Orange Barrel Media

Orange Barrel Media

Director of Engineering - IKE

Columbus, OH · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 26 days ago
Stakeholder ManagementNegotiationCommunication

About the role

  • The Engineering Director will establish repeatable, actionable processes to accelerate multi-site rollouts and ensure seamless integration into complex municipal and utility environments.
  • Anticipate and mitigate risks associated with permitting delays, ROW constraints, or utility interconnection challenges.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for permitting pathways, ROW compliance, and utility engagement to guide market expansion planning.

Responsibilities

  • This role requires a forward-thinking professional with deep expertise in design engineering, permitting, utility coordination, and program structuring who can scale operations from concept through energization.
  • Core Responsibilities Manage and oversee site plan development process, including but not limited to technical due diligence and preliminary site planning.
  • Develop and issue construction documentation for issuance to construction partners for bidding.
  • Manage and oversee a team of technical design staff to create drawings packages and manage technical exhibit requests from external project stakeholders.
  • Develop and implement standardized, scalable processes for deploying kiosks in the ROW across diverse regulatory environments and markets.
  • Provide expert guidance on utility coordination, including commercial power design, meter installations, and optimized paths to energization.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (engineering, legal, construction, operations, and external vendors) to align deployment strategies with organizational goals.
  • Build and maintain relationships with permitting authorities, utility providers, and municipal stakeholders to streamline approvals.
  • Company Overview Orange Barrel Media (OBM) creates and operates iconic urban media displays that advertisers ask for by name in top U.S. markets.
  • Role Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Engineering Director to lead the design and execution of deployment strategies for street furniture kiosks within the public Right-of-Way (ROW) across multiple U.S. markets.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in program strategy, permitting, or utility coordination, preferably in ROW or infrastructure deployment (telecom, EV charging, OOH, or similar industries).
  • Ability to navigate complex regulatory frameworks with creativity and precision.
  • Qualifications 8+ years of experience in program strategy, permitting, or utility coordination, preferably in ROW or infrastructure deployment (telecom, EV charging, OOH, or similar industries).

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Engineering, Public Policy, or related field
  • Master's degree preferred.

Skills

  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

  • The core pillars of the IKE platform are public benefit and social equity, values that we seek to maximize in every IKE market to achieve city objectives and exceed community expectations.

Company info

  • We are seeking a highly skilled Engineering Director to lead the design and execution of deployment strategies for street furniture kiosks within the public Right-of-Way (ROW) across multiple U.S. markets.
  • We are a place where people are inspired to achieve success, genuinely like each other, and have endless opportunities to grow.
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