Solar Permitting Virtual Assistant

Tavor Perry; Victorias; Remote; PHP 5,732,000 - 9,554,000; Full time

Job summary

Tavor Perry is seeking a Senior Solar and Battery Permitting and Interconnection Specialist to own permitting and interconnection for solar projects across Texas and California. You will manage submissions from first draft to final PTO, resolving corrections and keeping every project status accurate.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on experience with utility portals, multiple AHJs, and knowledge of Texas and California utilities.

Qualifications

• Recent, hands-on experience managing solar and battery permitting and interconnection in TX and CA.
• Proven ability to move projects from submission to PTO with corrections resolved.
• Direct experience with Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas, TNMP, PG&E, SCE, SDG&E.
• Experience across multiple jurisdictions and AHJs, independently navigating processes.
• Strong written and spoken English, and proactive communication with utilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit permit and interconnection applications through final PTO.
• Use utility portals to track submissions, deadlines, and acceptance.
• Review history, identify blockers, and outline steps to move forward.
• Translate requirements into clear installer instructions with deadlines.
• Coordinate with utilities, inspectors, and internal teams to resolve issues.
• Maintain accurate project status, last activity, next actions, and deadlines.
• Ensure proper documentation in project management system with approvals.

Skills

Solar permitting

Interconnection management

Texas/California utilities

PTO progression

AHJ portals

Project tracking

Documentation discipline

English communication

Remote work readiness

Follow-through

Accurate reporting

Job description

Job Summary

Permits and utility approvals for our solar and battery storage projects across Texas and California will rest with a Senior Solar and Battery Permitting and Interconnection Specialist, who takes full ownership of permitting and interconnection. The ideal candidate has recent, hands-on experience carrying 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 follow up on permit and interconnection applications, revisions, correction responses, inspection requests, and closeout documentation through final approval and PTO
• Work utility and AHJ portals to retrieve correspondence, identify missing requirements, upload the correct documents, track deadlines, and verify that every submission was received and accepted
• Take over stalled or incomplete applications, review their full history, determine the actual blocker, and lay out the steps needed to move them forward
• Translate 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, collect 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
• Determine 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 distinguishing between 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
• Steady-handed, scrupulous, and productive in a remote, self-directed setup
• 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
• Skilled at balancing competing priorities across a high volume of active projects without missing a deadline

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.