Vamos Search Consulting · 6 days ago
Permitting Policy Director
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$133K/yr - $155K/yr
5+ years expVamos Search Consulting is working with Permit Power, an organization aiming to simplify the permitting process for home solar and batteries. The Permitting Policy Director will lead the policy development on permitting, inspection, and HOA across multiple states to facilitate the installation of renewable energy solutions.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Nicky Comer Rosado
Responsibilities
Develop Permit Power's permitting policy agenda: Formulate and execute a comprehensive policy plan to simplify and streamline permitting and inspection requirements for home solar and batteries. This agenda should transform the approval process at building departments, fire departments, other authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), and homeowners associations so it is no longer slow, cumbersome, costly, and a detriment to solar deployment
Oversee the bill-to-law cycle: Conduct preliminary research for, draft, and vet permitting bill language. Produce advocacy materials, such as talking points, fact sheets, graphics, and reports. In coordination with Permit Power’s advocacy team and outside lobbyists, Lobby legislators, their staff, and executive branch officials. Negotiate with opposition
Build and drive coalitions: Manage relationships with partners such as environmental groups, the solar industry, think tanks, and others to broaden support for a permitting reform agenda and to collaboratively refine and update our state policy priorities
Serve as the subject matter expert: Act as the organization's authority on permitting rules, regulations, and cutting-edge policies like automated permitting and remote inspections
Lead regulatory policy development: Develop the organization’s policy positions on regulatory proceedings, such creating a statewide automated permitting platform and adding remote inspections into the state building code. Prepare written comments, testify, and interface with partners
Manage external research and consultants: Scope external policy research and identify, onboard, and direct consultants to secure high-quality products supporting our permitting policy agenda
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in policy development, legislative advocacy, and/or regulatory affairs related to behind the meter solar/storage, utility-scale renewables, or electrification technologies required
Track record of successfully developing and executing policy agendas that lead to tangible outcomes, particularly within the state legislative or regulatory arenas
Ability to translate complex technical and engineering concepts into clear, accessible language and materials for policymakers, advocates, and the public
Experience testifying before, interfacing with, and developing materials for policymakers
Demonstrated ability to build coalitions and partner with stakeholders to achieve policy goals
Familiarity with permitting solutions (e.g. automated permitting, virtual inspections, ban on aesthetic review) and solar building safety codes and standards (e.g. Section R330 of 2024 IRC, Article 690 of NEC, UL 1741, UL 9540) or ability to quickly gain this knowledge
Relationships with clean energy policy groups, technical consultants, research firms, and think tanks in the distributed generation space
Preferred
Experience in permitting policy preferred
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision care
Pre-tax commuter benefits
FSA
401k with 5% percent contribution matching (limits apply)
6 months of paid maternity or paternity leave to bond with a newborn or adopted child within the first year of birth or adoption
Company
Vamos Search Consulting
Vamos is a boutique search consulting agency that strives to humanize the job search and hiring process.
Founded in 2022Portland, OR, US
0-1 employeesFunding
Current Stage
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