Aerial Permitting Specialist (Remote)
Telecommunications & Fiber Projects
Broadstaff, LLC | Remote (United States)Broadstaff is seeking experienced
Aerial Permitting Specialists to support one of the nation's leading telecommunications providers on large-scale fiber network expansion projects.
This is a fully remote opportunity supporting aerial permitting, utility coordination, make-ready activities, and joint-use application management across multiple markets nationwide. We're looking for professionals who can hit the ground running and have hands-on experience working with pole owners, utility review processes, and fiber construction programs.
If you have a background in telecom OSP engineering, aerial permitting, joint-use coordination, or make-ready administration, we'd like to speak with you.
Position Details
- Fully Remote (U.S.-based)
- 12-18 Month Contract
- Multiple Openings
- Full-Time Hours
- Long-Term Project Pipeline
- Opportunity for Extension
Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, and submit aerial joint-use permit applications.
- Manage permit packages from submission through approval and construction release.
- Coordinate with utility companies, pole owners, engineering vendors, and internal stakeholders.
- Review pole attachment documentation and verify package completeness.
- Assist with make-ready engineering coordination and utility feedback.
- Track permit status, approvals, timelines, and project milestones.
- Maintain accurate records within project management and tracking systems.
- Review engineering deliverables for compliance with applicable standards and requirements.
- Support construction and engineering teams throughout the permitting lifecycle.
- Attend project meetings and provide regular status updates.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of aerial permitting, utility coordination, joint-use, or telecom project experience.
- Experience with pole attachment and utility permitting processes.
- Knowledge of NESC requirements and aerial clearance standards.
- Understanding of make-ready engineering concepts.
- Experience working with telecommunications or fiber optic network projects.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with one or more of the following systems:
- Alden One
- NJUNS
- SPANS
- JUMS
- APS
- Other utility-specific permitting platforms
Additional experience with:
- Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployments
- OSP Engineering
- Utility Joint-Use Programs
- Pole Loading Analysis
- Make-Ready Coordination
- Telecommunications Construction Projects
What We're Looking For
Successful candidates are:
- Detail-oriented
- Highly organized
- Accountable and dependable
- Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong communicators
- Problem solvers who take ownership of their work
This role is ideal for candidates who have previously worked as:
- Aerial Permitting Specialist
- Joint Use Coordinator
- Utility Coordinator
- OSP Permitting Specialist
- Fiber Permitting Coordinator
- Make-Ready Coordinator
- Joint Use Specialist
- Telecommunications Permit Specialist
About Broadstaff
Broadstaff is a national staffing and workforce solutions firm specializing in telecommunications, broadband, fiber, engineering, construction, and technology projects. For over a decade, we have partnered with leading network operators, engineering firms, utilities, and infrastructure organizations to deliver highly skilled talent across the United States.
Our focus is simple: connect great people with meaningful projects that build and support critical communications infrastructure.
Apply today to join a major nationwide fiber expansion initiative and work alongside one of the industry's leading telecommunications organizations.