Data Center Construction Permitting And Entitlement Lead (Infrastructure)

TL;DR

Data Center Construction Permitting and Entitlement Lead (Infrastructure): Managing complex regulatory processes, agency coordination, and entitlement roadmaps for large-scale data center infrastructure projects with an accent on permit sequencing, zoning compliance, and environmental documentation. Focus on mitigating regulatory risks, ensuring critical path milestones are met, and serving as the primary liaison between owners, design teams, and municipal agencies.

Location: Must be based in or able to work in Allentown, PA (Hybrid)

Salary: $150,000–$180,000 per year

Company

A global professional services company providing strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations services with a focus on large-scale infrastructure and capital projects.

What you will do

• Manage permitting, entitlement, and regulatory documentation in partnership with owner leadership and design teams.
• Develop and maintain project permitting matrices, entitlement roadmaps, and agency contact lists.
• Oversee submission calendars, permit status trackers, and regulatory risk registers to ensure project visibility.
• Coordinate permit applications, zoning materials, and impact fee documentation on behalf of the owner.
• Serve as the primary liaison among the owner, design team, county, borough, PA DEP, and utility stakeholders.
• Track agency comments, coordinate technical responses, and manage resolution logs to prevent critical path delays.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in planning, environmental management, engineering, public administration, or construction management.
• 7+ years of experience in permitting, entitlement, environmental coordination, or capital project regulatory work.
• Proven experience coordinating with AHJs, planning commissions, municipal agencies, and state regulators.
• Working knowledge of permit sequencing, agency review cycles, and construction readiness dependencies.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to maintain accurate logs and status reports.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with Pennsylvania permitting, PA DEP, or Mid-Atlantic jurisdictional requirements.
• Background in data centers, utilities, substations, or large-scale industrial infrastructure.
• Professional certifications such as AICP, PMP, or PE.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with a focus on innovative and creative problem-solving.
• Opportunities to work on high-impact, large-scale infrastructure projects that shape communities.
• Collaborative environment working alongside project managers, engineers, and digital strategists.
• Comprehensive benefits package (details provided by recruiter based on specific legal entity).