Accenture

Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Data Center Construction Permitting & Entitlement Lead, ANS

Accenture$150K — $180K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field
  • 7+ years of experience in permitting and regulatory coordination
  • Experience working with administrative agencies and planning commissions
  • Knowledge of permit sequencing and agency review processes
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail

Responsibilities

  • Manage permitting and regulatory documentation processes
  • Develop and maintain essential project matrices and roadmaps
  • Oversee submission calendars and permit tracking systems
  • Coordinate permit applications and agency submissions
  • Serve as the primary liaison with stakeholders and regulatory bodies
  • Track and resolve agency comments in collaboration with the design team
  • Prepare and maintain comprehensive permitting status reports

Benefits

  • Ongoing professional development opportunities
  • Access to a supportive and collaborative work environment
  • Potential for involvement in high-impact projects
  • Opportunity to work with various municipal and state regulatory agencies
  • Flexible application deadlines promoting work-life balance
Full Job Description
THE WORK:

  • You'll manage permitting, entitlement, agency coordination, comment resolution, and regulatory documentation in partnership with the Owner's permitting leadership and the design team.
  • You'll develop and maintain the project permitting matrix, entitlement roadmap, and agency contact list.
  • You'll oversee the submission calendar, permit status tracker, and regulatory risk register to ensure visibility and control.
  • You'll coordinate permit applications, agency submissions, zoning materials, and impact fee documentation on the Owner's behalf.
  • You'll manage environmental documentation, AHJ correspondence, and all required regulatory submittals.
  • You'll serve as a liaison among the Owner, design team, the county, borough, PA DEP, utility stakeholders, and other state or federal agencies.
  • You'll track agency comments, coordinate technical responses with the design team, and manage comment resolution logs.
  • You'll escalate permitting or regulatory issues that may impact critical path milestones and overall project delivery.
  • You'll prepare permitting status reports summarizing submissions, review durations, approval risks, mitigation actions, and Owner decisions required.
  • You'll maintain organized records of submissions, approvals, conditions, correspondence, meeting notes, community engagement efforts, and closeout requirements.


HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in planning, environmental management, engineering, public administration, construction management, or related field
  • 7+ years of permitting, entitlement, environmental coordination, land development, or capital project regulatory experience.
  • Experience coordinating with AHJs, planning commissions, municipal agencies, state regulators, utilities, design teams, and project owners
  • Working knowledge of permit sequencing, agency review cycles, comment responses, zoning, environmental documentation, and construction readiness dependencies
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to maintain accurate logs, submissions, correspondence, and status reporting


BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

  • Pennsylvania permitting, Carbon County, Luzerne County, PA DEP, or Mid-Atlantic jurisdictional experience
  • Experience with data centers, utilities, substations, industrial sites, or large-scale infrastructure programs.
  • AICP, PMP, PE, environmental credential, or comparable certification.


$150,000 - $180,000 a year

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Illinois, Minnesota, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, or Washington as set forth below.

We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
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