VP, Project Development

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior executive to lead the end-to-end development of sites from selection through construction. The VP, Project Development will embed with a development team and local jurisdictions to accelerate shovel-ready timelines, building agency relationships before they are needed and driving entitlements and utilities coordination.

You will manage complex multi-agency projects, coordinate with civil, electrical, and structural engineers, and steer schedules and critical path

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Planning, Construction Management, or related field.
• 10+ years delivering complex, multi-agency development or infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing entitlements, permitting, and utility coordination.
• Strong technical literacy to discuss with civil, electrical, and structural engineers.
• Exceptional relationship-building with government agencies, utilities, and community stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own everything between site selection and construction.
• Embed with development team and local jurisdictions to shovel-ready sites quickly.
• Build agency relationships before they are needed.
• Drive zoning, land use approvals, and variances through agencies.
• Identify parallel regulatory pathways to compress timelines.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Construction teams for efficient paths to shovel-readiness.
• Lead negotiations with power providers, water districts, and telecom utilities.
• Create and maintain detailed development schedules with milestones.

Skills

Project management

Entitlements management

Regulatory coordination

Stakeholder relationship

Engineering coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• As a VP, Project Development, you will own everything that sits between site selection and construction.
• You will be embedded with a development team and local jurisdictions to take end-to-end ownership of getting each site shovel-ready as fast as possible.
• Build agency relationships before they are needed - not when you are already on the clock.
• Drive zoning, land use approvals, conditional use permits, and variances through local and state agencies.
• Identify and pursue parallel regulatory pathways to compress overall approval timelines.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Construction teams to ensure the most efficient path to shovel-readiness.
• Lead negotiations with power providers, water districts, and telecom utilities.
• Create and maintain detailed development schedules tracking every entitlement, utility, and permit milestone.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Planning, Construction Management, or related field.
• 10+ years delivering complex, multi-agency development or infrastructure projects, bonus points for experience in Energy or Data Center development.
• Demonstrated experience managing entitlements, permitting, and utility coordination simultaneously.
• Strong technical literacy - able to hold substantive conversations with civil, electrical, and structural engineers.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills with government agencies, utilities, and community stakeholders.
• Experience creating and managing detailed project schedules and critical path dependencies.
• Comfortable operating in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments with shifting priorities.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing complex development projects from site selection to construction, with a strong focus on entitlements, permitting, and utility coordination. Proven ability to build relationships with government agencies and stakeholders while maintaining detailed project schedules in fast‑paced environments.