Job Description

Job Description

Dewberry has an exciting opportunity for a Project Permitter for the Real Estate and Commercial Development Team based out of our Danville, VA or Richmond, VA office. The applicant can be a remote worker. The role will focus on engaging authorities having jurisdiction over development projects to coordinate and lead permitting efforts required for design and construction. The successful candidate will have administrative, technical, project/program management, and client facing responsibilities to manage project timelines and coordinate critical permitting requirements for local jurisdictions.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with local and geographically dispersed teams of professionals to meet local jurisdictional development permitting requirements.
• Manage schedules, permit fees and deliverable execution to ensure permitting requirements are met for a large volume of projects.
• Experience in the commercial development, civil engineering or related field, managing schedules and deliverables is desired, however not required.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work on multiple project assignments concurrently.
• Ability to work and interact with clients, maintain project budgets and schedules.
• Desire to work in a team environment.
• Strong program management skills utilizing schedule software, as well as Microsoft Office programs.
• Candidate must be willing to travel for planning, zoning, and council meetings.

Required Skills & Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required if relevant working experience aligns with the position.
• 3-5 years of experience preferred

The projected range for this position is $70,000 - $90,000 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employee’s. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

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