Job Description

Cordoba Corporation is a leading engineering and program management firm based in California. We are seeking Senior Field Utility Coordinator to support utility coordination efforts for major infrastructure projects across the Energy, Transportation, and Water sectors. This role focuses on hands-on utility coordination, ensuring timely relocation and conflict resolution for wet and dry utilities on transit, municipal, highway, and airport projects. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in subsurface utility engineering (SUE), relocation strategies, and regulatory compliance, with proven ability to coordinate with multiple agencies and utility owners statewide. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth of Cordoba’s statewide Utility Coordination Program while playing a pivotal role in delivering complex infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform utility clearance activities, including desktop investigations, Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) investigations, potholing, and conflict analysis.
• Review engineering design plans and prepare utility conflict matrices, schedules, relocation agreements, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain and update GIS-based utility data systems, ensuring accuracy and usability across project teams.
• Identify potential relocations, easements, and prepare utility construction permits, Notices to Owners (NTO), and Utility Agreements (UA).
• Apply ASCE 38-22 standards and industry best practices in utility research, data management, and conflict resolution.
• Act as primary point of contact with public and private utility owners (water, wastewater, gas, electric, telecom, storm drain).
• Facilitate coordination meetings and provide clear communication through reports, maps, as-builts, and design documentation.
• Coordinate with Caltrans, municipalities, and regional authorities to ensure compliance with applicable state, local, and federal regulations.
• Support the development and implementation of procedures that improve efficiency and consistency in utility coordination.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior utility coordination staff and field personnel.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the Energy, Transportation, and Water sectors to ensure integrated project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of professional experience in utility coordination, relocation, and subsurface investigations required
• Knowledge of ASCE 38-22, relocation strategies, and regulatory requirements required
• Utility coordinator experience with wet and dry utility systems and right-of-way considerations required
• Familiarity with Caltrans procedures and alternative delivery methods (design-build)
• Effective communication and negotiation skills with the ability to collaborate with utility clients and customers, engineers, inspectors, and construction crews
• OSHA 20 training preferred
• Experience with GIS-based utility databases and MicroStation/AutoCAD for plotting utilities in 2D/3D preferred
• Proficient in the MS Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work primarily in the field and occasionally in office, including travel to various project sites

Pay Range: $100,000 - $130,000 per year

Work Location: 4-5 days per week in the field and office in the Southern California area

Travel: 80% travel to field sites within the Southern California area

Visa Sponsorship: Legal authorization to work in the U.S.A. on a full-time basis without sponsorship

Physical Requirements: Ability to pass a pre-authorized physical including a drug-screening and background check

Our Company

Cordoba Corporation, Making a Difference

Cordoba Corporation is a nationally recognized civil engineering, construction management, program management, and planning firm. Our expertise spans diverse sectors, including education and facilities, transportation, water, and energy. Collaborating closely with our clients, we have successfully delivered complex and high-impact infrastructure projects across California.

National Recognition - Cordoba’s efforts have garnered national acclaim. Engineering News-Record (ENR) has consistently ranked us as a “top 100 construction management firm” and a “top 50 program management firm.” Additionally, ENR recognized Cordoba as a “top 100 design firm” in California in 2018. Our business model emphasizes efficiency, fostering a dynamic work environment. We approach projects with multifaceted strategies, ensuring successful outcomes.

Statewide Presence - With headquarters in Los Angeles, Cordoba maintains a strong statewide presence. Our offices extend to San Francisco, Sacramento, San Ramon, Chatsworth, Santa Ana, Ontario, and San Diego.

Enhancing Employee Well-Being

Benefits and PerksWe offer multiple medical and dental insurance plans, as well as vision insurance. Plans are subsidized for both employees and dependents with coverage effective the first month after hire. Additionally, Cordoba provides employees with paid AD&D and life insurance, a 401k with an industry leading employer match, generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 9 paid holidays, and other forms of paid time off. We also offer flexible spending accounts (FSA’s) including medical care reimbursement, dependent care reimbursement, and commuter benefit plans. Employees are also eligible for our employee assistance program and well-being benefits that include stress management, nutrition, and financial well-being.

Cordoba Corporation provides equal employment opportunities, promoting diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

Harassment-Free Workplace: We strictly prohibit workplace harassment based on any factor, including race, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. Cordoba is committed to fostering a healthy and happy lifestyle for our employees, both within and beyond the workplace.

For inquiries or accommodations, please contact our HR Department at: (213) 895-0224.

Join Cordoba Corporation and be part of shaping California’s future!