Solar Permit Coordinator

VA Masters; Bogo; On-site; PHP 5,732,000 - 8,917,000; Full time

Job summary

vamasters, Inc. is seeking a Senior Solar Permitting and Interconnection Specialist to own permitting and interconnection for solar and battery projects in the US. You will move projects from first submission through PTO, resolving corrections and maintaining accurate status.

You will work with utility portals, AHJs, and internal teams to ensure timely approvals and robust documentation.

Qualifications

• Recent, hands-on experience managing solar and battery permitting and interconnection.
• Proven track record moving projects from submission to PTO.
• Direct experience with Texas and California utilities.
• Experience with multiple jurisdictions and AHJs.
• Strong written and spoken English communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit permit and interconnection applications through final PTO.
• Navigate utility and AHJ portals to gather documents and track deadlines.
• Identify blockers in stalled applications and map corrective actions.
• Communicate requirements and deadlines to installers, engineers, and PMs.
• Verify field work, gather evidence, and update project status in systems.
• Coordinate with utilities, permitting offices, inspectors, and internal teams.
• Review plans and specs to catch missing or inconsistent details.

Skills

Solar permitting

Interconnection process

AHJs & jurisdictions

Utilities portals

Communication

Job description

Job Summary:

Solar and battery projects across Texas and California move forward on the strength of a Senior Solar and Battery Permitting and Interconnection Specialist, who takes full ownership of permitting and utility interconnection. The ideal candidate has recent, hands-on experience moving projects from first submission through final approval and permission to operate (PTO), resolving corrections along the way and keeping every project status accurate. 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 chase permit and interconnection applications, revisions, correction responses, inspection requests, and closeout documentation, carrying each one through final approval and PTO
• Work utility and AHJ portals to pull correspondence, spot missing requirements, upload the right documents, track deadlines, and confirm that each submission was received and accepted
• Take over stalled or incomplete applications, read through their full history, find the real blocker, and map out what it takes to unstick them
• Convert utility requirements, plan review comments, and failed inspection notices into clear instructions for installers, electricians, designers, and project managers, naming the required correction, supporting photos or documents, responsible person, and deadline
• Verify that requested field work was done, gather the necessary evidence, send it to the appropriate party, and confirm the resulting status
• Contact utilities, permitting offices, inspectors, and internal teams by phone and email to clarify requirements and settle issues
• Review permit packages, site plans, single-line diagrams, equipment specifications, inspection records, and installation photos to catch missing or inconsistent details, and work with our design and field teams to correct them
• Figure out the correct permitting and interconnection process for unfamiliar jurisdictions on your own
• Keep our project management system and project files up to date 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 precisely, 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 moving projects through final approval and permission to operate
• Direct experience 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), and 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
• Principled, painstaking, and self-managing in your day-to-day work
• Disciplined follow-through, treating a task as done 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
• Adept at dividing your focus across a high volume of active projects and finishing each on time

Why Join Us:

Join a team that prizes 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.