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In this key role, you’ll be an essential part of our full-service project delivery-helping bring spaces to life by navigating the critical path of permitting. You’ll work closely with our talented in-house team of architects, engineers, technicians, and administrative professionals, collaborating on a wide range of exciting projects. This role is perfect for someone who is self-motivated, highly organized, and confident in communicating with clients and team members alike.\nAs a Permitting Specialist, you’ll manage the coordination of multiple projects simultaneously ensuring timelines are met and clients have clear expectations about how permitting may impact their opening dates.\nWe understand the importance of work-life balance and offer paid time off, flexible schedules, and company-paid holidays to support your needs. Our commitment to balance also includes a hybrid work option, allowing you to split your time between the office and home. 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After construction document submission, it is important to follow up and monitor the review progress to verify that the project is moving through as expected.\nThis includes but is not limited to State and local building permits, signage permits, State or local health permits, EPA, water service permits and erosion and sediment control permits.\nSpecific responsibilities include:\nTechnical understanding of building permitting processes.\nProduction related project tasks within the following software platforms: Excel, and other Microsoft Office platforms \nAssisting project team leaders to align client & technical expectations for each project construction schedule.\nOrganizing, recording, tracking and monitoring the permitting data\nWhat You'll Bring:\nWe are looking for someone who is a proactive problem solver, willing and able to communicate ideas and learn office production workflow in a collaborative, matrixed team environment.\nStrong communication skills, good collaborator, creative thinker, highly organized\nTechnical Computer skills - 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