Manager, Permitting
Posted Aug 6, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you wrote or prepared testimony for a permit hearing.
What they are checking: Whether they have experience with formal regulatory proceedings and can present the project under scrutiny.
How do you coordinate environmental consultants, engineers and lawyers on one permit filing?
What they are checking: Whether they can lead many contributors toward one clear, consistent document.
Describe a project where permit risk changed the development strategy.
What they are checking: Whether they can spot permit risk early and help leaders change course in time.
How do you keep current on changing state siting laws?
What they are checking: Whether they have a habit of watching law and policy changes that affect their projects.
What would you do
An agency sends a long data request with a short deadline. How do you manage it?
What they are checking: Whether they can organize internal and outside experts quickly to send accurate, complete responses.
A late wildlife survey finds a protected species on site. What do you do next?
What they are checking: Whether they know how to adjust the project and work with agencies instead of hiding or ignoring it.
About the work
Walk me through how you'd build a permit plan for a new utility-scale solar project.
What they are checking: Whether they can map local, state and federal permits into one plan with timing and risk.
What makes a permit application resilient against challenges?
What they are checking: Whether they know how thorough records, studies and clear reasoning help permits survive appeals.
How do permitting challenges differ between wind, solar, storage, gas and transmission projects?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that each technology brings different agencies, studies and public concerns.
How do you track compliance with permit conditions after approval?
What they are checking: Whether they think past approval to construction and operations, where violations can be costly.
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