VP, Rapid Site Development & Permitting

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

• 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.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Development Management
• Entitlement and Permitting Coordination
• Regulatory Pathway Identification
• Relationship Building with Agencies
• Detailed Project Scheduling

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Site Selection
• Zoning Approvals
• Land Use Approvals
• Conditional Use Permits
• Utility Coordination
• Project Scheduling
• Critical Path Management
• Technical Literacy in Engineering
• Infrastructure Project Delivery
• Energy Development Experience

Soft Skills

• Relationship-Building
• Negotiation Skills
• Adaptability in Ambiguous Environments

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in Planning
• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management

Industry Keywords

• Multi-Agency Development
• Infrastructure Projects
• Energy Sector
• Data Center Development
• Community Stakeholder Engagement