, mentoring and leading a team of Site Acquisition Specialists
- Strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills
- Project Management scheduling experience
- Working knowledge of the wireless industry
- Risk management, contingency planning and decision making abilities
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate complex or sensitive issues to favorable resolution
- Excellent analytical abilities, team-building, and project management skills
- Expert in Excel, Microsoft Office and usage of databases
- Ability to travel as needed
- Additional duties as assigned