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Permitting & OSP Engineering Manager
About the Role
The Permitting & OSP Engineering Manager is responsible for overseeing outside plant (OSP) engineering design, permitting, and project coordination for fiber optic network deployments. This role manages the development of cost-effective fiber network designs, ensures permit packages and engineering deliverables meet applicable requirements, and coordinates with internal teams, external vendors, and permitting authorities to support successful project execution. The position provides oversight of engineering standards, design quality, permitting processes, and project timelines while ensuring compliance with industry standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the development and review of fiber optic network designs using field data, customer specifications, and existing network infrastructure to determine cost-effective and efficient routes.
- Lead engineering scope reviews to ensure project requirements, design expectations, and deliverables are clearly understood.
- Oversee the preparation and management of permit drawings and application packages, including Right-of-Way, aerial make-ready, Traffic Control Plans, and City, County, Railway, DOT, and MOT permits.
- Ensure permit packages and engineering designs meet applicable permitting authority requirements, customer specifications, and industry standards.
- Review highway and road plans, utility maps, as-builts, parcel and plat information, and field data to identify potential conflicts and design constraints.
- Oversee underground bore profile drawings, aerial pole data tables, construction-level drawings, and detailed Bills of Materials.
- Coordinate site visits and field assessments to gather necessary design information, photographs, and sketches to support accurate and cost-effective network designs.
- Identify and address design obstacles, including culverts, waterways, easements, aerial trespass, and conflicts with existing utilities or infrastructure.
- Manage relationships and coordinate deliverables with permitting authorities, vendors, and external partners to ensure timely permit approvals.
- Collaborate with internal GIS, CAD, Engineering, Project Management, and Construction teams to coordinate project schedules, resources, forecasting, and deliverables.
- Review engineering and permitting deliverables for accuracy, completeness, and quality while identifying project risks, issues, and recommended solutions.
- Provide oversight of project scope changes, change orders, and coordination of project billing and closeout activities.
- Ensure the integrity of the customer access network is maintained and provide engineering support for the deployment of fiber optic access technologies.
- Oversee the completion and delivery of as-built packages and support final project and billing closeout.
- Establish and maintain engineering and permitting processes, standards, and procedures while adapting to evolving industry and regulatory requirements.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and support to engineering and permitting personnel to promote quality, accountability, and operational efficiency.
Qualifications
- Extensive experience in outside plant (OSP) and inside plant (ISP) engineering, preferably involving fiber optic network design and deployment.
- Strong knowledge of fiber optic counts, fiber assignments, splicing schematics, and high-density fiber environments.
- Experience managing telecommunications permitting processes, including Right-of-Way, DOT, railway, aerial make-ready, and underground construction permits.
- Strong understanding of telecommunications engineering principles, industry practices, and applicable NESC, NEC, and OSHA standards.
- Ability to interpret highway and road plans, utility maps, construction drawings, as-builts, parcel information, and engineering specifications.
- Experience with engineering and design tools such as AutoCAD, OCalc, EZLoad, iBwave, 3-GIS, or similar GIS/KMZ platforms.
- Proficient in Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook), Google Sheets, and Google Drive.
- Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with team members, vendors, permitting authorities, and executive leadership.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to engineering quality, regulatory
Permitting & OSP Engineering Manager
About the Role
The Permitting & OSP Engineering Manager is responsible for overseeing outside plant (OSP) engineering design, permitting, and project coordination for fiber optic network deployments. This role manages the development of cost-effective fiber network designs, ensures permit packages and engineering deliverables meet applicable requirements, and coordinates with internal teams, external vendors, and permitting authorities to support successful project execution. The position provides oversight of engineering standards, design quality, permitting processes, and project timelines while ensuring compliance with industry standards, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the development and review of fiber optic network designs using field data, customer specifications, and existing network infrastructure to determine cost-effective and efficient routes.
- Lead engineering scope reviews to ensure project requirements, design expectations, and deliverables are clearly understood.
- Oversee the preparation and management of permit drawings and application packages, including Right-of-Way, aerial make-ready, Traffic Control Plans, and City, County, Railway, DOT, and MOT permits.
- Ensure permit packages and engineering designs meet applicable permitting authority requirements, customer specifications, and industry standards.
- Review highway and road plans, utility maps, as-builts, parcel and plat information, and field data to identify potential conflicts and design constraints.
- Oversee underground bore profile drawings, aerial pole data tables, construction-level drawings, and detailed Bills of Materials.
- Coordinate site visits and field assessments to gather necessary design information, photographs, and sketches to support accurate and cost-effective network designs.
- Identify and address design obstacles, including culverts, waterways, easements, aerial trespass, and conflicts with existing utilities or infrastructure.
- Manage relationships and coordinate deliverables with permitting authorities, vendors, and external partners to ensure timely permit approvals.
