What are the responsibilities and job description for the Permit Specialist - Land Use position at SAI Group?
Summary :
The Land Use Permitting Coordinator is responsible for assisting with land use entitlement activities for infrastructure projects in a growth driven environment. The Permit Coordinator should be comfortable driving vendors, subcontractors and AHJ's to manage deadlines with minimal supervision. Individuals applying for this position should be familiar with all aspects of infrastructure deployments from a land use perspective. Individuals selected for this position will coordinate the entitlement process with clients and jurisdictions, to assist with securing all land use and building entitlements as defined by project scope. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to manage this across multiple states.
This position may require overnight travel and must able to travel as required.
Primary Responsibilities :
- Interface directly with Client stakeholders and development teams in order to efficiently achieve contracted scope of work.
- Oversee development activities related to permit and entitlement approvals, perform tasks required to manage assigned projects / sites from start to finish, including, A&E coordination zoning / permitting, building and electrical permits and utility coordination.
- Conduct in depth research of entitlement requirements related to permitting and land use viability.
- Effectively communicate with local and state government agencies to support related goals.
- Coordinate with or supervise outside vendor partners, environmental engineers, architectural & engineering firms, title search firms, engineers and drafting technicians to ensure approvals are completed within defined timeframes.
- Prepare zoning and permitting applications.
- Monitor progress of the application and facilitate jurisdictional requests for additional information.
- Prepare and obtain land use / zoning permits.
- Prepare and obtain building / electrical permits.
- Ensure accurate and complete files are maintained for projects and appropriate closeout documents are distributed in a timely manner and are in accordance with client standards.
- Complete due diligence packages including zoning maps, parcel maps, street maps, etc. for selected sites.
Desired Skills & Experience :
SAI offers competitive salary and a full benefits package including medical, dental, life and disability insurances, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan and paid time off.
SAI is an equal opportunity employer.
