Solar Permit Coordinator

VA Masters; Bacoor; On-site; PHP 7,571,000 - 10,095,000; Full time

Job summary

vamasters, Inc. is seeking a Senior Solar and Battery Permitting and Interconnection Specialist to own the permitting and utility interconnection process for solar and storage projects in Texas and California. You will drive submissions, resolve blockers, and maintain accurate project status from submission to PTO.

You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure correct documentation, timely responses, and coordination with utilities and AHJs to move projects forward efficiently.

Qualifications

• Must have recent hands-on experience managing solar and battery permitting and utility interconnection in Texas and California.
• Proven track record of resolving corrections and progressing projects to final PTO.
• Able to navigate utility interconnection portals and AHJ permitting portals.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, submit, monitor, and follow up permit and interconnection applications through final PTO.
• Retrieve correspondence from utility portals, identify missing requirements, and track deadlines.
• Take over stalled or incomplete applications and map steps to move forward.
• Translate requirements and inspection notices into clear instructions for installers and PMs.
• Verify field work completion and attach evidence to status records.
• Coordinate with utilities, permitting offices, inspectors, and internal teams.

Skills

Solar permitting

Interconnection expertise

Texas & California utilities

Project tracking

English communication

Tools

CRM systems

Project management software

Job description

Job Summary:

Few things cost solar projects more time than a stalled permit, and a Senior Solar and Battery Permitting and Interconnection Specialist will keep ours moving from first submission to permission to operate. You will take full ownership of permitting and utility interconnection for our solar and battery storage projects across Texas and California. Recent, hands-on experience moving projects through to final approval and permission to operate (PTO), resolving corrections along the way and keeping every project status accurate, makes for the ideal candidate. You will be the person our team relies on to know exactly where each project stands and what it takes to move it forward.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare, submit, monitor, and follow up on permit and interconnection applications, revisions, correction responses, inspection requests, and closeout documentation through final approval and PTO
• Work through utility and AHJ portals to retrieve correspondence, identify missing requirements, upload the correct documents, track deadlines, and confirm that every submission was received and accepted
• Take over stalled or incomplete applications, review their full history, pinpoint the real blocker, and map out the steps needed to move them forward
• Turn utility requirements, plan review comments, and failed inspection notices into clear instructions for installers, electricians, designers, and project managers, specifying the required correction, supporting photos or documents, responsible person, and deadline
• Confirm that requested field work was completed, gather the necessary evidence, submit it to the appropriate party, and verify the resulting status
• Call and email utilities, permitting offices, inspectors, and internal teams to clarify requirements and resolve issues
• Review permit packages, site plans, single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, inspection records, and installation photos to catch missing or inconsistent information, and coordinate corrections with our design and field teams
• Work out the correct permitting and interconnection process for unfamiliar jurisdictions on your own
• Keep our project management system and project files current with each project's actual stage, last activity, blocker, next action, responsible person, deadline, and next follow-up date, with all approvals and correspondence saved to the project
• Report status with precision, clearly separating submitted, accepted, approved, inspected, and authorized to operate

Mandatory Skills:

• Recent, hands-on experience personally managing solar and battery permitting and utility interconnection in both Texas and California
• Proven track record of resolving corrections and progressing projects through final approval and permission to operate
• Direct experience working with Texas and California utilities such as Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas, TNMP, PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E
• Demonstrated experience across multiple cities, counties, and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), with the ability to work out the process for a new jurisdiction independently
• Confident navigation of utility interconnection and AHJ permitting portals
• Working knowledge of permit packages, site plans, single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, inspection records, and installation photos
• Clear understanding of the difference between an application being submitted, accepted, approved, inspected, and authorized to operate
• Strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English and confidence calling utilities, permitting offices, and inspectors
• Unfailing on follow-through, sharp on detail, and self-sufficient without supervision
• Disciplined follow-through, treating a task as complete only once the outcome is verified
• Accurate and consistent project tracking and documentation habits

Preferred Skills:

• Hands-on experience with most or all of the utilities listed above
• Familiarity with California's Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0) interconnection requirements
• Knowledge of interconnection processes for Texas utilities in the ERCOT market
• Working knowledge of NEC requirements as they apply to solar and battery storage installations
• Experience handling permitting requirements specific to battery energy storage systems
• Experience using project management or CRM systems to track permitting and interconnection pipelines
• Keeps a high volume of active projects from colliding when they are all moving at once

Why Join Us:

Join a team that values ownership, accuracy, and follow-through. You will be trusted as the go-to expert for permitting and interconnection, with the autonomy to run your pipeline your way and real room to grow as our project volume expands.