Senior Land Development Strategist – Permitting & Approvals

Hightop Development; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Hightop Development is seeking an experienced owner’s engineer to take suburban sites from raw land to shovel-ready, collaborating with ownership, construction, and legal teams in the Philadelphia region.

You will shape acquisitions, design decisions, and approvals timelines, overseeing consultants and coordinating with township boards to secure land development approvals and permitting across PA.

Formación

• PA Professional Engineer license required.
• 7+ years in civil site design or land development with ground-up suburban residential or mixed-use projects.
• Proven ability to obtain approvals through PA municipal and state processes.
• Working knowledge of SALDO and zoning ordinances, stormwater management, and DEP permitting.
• Proficiency in Civil 3D or comparable software.
• Strong communicator able to lead township meetings and drive consultants.

Responsabilidades

• Lead site due diligence and feasibility on new acquisitions; run yield studies and estimate site costs.
• Manage outside civil engineers, surveyors, traffic, environmental, and geotech consultants; enforce scope, schedule, and budget.
• Drive land development approvals through township staff, planning commissions, zoning hearing boards, and boards of supervisors; present at public meetings.
• Own state and county permitting: NPDES, Chapter 102 and 105, E&S and PCSM, sewage planning modules, and PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permits.
• Coordinate public and private utilities (water, sewer, electric, gas).
• Review plans for constructability and cost; identify value engineering opportunities.
• Manage financial security, escrow releases, as-builts, and dedication of public improvements.
• Support construction team through site work and closeout.

Conocimientos

Professional Engineer license

7+ years experience

PA approvals track record

SALDO knowledge

Stormwater management

DEP permitting

Strong communicator

Developer mindset

Herramientas

Civil 3D

Descripción del empleo

Hightop Development is seeking an experienced owner’s engineer to take suburban sites from raw land to shovel-ready, collaborating with ownership, construction, and legal teams in the Philadelphia region.

You will shape acquisitions, design decisions, and approvals timelines, overseeing consultants and coordinating with township boards to secure land development approvals and permitting across PA.