Fibre Permitting Engineer (Northern)

Maxis; George Town; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Maxis is seeking a Senior Permitting Coordinator to manage daily permitting activities and vendor relations for fiber OSP rollout across Penang. You will ensure timely submissions, escalate issues, and maintain strong ties with local councils and authorities to secure permits in line with regulatory requirements.

The role requires robust experience with utilities permitting procedures in Malaysia, excellent coordination across multiple stakeholders, and the ability to drive project milestones to

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of permitting procedures in Malaysia (Semeni and related regions).
• Experience coordinating with local councils and authorities (PBT, JKR, Landlords).
• Ability to manage multiple vendors and escalate issues when needed.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily permitting activities by vendors and report progress to Permitting Lead.
• Build and maintain relationships with local councils and authorities for approvals.
• Coordinate permit submissions and reviews with technical teams, ensuring compliance with guidelines.
• Track CPC acceptance and trigger deposit refunds with PBT and JKR.

Skills

Vendor management

Permitting coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Fiber OSP rollout

Job description

Are you ready to get ahead in your career?

• We want to empower you to turn your ambitions into achievements.
• We thrive in inclusiveness, diversity and embrace close collaborations for you to create impact for yourself and others.
• Together, we aim to bring the best of technology to help people, businesses and the nation to be ahead in a changing world.
• To realise our vision to become Malaysia’s leading converged solutions company, we are looking for a new talent to innovate and grow with us in a culture that values commitment, performance and possibilities.

Why does this job exist and why is it critical?

What are you accountable for?

• Responsible for daily management of permitting activities by vendors scopes shall include weekly update on progress, escalation to vendors management and reporting to Permitting Lead and Permitting Project Manager

• To have strong relationship with all road owners such as local councils (PBT), JKR & Landlords

• Managing relationship to jurisdictions and ROW contacts such as local councils (PBT), JKR & Landlords.

• Responsible for daily management of permitting activities by vendors scopes shall include daily update on progress, escalation to vendors management and reporting to Project Managers

• Working in closely with underlying rights group to identify and prepare start work permit and building access.

• Oversees timely permitting submission, from reviewing and endorsing the Technical Proposal are in line with the Authorities guidelines & requirement, attending JSV, ensuring UDM works/report done accordingly, pushing for the consent letter, BD/BG payment, permit follow up with PBT, JKR & Land Office.

• Monitor & manage all permitting activates by Vendors inclusion liaison with State appointed OSA (One Stop Agency)

• Monitor & manage mapping works activities by Vendors and appointed UDM companies.

• Records and track CPC (Certificate of Practical Completion) acceptance for all completed projects and responsible to trigger the deposit refund from each PBT & JKR

• Assists permitting colleagues on permitting challenges by attending the meeting on behalf and to have good relationship with local councils & authority for immediate solution.

• Timely tracking of project progress, escalation, and consistent reporting to Permitting Lead and Permitting Project Manager in a timely manner.

• At the end of project, to oversee the deposit recovery from LC’s/JKR to be within 2 years period.

What do you need to have for the role?

• Good established repo with JKR, PBT, State OSA, DBKL

• Familiar with utilities permitting procedures in Semenanjung Malaysia, Sabah & Sarawak

• Strong technical background in Fiber OSP rollout

What’s next?

• Once you’ve applied online, our team will carefully review your application. Due to a high volume of applications, we appreciate your patience to allow for a fair and timely review process.
• Should you be shortlisted for the role, we will send you an invitation via email for a digital interview. You can also check on your application status by logging into your candidate account.

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