Strategic Permitting Lead for Data Center Development

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 92,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Permit Manager to coordinate AHJ approvals for data center infrastructure across Arlington/Herndon VA, Seattle WA, or Austin TX. You will drive permitting strategies with cross-functional teams, manage external stakeholders, and mitigate risks while traveling 25-50% to advance critical projects.

The role requires strong real estate development PM and government engagement experience, with a focus on timely approvals and safe, compliant execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above.
• 2+ years entitlement and/or site development permitting experience.
• 2+ years cross-functional program management experience.
• 5+ years of project management experience in real estate development.
• 5+ years of working directly with government officials and regulatory bodies experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify all government approvals required to construct data center infrastructure.
• Support entitlements approval process.
• Coordinate internal and external project development teams to develop, negotiate and execute a permitting plan, ensuring all internal and external stakeholders are performing required actions at the appropriate time.
• Own key relationships with AHJs and other key external stakeholders to act as a single point of contact for all strategic AHJ approval negotiations and escalations.
• Identify, assess, mitigate and communicate risks to the permitting strategy to internal stakeholders and leadership.
• Engage and manage entitlement and permitting scheduling consultants and specialists.
• Track real-time permit delivery metrics and complete after-action reviews to identify and solution opportunities for process improvement.
• 25-50% travel

Skills

Permitting experience

Cross-functional PM

Real estate development PM

Govt/regulatory engagement

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Permit Manager to coordinate AHJ approvals for data center infrastructure across Arlington/Herndon VA, Seattle WA, or Austin TX. You will drive permitting strategies with cross-functional teams, manage external stakeholders, and mitigate risks while traveling 25-50% to advance critical projects.

The role requires strong real estate development PM and government engagement experience, with a focus on timely approvals and safe, compliant execution.