Senior Permit Manager (Remote) - Telecommunications
Posted 2026-06-26Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?
Join a company specializing in the design, construction, service, and maintenance of fiber optic and wireless infrastructure, supporting clients across telecommunications, utilities, education, and healthcare sectors. With a strong reputation for quality and reliability, it delivers critical connectivity solutions across the region.
This role offers the opportunity for a Senior Permit Manager to lead permitting operations across large-scale network deployment projects spanning multiple jurisdictions and markets. The successful candidate will manage permitting strategy, regulatory compliance, and project coordination while overseeing a team of 6–8 Permit Managers and working closely with Engineering, Construction, Legal, and external agencies.
If you would like to learn more, feel free to reach out and apply today!
- Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee end-to-end permitting activities across multiple municipalities and jurisdictions, including utility pole attachments and rights-of-way permits.
- Review, prepare, submit, administer, and close out complex permitting applications, ensuring compliance with local, state, and regulatory requirements.
- Own permit fee management, including forecasting, tracking, approvals, and coordination of payments internally and with vendor partners.
- Establish and maintain reporting mechanisms to track high-volume permit status, performance metrics, risks, and timelines.
- Provide executive-level visibility into permit progress, risks, delays, and mitigation strategies across the full permit lifecycle.
- Serve as the primary point of escalation for complex permitting issues, jurisdictional disputes, and regulatory challenges.
- Coordinate with vendor design teams to ensure permit drawings and construction documentation are permittable, cost-effective, and aligned with deployment strategies.
- Partner with Engineering, Construction, and Program Management teams to ensure designs meet municipal requirements prior to submission.
- Ensure accurate entry, maintenance, and governance of permitting data within company systems, including Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
- Act as a cross-functional liaison to obtain approvals, administer permits, and ensure compliance with permit conditions during construction and closeout phases.
- Oversee permit closeout activities to support project payment milestones, compliance, and audit readiness.
- Skills/Must have:
- Demonstrated experience leading multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional permitting programs for large-scale infrastructure or utility deployments.
- Advanced knowledge of zoning, permitting, and regulatory requirements
- Proven ability to navigate complex municipal environments and build credibility with regulatory authorities.
- Strong written and oral communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
- Benefits:
- Remote Working
- Salary:
- $130,000