Fibre Permitting Engineer (Northern)

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Together, we aim to bring the best of technology to help people, businesses and the nation to be ahead in a changing world.
To realise our vision to become Malaysia’s leading converged solutions company, we are looking for a new talent to innovate and grow with us in a culture that values commitment, performance and possibilities.

Why does this job exist and why is it critical?

What are you accountable for?

• Responsible for daily management of permitting activities by vendors scopes shall include weekly update on progress, escalation to vendors management and reporting to Permitting Lead and Permitting Project Manager

• To have strong relationship with all road owners such as local councils (PBT), JKR & Landlords

• Managing relationship to jurisdictions and ROW contacts such as local councils (PBT), JKR & Landlords.

• Responsible for daily management of permitting activities by vendors scopes shall include daily update on progress, escalation to vendors management and reporting to Project Managers

• Working in closely with underlying rights group to identify and prepare start work permit and building access.

• Oversees timely permitting submission, from reviewing and endorsing the Technical Proposal are in line with the Authorities guidelines & requirement, attending JSV, ensuring UDM works/report done accordingly, pushing for the consent letter, BD/BG payment, permit follow up with PBT, JKR & Land Office.

• Monitor & manage all permitting activates by Vendors inclusion liaison with State appointed OSA (One Stop Agency)

• Monitor & manage mapping works activities by Vendors and appointed UDM companies.

• Records and track CPC (Certificate of Practical Completion) acceptance for all completed projects and responsible to trigger the deposit refund from each PBT & JKR

• Assists permitting colleagues on permitting challenges by attending the meeting on behalf and to have good relationship with local councils & authority for immediate solution.

• Timely tracking of project progress, escalation, and consistent reporting to Permitting Lead and Permitting Project Manager in a timely manner.

• At the end of project, to oversee the deposit recovery from LC’s/JKR to be within 2 years period.

What do you need to have for the role?

• Good established repo with JKR, PBT, State OSA, DBKL

• Familiar with utilities permitting procedures in Semenanjung Malaysia, Sabah & Sarawak

• Strong technical background in Fiber OSP rollout

What’s next?

• Once you’ve applied online, our team will carefully review your application. Due to a high volume of applications, we appreciate your patience to allow for a fair and timely review process.

• Should you be shortlisted for the role, we will send you an invitation via email for a digital interview. You can also check on your application status by logging into your candidate account.

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