Intergovernmental Affairs & Permitting Lead

Tetra Tech, Inc.; Naples (FL); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Flexibility and work-life balance

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Tetra Tech is seeking a Constituent Services Manager to coordinate with local governments and stakeholders for a statewide non-congregate sheltering project in Florida. The role focuses on navigating permits, codes, and approvals across multiple jurisdictions.

Ideal candidates will bring 2+ years in constituent services or related fields, strong communication skills, and the ability to travel within Florida. This hybrid position emphasizes proactive issue resolution and interagency collaboration.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in constituent services, government relations, public administration, permitting coordination, community engagement, emergency management, housing, or a related role.
• Experience or working knowledge of intergovernmental relations, public policy, regulatory coordination, or local government operations.
• Demonstrated ability to research, interpret, organize, and communicate jurisdictional requirements.
• Experience coordinating with municipalities, counties, regulatory agencies, utilities, or other public‑sector stakeholders.
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple jurisdictions, deadlines, stakeholders, and competing priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary project team.
• Ability to travel within Florida, as required.
• Resume required for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Research and document local jurisdictional requirements applicable to non-congregate sheltering facilities and related project activities.
• Identify permitting, zoning, land use, building, code enforcement, utility, occupancy, accessibility, and other regulatory considerations.
• Compile and maintain jurisdiction-specific requirements, procedures, application materials, timelines, contacts, and approval conditions.
• Coordinate with municipalities, counties, utility providers, planning departments, building officials, code enforcement personnel, and other local and regional agencies.
• Support the navigation of permitting and approval processes across multiple Florida jurisdictions.
• Track the status of permits, approvals, inspections, utility connections, corrective actions, and other jurisdictional requirements.
• Identify potential regulatory, operational, or community-related barriers and elevate issues to project leadership.
• Develop clear summaries, matrices, briefing materials, status reports, and recommendations for internal and client use.
• Support communications with elected officials, local government staff, community representatives, property owners, and other constituents as appropriate.
• Assist with intergovernmental relations and policy coordination related to sheltering, housing, emergency management, land use, and community recovery.
• Promote consistent, professional, and responsive constituent engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate with technical, compliance, logistics, housing, construction, and program management teams to support project delivery.
• Maintain accurate records of contacts, commitments, decisions, approvals, and outstanding actions.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of the non-congregate sheltering program.

Skills

Constituent services

Government relations

Public administration

Regulatory coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in public administration

Bachelor's degree in political science

Bachelor's degree in urban planning

Bachelor's degree in emergency management

Bachelor's degree in communications

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Tetra Tech is seeking a Constituent Services Manager to coordinate with local governments and stakeholders for a statewide non-congregate sheltering project in Florida. The role focuses on navigating permits, codes, and approvals across multiple jurisdictions.

Ideal candidates will bring 2+ years in constituent services or related fields, strong communication skills, and the ability to travel within Florida. This hybrid position emphasizes proactive issue resolution and interagency collaboration.