Associate Project Manager, Permitting [California]

Pulley; California; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pulley is seeking a Permitting Associate to support lead project managers and drive fast, reliable permitting outcomes for customers in the California region. You will conduct permit research with high accuracy and collaborate with city staff to navigate administrative processes.

You will provide feedback to product and engineering teams to help refine our software platform and SOPs, contributing to faster approvals and improved forecasting across commercial projects.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in construction management or architecture with a focus on project management.
• Comfortable interfacing city staff and navigating administrative processes.
• Ability to provide feedback to product and engineering teams to refine software platform.

Responsibilities

• Support our lead project managers in delivering great permitting outcomes for customers
• Help conduct permit research with a high degree of accuracy
• Provide feedback to product & engineering teams to help refine our software platform
• Work with permitting leadership to refine our standard operating procedures

Skills

Project management

Construction management

Architecture

Stakeholder interfacing

Job description

About Pulley

Pulley helps the country’s top architects, builders, and retailers speed up every project in their portfolio. With AI-powered permitting intelligence and expert guidance, we eliminate costly delays and bring predictability across the full lifecycle of commercial projects.

Today, permitting is the slowest, most uncertain part of building, spread across 19,000+ jurisdictions with different rules, timelines, and surprises. Pulley gives project teams the clarity and predictability they need to move from planning to opening without delays.

We support rollout programs for brands like J.Crew, Solidcore, and Hibbett Sports, as well as major data center buildouts, EV charging networks, and other commercial projects. Our platform dramatically reduces approval timelines, improves forecasting accuracy, and removes thousands of hours of manual work from design and construction teams.

We’re backed by CRV, Susa Ventures, Fifth Wall, and leaders from Plaid, Segment, ServiceTitan, and Procore.

Our in-house permitting team is a key function for driving fast, reliable permitting outcomes for our customers.

• Support our lead project managers in delivering great permitting outcomes for customers
• Help conduct permit research with a high degree of accuracy
• Provide feedback to product & engineering teams to help refine our software platform
• Work with permitting leadership to refine our standard operating procedures
• 2+ years in either construction management or architecture, with a focus on project management
• Comfortable interfacing city staff and navigating administrative processes