Construction Permitting Manager

Cumming Management Group, Inc.; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 121,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group is seeking a seasoned Permitting & Regulatory Lead to join our construction management team in the United States. You will drive permitting strategies, coordinate with AHJs and utilities, and ensure project milestones are met on time.

Responsibilities include maintaining the permit matrix, coordinating submissions with design and construction teams, and managing regulatory communications. Strong stakeholder skills and a track record in complex capital projects are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in construction permitting or regulatory approvals.
• Direct interaction with AHJs, municipalities, utilities, and local agencies.
• Strong knowledge of permitting processes and project scheduling.
• Experience coordinating permits for complex capital projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Planning, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead permitting and regulatory approvals across the project lifecycle.
• Interface with AHJs, building and fire officials, planning departments, utilities, and local agencies.
• Maintain the permit matrix, approval schedule, and key regulatory milestones.
• Coordinate permit submissions with architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and leadership.
• Manage agency comments, technical responses, and approval issues through resolution.
• Identify permitting or stakeholder risks that could impact the project schedule.
• Build and maintain relationships with government, regulators, utilities, and community stakeholders.
• Support local communications and community engagement as needed.
• Track permits, approvals, agency correspondence, commitments, and outstanding actions.
• Coordinate with project management, design, construction, EHS, quality, and commissioning teams.

Skills

Permitting experience

Stakeholder management

Regulatory coordination

Project scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Planning, or related field

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead permitting and regulatory approvals across the project lifecycle.
• Serve as the primary interface with AHJs, building and fire officials, planning/zoning departments, utilities, and local agencies.
• Maintain the permit matrix, approval schedule, and key regulatory milestones.
• Coordinate permit submissions with architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and project leadership.
• Manage agency comments, technical responses, and approval issues through resolution.
• Identify permitting or stakeholder risks that could impact the project schedule or critical path.
• Build and maintain relationships with local government, regulatory agencies, utilities, and community stakeholders.
• Support local communications and community engagement as needed.
• Track permits, approvals, agency correspondence, commitments, and outstanding actions.
• Coordinate closely with project management, design, construction, EHS, quality, and commissioning teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in construction permitting, capital projects, entitlements, land/site development, municipal engineering, or regulatory approvals.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with AHJs, municipalities, utilities, and local regulatory agencies.
• Strong understanding of construction permitting and local approval processes.
• Experience coordinating permitting for complex construction or capital projects.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and issue-resolution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple permits, deadlines, and regulatory stakeholders concurrently.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Planning, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience considered.

Preferred Experience

• Strong construction or capital project experience within the local market.
• Existing knowledge of local AHJs, permitting processes, municipal agencies, and utilities.
• Established local relationships with government, construction, engineering, or development stakeholders.
• Experience with large-scale commercial, industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, mission-critical, or other complex projects.
• Experience with an owner, developer, EPC, general contractor, engineering firm, or program/construction management firm.
• Local construction and permitting experience is more important than experience within any specific industry sector.

The salary range for this full-time role is $121,200.00-$169,666.69 per year. Ranges are determined based on the position, geography, client and industry experience and level, and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range reflects base salary only, and not the total compensation package. Cumming Group reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on a candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, including client requirements.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Short and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program

At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client’s needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project’s development. Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 3,000+ team members – including many of the brightest minds in the industry.

Learn more about what a great organization we are here.

Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity. All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.

Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Group’s policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity. All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.