Senior Permitting Manager

ADB Companies, LLC•Wildwood, MO

1d•$80,000

About The Position

ADB is a Nationwide full turnkey provider of technology infrastructure solutions including Wireline, Wireless, Technology, and Engineering. Our centric approach has ensured long term relationships with commercial clients, service providers, local, state, and federal government organizations. We recognize our team members as our greatest asset, ensuring that their safety, well-being, and career growth are always our number one priority. Our ALL IN culture includes a focus on Safety, Wellness, Learning, Diversity and Inclusion, and giving back to our Communities. ADB is seeking a Senior Permitting Manager to provide strategic and operational support to the permitting team within Engineering. This role proactively manages client-specific performance goals, develops permitting talent and technical capability, standardizes permitting data and processes, and partners closely with Project Management and Engineering leadership to drive schedule adherence and margin performance. The ideal candidate brings a proven track record of leading a client-centric, data-driven, and scalable permitting team; with a strong work ethic and an ALL IN mindset to drive results.

Requirements

5-7+ years of experience in Project Management, Permitting, or Engineering within the utility construction industry required
3-5+ years leading people and processes within a department required
High School Diploma or equivalent required
Valid Drivers license with the ability to travel nationwide is required
Ability to travel up to 20% Nationwide
A strong belief in ZERO- Being Safe 100% of the time is the expectation
Alignment with company mission, vision, and values
Strong work ethic with an ALL IN attitude
A high level of customer centricity
Strong team player with the ability to adapt to diverse team members
Ability to perform in a fast-paced work environment
A high level of time management, accountability, and prioritization skills
Self-motivated, goal- oriented, and driven to accomplish department goals
Ability to be organized, problem solve, and be solution oriented
Strong ability to influence desired outcomes by master relationship building
High level of professionalism and business acumen
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Power Point, Word, Excel, etc.)

Responsibilities

Proactively manage client-specific permitting performance goals, ensuring alignment with contractual commitments, project schedules and financial targets
Serve as a senior point of escalation for complex or high-risk permitting challenges, ensuring timely resolution and minimal impact to project delivery
Establish clear service-level expectations, metrics and accountability across permitting workflows
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing permitting organization with a strong emphasis on technical proficiency, ownership and continuous improvement
Establish clear role expectations, performance standards, and build training/development plans to strengthen permitting expertise and operations across the team
Own the centralization and standardization of permitting data, tools, and reporting to improve visibility, forecasting and decision-making
Partner with internal stakeholders to improve data accuracy, reporting cadence, and performance transparency
Evaluate subcontractor utilization and reduce reliance where financially advantageous, balancing cost quality and scalability
Align directly with Project Managers and Engineering leaders to drive schedule performance, mitigate risk and protect project margins
Act as a strategic partner in pre-construction planning, bid support and execution strategy
Support scalable growth by aligning permitting capacity with business demand across rate card and bid work
Serves as a leader for a team and/or department, responsible for people management, production, performance, quality, training, etc.
Creates and drives team KPI’s to contribute to the overall department and team Scorecard Success
Upholds ADB’s safety culture, leads by example and drives the philosophy of ZERO throughout the entire organization
Perform additional responsibilities as needed