Billing & Locate Specialist - Telecom Construction

RLM Underground, LLC; Morris (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

RLM Underground, LLC is seeking a Billing Specialist in Morris, Illinois to support accurate and timely billing for telecommunications construction projects. You will verify production, assist with locate requests, and coordinate with Project Managers and field personnel.

This full-time role requires strong Excel skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines across Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Construction Management, or related field preferred.
• Experience in billing, telecommunications, underground utility construction, construction administration, or project coordination preferred.
• Experience with fiber construction, directional drilling, underground utilities, or telecommunications production billing highly preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and ability to learn customer-specific billing and project management systems.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies in production and billing documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, locate tickets, and billing cycles simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Review daily production reports, field documentation, maps, redlines, and other supporting information for accuracy and completeness.
• Enter and maintain production information within company and customer tracking systems.
• Prepare customer billing based on approved production, contract pricing, units completed, and applicable purchase orders.
• Verify quantities, rates, project codes, locations, and supporting documentation before billing submission.
• Ensure all billable work is captured and submitted within required customer billing cycles.
• Track production from completion through customer approval and invoicing.
• Identify missing, incomplete, or rejected production and work with the appropriate Project Manager, Construction Manager, or field personnel to resolve issues.
• Research billing discrepancies and assist with corrections, resubmissions, and rejected invoices.
• Maintain organized billing records and supporting documentation for each project.
• Track unbilled production and aging items to prevent completed work from remaining unbilled.
• Assist with customer billing portals, spreadsheets, purchase orders, work orders, and other project-specific billing requirements.
• Communicate billing deadlines and outstanding documentation needs to project teams.
• Assist management with billing reports, production summaries, and reconciliation as needed.

Skills

Billing and invoicing

Attention to detail

Multi-project management

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree in Accounting/Business/Construction Mgmt

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

RLM Underground, LLC is seeking a Billing Specialist in Morris, Illinois to support accurate and timely billing for telecommunications construction projects. You will verify production, assist with locate requests, and coordinate with Project Managers and field personnel.

This full-time role requires strong Excel skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines across Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.