Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Data Center Construction Permitting & Entitlement Lead, ANS

About the role

You’ll manage permitting, entitlement, agency coordination, comment resolution, and regulatory documentation in partnership with the Owner’s permitting leadership and the design team.

You’ll develop and maintain the project permitting matrix, entitlement roadmap, and agency contact list.

You’ll oversee the submission calendar, permit status tracker, and regulatory risk register to ensure visibility and control.

You’ll coordinate permit applications, agency submissions, zoning materials, and impact fee documentation on the Owner’s behalf.

You’ll manage environmental documentation, AHJ correspondence, and all required regulatory submittals.

You’ll serve as a liaison among the Owner, design team, the county, borough, PA DEP, utility stakeholders, and other state or federal agencies.

You’ll track agency comments, coordinate technical responses with the design team, and manage comment resolution logs.

You’ll escalate permitting or regulatory issues that may impact critical path milestones and overall project delivery.

You’ll prepare permitting status reports summarizing submissions, review durations, approval risks, mitigation actions, and Owner decisions required.

You’ll maintain organized records of submissions, approvals, conditions, correspondence, meeting notes, community engagement efforts, and closeout requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage permitting, entitlement, agency coordination, comment resolution, and regulatory documentation.
• Develop and maintain the project permitting matrix, entitlement roadmap, and agency contact list.
• Oversee the submission calendar, permit status tracker, and regulatory risk register.
• Coordinate permit applications, agency submissions, zoning materials, and impact fee documentation.
• Manage environmental documentation, AHJ correspondence, and regulatory submittals.
• Serve as a liaison among the Owner, design team, and various agencies.
• Track agency comments, coordinate technical responses, and manage comment resolution logs.
• Escalate permitting or regulatory issues impacting project delivery.
• Prepare permitting status reports and maintain organized records of submissions and approvals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in planning, environmental management, engineering, public administration, construction management, or related field.
• 7+ years of permitting, entitlement, environmental coordination, land development, or capital project regulatory experience.
• Experience coordinating with AHJs, planning commissions, municipal agencies, state regulators, utilities, design teams, and project owners.
• Working knowledge of permit sequencing, agency review cycles, comment responses, zoning, environmental documentation, and construction readiness dependencies.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to maintain accurate logs, submissions, correspondence, and status reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience with data centers, utilities, substations, industrial sites, or large-scale infrastructure programs.
• AICP, PMP, PE, environmental credential, or comparable certification.

Skills

• Project management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

$150,000 - $180,000 a year

Pay

$150,000 - $180,000 a year

Schedule

Full-time