Permit Coordinator (Residential Solar)

As our Permit Coordinator you’ll keep our installation projects in “ready” status by compiling all documents required for permitting and obtaining building permits for the design and installation of PV and PV+ Storage systems. In this role, you will work with the branch team, company designers, and city officials, collaborating with them to prepare and review all paperwork necessary to receive building permits.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Organize and maintain permit pipelines, and escalate process issues as necessary
• Contact cities and counties for application process(es), costs, status updates, and to confirm project jurisdiction
• Ensure that submissions take place within SLA, and all AHJ requests are responded to and/or actioned within 24 hours
• Prepare routes for permit techs as necessary – submitting and issuing permits, performing research at an AHJ, visiting customer’s homes to obtain signatures, and other necessary project tasks
• Complete permit applications, print project plans per AHJ and SOW requirements, submit plans electronically
• Upload approved project plans to CRM/ERP, and notify design team of any corrections
• Use and understand various BI reports to make educated decisions and reprioritize as needed
• Request checks from accounting department, ensure all checks are recorded accurately, and ensure voided checks are returned to accounting
• Manage expense reports and meet the weekly deadline for expenses to be submitted
• Perform other duties as assigned

Desired Qualifications

• 2+ years of administrative and customer service experience
• 1 year of permit experience is preferred
• 1 year of solar experience preferred
• Must be able to multitask and manage multiple projects
• Excellent organizational and communication skills required
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other computer applications
• Experience using Docusign, Adobe pdf, Outlook, Excel, and Word is preferred
• Experience interfacing with municipal electrical departments and other building departments
• Frequently work on projects with deadlines
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
• Attend weekly webinars or departmental calls
• Comfortable with discretion and confidentiality
• Must have outstanding follow-through
• High school graduate or GED
• Must have a valid state driver’s license

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 check, MVR check and a 9-panel drug screen that includes the following: Amphetamines, Cocaine Metabolites, Opiates, Phencyclidine (PCP), Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Methadone, Methaqualone, Propoxyphene.