Department Summary
DISH is transforming the future of connectivity. We're doing it by building the country's first virtualized, standalone 5G wireless network from scratch. The foundation of a connected world, it's a network free of the limitations of the past, and flexible enough to satisfy all the social, economic and transformative needs of the changing world.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Dish Wireless is seeking a Senior Site Acquisition Specialist for our wireless network deployment program. The Senior Site Acquisition Specialist will be responsible for managing sites with tower partners, site acquisition vendors, and A&E vendors, including schedule, coordination and completion of new site build projects within stated timelines.
Primary responsibilities include:

• Serve as primary point of contact for a specific group of sites and oversees site development activities, including leasing, permitting, and land use processing
• Drive vendors for jurisdictional approvals, including tracking and reviewing applications and presentations before governmental or architectural review boards
• Coordinate with engineering department to obtain information necessary for entitlement applications (RF Affidavits, propagation maps, photo-simulations, etc.)
• Work closely with other workgroups (e.g. transport, construction, etc.) to coordinate site development activities
• Draft correspondence and business case justifications
• Manage all site documentation pertaining to the site acquisition process
• Review and approve site-specific documents for quality and completeness
• Ensure Regulatory requirements met
• Monitor and track progress on all open transactions, ensuring database data current/accurate
• Interface with landlords and governmental agencies
• Organize and prioritize multiple projects
• Works cross-functionally across various workgroups and functions to ensure timely and efficient program delivery (Site Acq., Construction, RF, Transport, Regulatory, Legal, Procurement, etc.)
• Leads market level initiatives in identifying methods and developing solutions/processes to drive further efficiencies and faster resolutions throughout the site development program

Skills, Experience and Requirements
The successful Senior Site Acquisition Specialist will have:

• 7 or more years of telecommunications industry experience
• Previous experience with tower co-location applications and permitting
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to facilitate meetings
• Mastery in establishing trust and rapport with all levels of the organization
• Strong ability to document, vet requirements, and drive quality within a program or project
• Mastery in managing vendor relationships
• Ability to work unsupervised , as well as with others
• Mastery in understanding zoning codes and real estate documents
• Mastery skills in read and comprehend legal documents such as legal descriptions, surveys, ground leases, easements, deeds, land purchase contracts, mortgages, title policies, subordination, and CAD drawings
• Mastery in directing (red-lining) lease agreement/contract negotiations to maximize the most favorable terms while mitigating risk on behalf of the business
• Ability to produce high volumes of work to deadlines and with accuracy
• Mastery in problem solving and research skills
• Complete knowledge of Site Development Management, Site Acquisition, Leasing, Program management forecasting, transport, and construction
• Mastery managing forecasts for site acq milestones and understanding of upstream and downstream impacts to timelines
• Must be able to perform at a mastery level of all the above mentioned skills
• Knowledge of SDM role including: Site Acquisition, leasing, N1 milestone forecasting, transport, and construction.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to conduct and effectively manage internal or external meetings deployment meetings with vendors to drive and track activities on a task-by-task/milestone basis.
• Ability to communicate and influence the business' interests with external entities in person if necessary (landlords, zoning/planning commissions, building departments, etc)
• Proficiency to communicate status, progress, and gaps with quantifiable data while limiting anecdotal commentary
• Presents information regarding projects to team members and other work groups in a way that is clear, concise and logical. Ability to lead small group meetings and present process/policy issues

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Paralegal certificate, Urban Planning or Law degree
• Real Estate license
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and Google G-Suite

Salary Range
Compensation: $65,800.00/Year - $94,000.00/Year
Benefits
From versatile health perks to new career opportunities, check out our benefits on our careers website . Successful completion of a pre-employment screen, to include a drug test and criminal background check.