• Lead and manage a highly motivated and successful permitting team. • Staff, train, and develop the team as necessary. • Coordinate and obtain permits and agreements for all aspects of a Tillman fiber deployment project in conjunction with the Engineering contractor. • Oversee the harmonious relations between our vendors and the jurisdictions and ensure that the quality and direction requested by the jurisdictions are meticulously managed. • Intervene when necessary to guarantee that permit requirements are fulfilled. • Ensure all records of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for our speed and quantity of permits, such as submitted vs rejected and approved permits, and the speed at which these processes occur. • Ensure all permit payments are processed on time and accurately invoiced. • Audit and maintain SFU/MDU OSP permits and ROW payment records in SiteTracker. • Review the design plans and prepare a thorough analysis of utility and permit conflicts. • As necessary, interfaces with jurisdictional staff to ensure compliance with applicable laws, codes, and ordinances, and leverage regulatory status to support deployment objectives. • Assist in negotiating access agreements for public right-of-way and private property use as needed. • Collaborate and coordinate with internal functional groups to resolve permit issues and achieve project milestones, ensuring on-time and on-budget network delivery. • Coordinate network functions, review project reports, identify issues, and ensure adherence to cycle times and project forecasting accuracy. • Ensure all permits are submitted by the forecast, and upload As-builts to SiteTracker after completing each build.