Senior Permitting Specialist

Abri Consulting, LLC; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Abri Consulting, LLC seeks a Senior Permitting Specialist in Austin, TX, a hybrid role combining on-site collaboration with flexible work-from-home days. You will lead and manage permitting activities for private and city-sponsored projects, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, particularly with the City of Austin's DSD processes.

You will prepare and review permit applications across site plan, grading, water quality, heritage tree, and utility ROW permits, coordinate

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of permitting processes, land development regulations, and compliance requirements in Texas, with deep, direct experience working the City of Austin's DSD site plan permitting process, drainage/water quality requirements, and heritage tree ordinance.
• Minimum 5+ years of professional permitting experience, with demonstrated experience managing concurrent permit pathways across multiple project types (site plan, grading, water quality, tree, ROW) simultaneously.
• Experience coordinating with city, county, and state agencies, including preparing, submitting, and tracking permit applications and related documents.
• Ability to interpret zoning codes, land‑use ordinances, and technical plans (civil engineering, grading, drainage), and to communicate implications clearly to project teams and clients.
• Proficient in project coordination and time management, with a track record of handling multiple concurrent projects and deadlines in a consulting or development environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including professional correspondence, report writing, and documentation of regulatory decisions and jurisdictional precedent.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage permitting activities for private and city-sponsored projects, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Prepare, review, and track permit applications across site plan, grading, water quality, heritage tree, and utility ROW permits.
• Coordinate with municipal permitting authorities, attend pre-submittal conferences and comment-response meetings.
• Build standardized templates, submittal formats, and institutional documentation to create a repeatable, defensible permitting process.

Skills

Permitting expertise

5+ years experience

Agency coordination

Zoning & codes interpretation

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in planning/engineering/environmental science/public administration or related field

AICP/PE certification preferred

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

MS Office

Job description

Abri Consulting, LLC focuses on simplifying permitting, land development, and compliance so projects can move forward faster and with fewer obstacles. The firm partners with clients to streamline complex regulatory processes, enabling more efficient and smarter development decisions. By reducing administrative burden and mitigating compliance risks, Abri Consulting helps clients build with greater confidence and less stress. Team members contribute directly to creating clear, practical solutions that support successful project delivery.

Role Description

The Senior Permitting Specialist will lead and manage permitting activities for private and city-sponsored projects, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, with particular depth in the City of Austin's Development Services Department (DSD) processes. This is a hybrid role based in Austin, TX, combining on‑site collaboration with flexible work‑from‑home days, reporting to the Managing Principal within an embedded, multidisciplinary program support team.

Daily responsibilities include preparing and reviewing permit applications across site plan, grading, water quality, heritage tree, and utility right‑of‑way permits; coordinating directly with municipal permitting authorities, including attending pre‑submittal conferences and comment‑response meetings; tracking approvals and resolving permitting issues that may impact schedules or budgets; and interpreting zoning and land‑use ordinances to advise clients on permitting strategy. The Specialist will also build standardized templates, submittal formats, and institutional documentation that turn ad hoc permitting activity into a repeatable, defensible system, while maintaining organized documentation and reporting across multiple concurrent projects and contributing to process improvements that support faster, more predictable permitting outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of permitting processes, land development regulations, and compliance requirements in Texas, with deep, direct experience working the City of Austin's DSD site plan permitting process, drainage/water quality requirements, and heritage tree ordinance.
• Minimum 5+ years of professional permitting experience, with demonstrated experience managing concurrent permit pathways across multiple project types (site plan, grading, water quality, tree, ROW) simultaneously.
• Experience coordinating with city, county, and state agencies, including preparing, submitting, and tracking permit applications and related documents.
• Ability to interpret zoning codes, land‑use ordinances, and technical plans (civil engineering, grading, drainage), and to communicate implications clearly to project teams and clients.
• Proficient in project coordination and time management, with a track record of handling multiple concurrent projects and deadlines in a consulting or development environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including professional correspondence, report writing, and documentation of regulatory decisions and jurisdictional precedent.
• High attention to detail and strong analytical skills for reviewing applications, identifying issues, and developing practical solutions.
• Comfortable in a hybrid arrangement, collaborating in person in Austin, TX and working independently from home, using digital tools (permit tracking software, Procore, Bluebeam, MS Office) for coordination.
• Bachelor's degree in planning, engineering, environmental science, public administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Prior experience in land development, civil engineering, environmental permitting, or municipal planning is highly beneficial; AICP, PE, or another relevant professional certification is a plus but not required.
• Commitment to ethical, inclusive, and non‑discriminatory practices in all interactions with clients, agencies, and team members.

Compensation:

-Salary Range: $110,000 to $145,000/year, commensurate with experience.