Permit Coordinator

Job Description

Are you detail-oriented, organized, and ready to grow your career in the fast-paced solar energy sector? Join an established and innovative company where you'll enjoy a competitive pay rate, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for advancement.

Position Summary

As a Permit Coordinator, you will play a critical role in ensuring the timely and accurate submission of building permits for solar PV and PV+Storage systems. You'll collaborate with internal design teams and city officials to prepare, submit, and track permit applications, helping keep our installation pipeline flowing smoothly.

Benefits We Offer

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• $50K Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time off

What You'll Do

• Manage and maintain permit pipelines, ensuring timely submissions and responses to AHJ requests.
• Communicate with cities and counties to gather permit process details, costs, and jurisdiction confirmations.
• Prepare routes for Permit Technicians and support field tasks such as obtaining customer signatures.
• Complete and submit permit applications, print plans, and upload approved documents to our CRM/ERP.
• Coordinate and support Permit Technicians throughout the day.
• Use business intelligence reports to prioritize tasks and manage queues.
• Escalate issues to regional managers when necessary.
• Handle check requests and expense reports with accuracy and timeliness.
• Attend weekly departmental webinars and calls.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Bring

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience working with municipal building and electrical departments preferred.
• Previous office or clerical experience is a plus.

Skills & Abilities

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and manage workflow independently.
• Intermediate computer skills (DocuSign, Adobe PDF, Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Strong customer service and teamwork orientation.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record required.

Physical & Travel Requirements

• Regular use of computers and office equipment.
• Occasional lifting of 5-10 pounds.
• May require travel to project sites; must be able to drive a personal vehicle.

Freedom Forever is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics) or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.

Employees of Freedom Forever must submit to a criminal history and MVR check.

Job based in Virginia does not seek remote employees.