Job description
Why Sonic?
Since 1994, Sonic has been committed to building a faster, more affordable internet, and to hiring the nicest people around. We are looking for exceptional employees who want to challenge the industry for the better by putting members first and offering accessible connectivity for everyone.
Foster your personal growth, develop your career, and make a difference in an industry where honest business practice has become optional. Every career opening at Sonic is an opportunity to join a dedicated team where each department works closely together with one another.
Join a community-minded company that empowers the growth of a better internet — one home, one business, one employee at a time.
Pay Scale:
Min: $25/hour Max: $28/hour DOE
Benefits and Perks:
- Medical + Dental + Vision benefits
- 401k and Profit Sharing
- Paid Time Off
- Education opportunities
- Stipend for high-speed internet access
- Paid Comprehensive Training
- Growth Opportunities
Position Summary:
Plant Closeout Specialist is responsible for performing clerical tasks related to the efficient processing of As-Built Drawings, Notices of Completion and Construction Corrections after final inspection, including preparing, revising, examining, and analyzing the documents while fostering outstanding internal and external communications, tracking, accountability, and integrity. Working hand in hand with the Project Managers, Project Coordinators and Construction Coordinators, the Closeout Specialist will have a full understanding of the closeout phase of a construction project life-cycle.
Position can be done remote, but does require a couple weeks of training at our HQ in Santa Rosa to start.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The 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.
- 2 to 5 years of experience in a similar role with project coordination, document control and/or project closeout experience. Working with telecommunications or utilities companies a plus
- Experience and understanding of record/document control and reporting
- Experience in construction project controls and scheduling
- Experience with telecommunications construction best practices
- GO95 experience
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- General understanding of telecommunications construction
- Collect as-built drawings as provided by Construction Coordinators and coordinate with Engineers to create formal as-built record documents
- Submit formal Notifications of Completion to appropriate Pole Owners
- Receive and track final inspection reports from Pole Owners
- Distribute construction corrections to responsible contractors
- Ensure Contractors resolve corrections in a reasonable timeline, using photo documentation
- Manage the corrections process through the final acceptance of work by Pole Owners
- Create and track all steps in the closeout process in JIRA or other workflow management program as applicable
- Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries.
- Communicate with co-workers, management, customers, and others in a courteous and professional manner.
- Other duties and projects as requested by manager.
Job Requirements:
- Interpersonal Skills- Ability to interact and work with team members in varying levels within the company, including shareholders, external partners, managers, staff, and contract workers in a collaborative manner with a solution oriented approach.
- Oral Communication- Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.
- Written Communication- Writes clearly and informatively; Impeccable spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information; Extreme attention to detail.
- Ethics- Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
- Language Skills - Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information to groups large and small and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Mathematical Skills - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Reasoning Ability- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Computer Skills- Proficient in multiple operating platforms; should have knowledge of Internet software, Microsoft Office Suite, JIRA, GIS
Work Environment & Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is consistently required to sit; key/type, talk, hear, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Equal Opportunity:
Sonic is an equal opportunity employer. Sonic is committed to providing a work environment free of harassment, discrimination, retaliation and disrespectful or other unprofessional conduct based on sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation. It also prohibits discrimination, harassment, disrespectful or unprofessional conduct based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.
