The Pole Use and Inspection Services Manager will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of pole attachment and distributed antenna system (DAS) programs. This role manages both the pole use and DAS teams, as well as the field inspection staff. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with regulatory and contractual obligations, managing attachment and inspection workflows, overseeing true-up processes (billing reconciliation), coordinating with other city managers on new pole use programs such as speed cameras, and driving process improvements across the Enterprise. The position requires strategic oversight, cross-functional collaboration, and operational leadership to support infrastructure integrity and program efficiency.
The essential duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Oversee and manage the City’s DAS and pole use program to ensure operational effectiveness.
- Work with legal, engineering, and operations staff to ensure that compliance with various standards, agreements, licenses, tariffs, and regulatory requirements are met.
- Research and evaluate unpermitted installations on streetlight poles. Coordinate necessary enforcement actions. Work with the City attorney office and field staff to correct unpermitted installs.
- Create reports, track correspondence, and records items needed to manage the program.
- Manage the inspection team, including staffing, scheduling, workload prioritization. Assign resources necessary to meet operational goals.
- Ensure inspection staff has the necessary qualifications, certificates, and training.
- Create SOPs, plan budgets, and administer contracts.
- Represent the PUC in stakeholder meetings.
- Related duties as assigned.