Regulatory Affairs and Permitting Manager

VISTAS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 650,000,000 - 1,000,000,000; Full time

Job summary

VISTAS Technology Co., Ltd. in Indonesia is seeking a Regulatory Affairs and Permitting Manager to own end-to-end licenses, permits, registrations, and approvals across development, construction, commissioning and operations.

Reporting to the Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs, the role is an operational delivery position aimed at keeping projects on schedule and compliant. You will lead roadmap development, coordinate with regulators and internal teams, monitor changes, and escalate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Public Policy, Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years in regulatory affairs, licensing, permitting or compliance in Indonesia.
• Experience independently managing license applications with government authorities.
• Knowledge of Indonesian licensing processes including OSS.
• Strong project management, documentation, coordination and problem solving.
• Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and English; willing to travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain regulatory and permitting roadmap for data center campuses.
• Manage applications, amendments, renewals, and maintenance of licenses, permits, registrations and approvals.
• Identify applicable requirements under Indonesian regulations, including OSS.
• Communicate with regulatory offices to clarify requirements, submit applications and follow up.
• Translate regulatory requirements into actionable project plans with owners and timelines.
• Escalate stalled or high-risk approvals with impact assessment and recommended actions.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, Project Management, Operations, Procurement, Legal, EHS and Finance to ensure complete submissions.
• Monitor regulatory changes and communicate implications to internal teams.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory liaison

Documentation

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law/Public Policy/Engineering

Job description

Regulatory Affairs and Permitting Manager

Our data centers support the digital services, businesses and ideas driving communities forward. As TERA grows in Indonesia, timely and disciplined regulatory execution is essential to keeping our projects on schedule, maintaining operational readiness and supporting responsible growth.

Reporting to the Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs, the Regulatory Affairs and Permitting Manager will own the end to end execution of licenses, permits, registrations, regulatory approvals, amendments and renewals across development, construction, commissioning and operations. This is an operational delivery role. Broader stakeholder engagement and strategic resources policy are led by separate members of the team.

Lead Regulatory Affairs and Permitting

• Develop and maintain a complete regulatory and permitting roadmap for each data center campus, covering development, construction, commissioning, operations and renewal requirements.
• Manage applications, amendments, renewals and maintenance of all required licenses, permits, registrations and regulatory approvals.
• Identify applicable requirements under Indonesian business licensing and sector regulations, including requirements administered through OSS and relevant national and regional authorities.
• Communicate directly with regulatory and licensing offices to clarify requirements, submit applications, respond to questions, follow up on processing and resolve application specific issues.

Protect Project Delivery

• Translate regulatory requirements into clear actions, document lists, accountable owners, dependencies and target completion dates for internal project teams.
• Integrate permit and approval milestones into project schedules and identify regulatory risks that could affect construction, energization, commissioning or operations.
• Maintain an accurate permit tracker and document repository, including application status, validity periods, renewal deadlines, dependencies, responsible owners and evidence of approval.
• Escalate stalled, high risk or schedule critical approvals with a clear assessment of the issue, project impact, recommended action and required support.

Coordinate Regulatory Execution

• Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, Project Management, Operations, Procurement, Legal, Environment Health and Safety, Finance and external consultants to ensure submissions are complete, accurate and timely.
• Monitor regulatory changes that directly affect licensing, permitting and data center operations, and communicate practical implications to relevant internal teams.
• Coordinate with Stakeholder Relations when senior government engagement or institutional escalation is required, and with Strategic Resources Policy on matters involving electricity, water, telecommunications, land and other critical resources, while retaining ownership of permit execution.
• Conduct all regulatory interactions and submissions in accordance with company ethics, anti bribery, record keeping and approval requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, Public Policy, Engineering or another relevant field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in regulatory affairs, licensing, permitting, project approvals or operational compliance in Indonesia.
• Hands on experience independently managing license or permit applications with government authorities and licensing offices.
• Good working knowledge of Indonesian business licensing processes, including OSS, and the ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical project actions.
• Strong project management, documentation, coordination, follow up and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with technical teams and understand engineering or construction documents sufficiently to manage regulatory submissions.
• Professional communication skills and the ability to work effectively with regulatory authorities, consultants and internal stakeholders.
• Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and English, with willingness to travel regularly to government offices, project sites and data center campuses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data centers, telecommunications, power, infrastructure, construction, industrial estates, manufacturing, energy or another regulated sector.
• Experience managing regulatory requirements across multiple projects or campuses with competing deadlines and approval dependencies.
• The ability to operate effectively in fast paced, ambiguous and resource constrained environments.
• Mandarin proficiency is helpful but not required.