AHJ Permits Strategy Lead, Data Center Development

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Strategic Permit Manager to coordinate AHJ approvals for data-center land development. The role requires developing a permit strategy, engaging with AHJs, and partnering with transaction, engineering, and environment teams to drive approvals on schedule.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in real estate development project management, strong cross-functional coordination with internal and external teams, and can travel 25–50% as needed.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of entitlement and/or site development permitting experience.
• 2+ years managing programs across cross-functional teams, building processes and coordinating development schedules.
• 5+ years of project management experience in real estate development.
• 5+ years working directly with government officials and regulatory bodies.

Responsibilities

• Identify all government approvals required to construct data center infrastructure.
• Support entitlements approval process.
• Coordinate internal and external project development teams to develop, negotiate and execute a permitting plan, ensuring all internal and external stakeholders are performing required actions at the appropriate time.
• Own key relationships with AHJs and other key external stakeholders to act as a single point of contact for all strategic AHJ approval negotiations and escalations.
• Identify, assess, mitigate and communicate risks to the permitting strategy to internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Engage and manage the work of entitlement and permitting scheduling consultants and specialists.
• Track real-time permit delivery metrics and complete after-action reviews to identify and solution opportunities for process improvement.
• 25-50% travel.

Skills

Entitlement & site development

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

Government relations

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Master's degree

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Strategic Permit Manager to coordinate AHJ approvals for data-center land development. The role requires developing a permit strategy, engaging with AHJs, and partnering with transaction, engineering, and environment teams to drive approvals on schedule.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in real estate development project management, strong cross-functional coordination with internal and external teams, and can travel 25–50% as needed.