- Collaborate with internal GIS, CAD, Engineering, Project Management, and Construction teams to coordinate project schedules, resources, forecasting, and deliverables.
- Review engineering and permitting deliverables for accuracy, completeness, and quality while identifying project risks, issues, and recommended solutions.
- Provide oversight of project scope changes, change orders, and coordination of project billing and closeout activities.
- Ensure the integrity of the customer access network is maintained and provide engineering support for the deployment of fiber optic access technologies.
- Oversee the completion and delivery of as-built packages and support final project and billing closeout.
- Establish and maintain engineering and permitting processes, standards, and procedures while adapting to evolving industry and regulatory requirements.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and support to engineering and permitting personnel to promote quality, accountability, and operational efficiency.
Qualifications
- Extensive experience in outside plant (OSP) and inside plant (ISP) engineering, preferably involving fiber optic network design and deployment.
- Strong knowledge of fiber optic counts, fiber assignments, splicing schematics, and high-density fiber environments.
- Experience managing telecommunications permitting processes, including Right-of-Way, DOT, railway, aerial make-ready, and underground construction permits.
- Strong understanding of telecommunications engineering principles, industry practices, and applicable NESC, NEC, and OSHA standards.
- Ability to interpret highway and road plans, utility maps, construction drawings, as-builts, parcel information, and engineering specifications.
- Experience with engineering and design tools such as AutoCAD, OCalc, EZLoad, iBwave, 3-GIS, or similar GIS/KMZ platforms.
- Proficient in Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook), Google Sheets, and Google Drive.
- Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with team members, vendors, permitting authorities, and executive leadership.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to engineering quality, regulatory
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Who's Hiring
- Burns & McDonnell12
- Langan Engineering and Environmental Services7
- WSP5
- Ramboll5
- Weston Solutions4
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Construction & Real Estate
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in permitting manager jobs.
- Five or more years of experience managing local, state, or federal permitting processes
- Bachelor's degree in environmental science, civil engineering, urban planning, or a related field
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate permit submittals across multiple regulatory agencies simultaneously
- Proficiency in permit tracking software and project management platforms
- Knowledge of applicable zoning, land use, and environmental compliance regulations
- Professional certification such as AICP, PMP, or a state-specific permitting credential preferred
Tips for Your Permitting Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume for jurisdiction types
Municipal, county, state, and federal permitting each follow different workflows and regulations. Call out the specific jurisdictions you've worked with by name so hiring managers know you can hit the ground running without a learning curve.
Highlight software your team actually uses
Permitting managers are increasingly expected to know project management and permit-tracking platforms by name. List the specific tools you've used for submittals, tracking, and agency correspondence rather than grouping them under vague labels like 'project software.'
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists permitting manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Show cross-agency coordination experience
Many job postings screen for candidates who've managed simultaneous approvals across multiple agencies. Your resume should name the agencies you've coordinated with and describe a project where you resolved a conflicting or delayed approval.
Prepare for scenario-based interview questions
Interviewers for permitting roles routinely ask how you've handled a denied permit, a missed deadline caused by an agency backlog, or a project scope change mid-review. Prepare two or three specific stories with outcomes before your first round.
Negotiate using total scope, not just title
Permitting manager offers vary based on how many concurrent permits you'll oversee, the complexity of the regulatory environment, and whether you'll manage a team. Use those factors to anchor your counter-offer rather than relying on title alone.
Permitting Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most permitting managers?
The most active employers for permitting managers right now are Burns & McDonnell, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, and WSP, and the most openings are in New York, Texas, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Construction, utilities, and energy development firms tend to maintain the most consistent demand for this role.
How many permitting manager jobs are remote?
About 74% of permitting manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the in-person requirements of agency meetings, site visits, and local government coordination. Roles focused on internal permit tracking, documentation management, and compliance reporting are the most likely to allow remote or hybrid schedules.
How do you become a permitting manager?
Start by building experience in a permit technician, project coordinator, or regulatory compliance role where you handle submittal packages and agency correspondence directly. Progress into managing full permit lifecycles on progressively larger projects. Earning a planning or project management credential strengthens your candidacy, as does developing relationships with the agencies you submit to most frequently.
Can you get hired as a permitting manager without direct experience?
Some employers will hire candidates with adjacent backgrounds in construction project coordination, environmental consulting, or local government plan review if the candidate understands the approval process end to end. Demonstrating that you've navigated agency timelines, tracked submittals, and resolved compliance issues in a related role can substitute for the permitting manager title itself.
What does the permitting manager interview process look like?
Most employers start with a phone screen focused on the types of permits you've managed and the jurisdictions you know. A second round typically involves scenario questions about handling agency delays, managing conflicting approval timelines, or resolving a denial mid-project. Final rounds often include a panel with project managers or operations leadership who assess cross-functional coordination skills.
Where can I find and apply to permitting manager jobs?
You can find and apply to permitting manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find the roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing.
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