Utility Relocation Specialist

Office of the County Engineer; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Wellness program

Professional development

FSA

457 plan

Retirement pension (TCDRS)

Transit assistance

Disability and life insurance

PSLF eligible

Job summary

The Office of the County Engineer in Harris County seeks a Utility Coordinator to manage utility relocations across engineering projects. You will identify conflicts, coordinate with utility providers, and help ensure schedules and budgets stay on track.

Responsibilities include meetings with design teams, preparing court agenda items, and producing monthly status reports. The role requires familiarity with civil plans and interagency processes.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with two years of utility coordination, map reading, design, project management, or planning work.
• Associate degree or equivalent education with one year of related experience in utility coordination, map reading, design, project management, or planning work.
• Bachelor’s degree may substitute for experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate relocation of utility systems (electric, pipelines, telecom, water, sewer, and drainage).
• Produce monthly status reports and lead utility coordination status meetings.
• Prepare agenda items for Commissioners Court, including post-Court actions, PO requests, and payments confirmation.
• Attend meetings with OCE design groups to brief the Engineering team on relocation status.
• Issue utility notifications and coordinate with external utility representatives and consultants.
• Attend project-specific office or field visits for scoping, monthly status, and conflict resolution.
• Maintain documents, references, and resource materials.
• Prioritize relocations to mitigate delays to project schedules.
• Review design plans and Utility Conflict Tables for accuracy.
• Assist with design activities by recommending mitigation for conflicts.
• Prepare independent cost estimates for relocations.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Reading civil plans

MS Office

Bluebeam Revu

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Real Estate, Business, or related field

Associate degree in Engineering, Real Estate, Business, or related field

High School Diploma with 2 years related experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Bluebeam Revu

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

The Office of the County Engineer in Harris County seeks a Utility Coordinator to manage utility relocations across engineering projects. You will identify conflicts, coordinate with utility providers, and help ensure schedules and budgets stay on track.

Responsibilities include meetings with design teams, preparing court agenda items, and producing monthly status reports. The role requires familiarity with civil plans and interagency processes.