Permit Expeditor

Hillpointe Construction is seeking a permit expeditor. The permit expeditor proactively interacts with various governmental agencies, engineers, architects, and design staff to ensure permit applications contain every required item to avoid costly delays in the review process. The ideal candidate for this role will have experience with permit coordination, excellent research skills, and attention to detail.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor the complete permitting process through various municipalities, preventing procedural delays and organizing detailed permit applications.
• Prepare permit applications and supporting documentation for submission.
• Secure the timely preparation and submission of building permits through various municipalities based on construction deadlines.
• Coordinate within the organization to ensure compliance with permit requirements and timely response to review comments.
• Document and process all plan revisions.
• Track permit status through the approval process and maintain reports daily.
• Maintain accurate records of permit activity and respond to inquiries regarding permit status.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all permit-related inquiries.
• Prepare and submit timely check requests, permit payments, and municipality fees.
• Scan all approved permitting information.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations governing permits, keep abreast of permit regulation changes, and advise management of potential impacts.
• Maintain a professional and courteous relationship with municipality departments and internal stakeholders.
• Work closely with engineers and project managers to prepare technical documents and organize and track complex tasks across multidisciplinary teams as part of a rapidly expanding company.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, public relations, civil engineering, architecture, planning, or a related field is preferred.
• Four years of progressively responsible permitting, planning, or land development experience.
• Experience working on cross-functional project teams.
• Highly organized and paying attention to detail.
• Experienced in prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment.
• Demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Superb written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in both team and self-managed environments.
• Flexibility to handle multiple interruptions and adjustments to priorities daily.
• Able to complete assignments on strict deadlines and complete follow-through work with time-sensitive information.
• Ability to work remotely.
• Travel may be required.

NOTE:

This document describes the general nature and level of work required of people assigned to this job.  It is not intended to be an all-encompassing list of responsibilities, duties, and skills.  Additional duties or job functions that can be performed safely may be required as deemed necessary by supervisory personnel.  The employee must adhere to all work rules, procedures, and policies established by the company, including, but not limited to, those contained in the employee handbook.