About the role
The Permitting & Compliance Manager owns the permitting, regulatory, and compliance pathway for every new SparkCharge site launch — from initial jurisdictional research through final permit approval and inspection sign-off. This role ensures that fuel storage, equipment operation, electrical work, and mobile charging infrastructure at each site meet all local, state, and federal requirements, while keeping permitting from becoming a bottleneck to go-live timelines.

What you'll do

Permitting Strategy & Execution

• Determine permitting requirements for each new site based on location, equipment specs, and site type
• Own the permitting timeline as a formal workstream inside the New Site Launch Playbook (Phase 1C), including submission dates, expected approval dates, and risk flags
• Build and maintain a jurisdiction database (by state/county/city) covering permit types, timelines, fees, and known friction points to speed up future site launches
• Manage relationships with local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), fire marshals, and inspectors

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Sit inside the Phase 1 Scope & Site Design process as the accountable owner for permitting status, flagging risks before they threaten the go-live date

Compliance Program Ownership

• Maintain a permitting/compliance status tracker across all active and upcoming site launches (visible to Implementation and Ops leadership)
• Build repeatable permitting checklists and templates by site type and jurisdiction to reduce rework
• Own audit-readiness: ensure every launched site has a complete, retrievable compliance file (permits, waivers, approvals, inspection records)

Continuous Improvement

• Identify permitting bottlenecks by jurisdiction or fuel type and recommend process, vendor, or documentation changes to reduce average permitting cycle time
• Partner with Legal on evolving regulations that could affect site design or timelines

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in permitting, regulatory compliance, or code compliance — ideally in energy, construction, fuel/equipment, telecom, or infrastructure deployment
• Working knowledge of fire codes, and equipment/electrical permitting requirements
• Experience managing multiple jurisdictions simultaneously with different requirements and timelines
• Strong project management skills — able to track multiple concurrent permitting workstreams without dropping details
• Comfortable working directly with AHJs, inspectors, and fire marshals
• Excellent written documentation skills — this role produces compliance records that must hold up to audit or legal scrutiny

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in EV charging, mobile power, distributed energy, or fleet infrastructure
• Experience working in a fast-scaling, deployment-heavy operating environment (vs. traditional slow-moving construction permitting)
• Background working cross-functionally with Implementation/PM teams on hard launch-date deadlines