Permit Coordinator

 

 

Who we are...

Verra Mobility is a global leader in smart mobility. We develop technology-enabled solutions that help the world move safely and easily. We are fostering the development of safe cities, working with police departments and municipalities to install over 4,000 red-light, speed, and school bus stop arm safety cameras across North America. We are also creating smart roadways, serving the world's largest commercial fleets and rental car companies to manage tolling transactions and violations for over 8.5 million vehicles. And we are a leading provider of connected systems, processing nearly 165 million transactions each year across 50+ individual tolling authorities. 

 

Culture 

Verra Mobility Corporation is a rapidly-growing, entrepreneurial company that operates with a people-first philosophy and approach. The company lives by its core values—Do What’s Right, Lead with Grace, Win Together, and Own It—in everything it does for its customers and team members. The company seeks to grow aggressively, both organically and through acquisition, to continue to be the undisputed market leader with these five core competencies: bias for action, customer focus, teamwork, drive for results, and commitment to excellence.

Position Overview 

The Permit Coordinator at Verra Mobility works with local jurisdictions across North America to understand construction regulations and applies for applicable permits. This individual will work to build and maintain relationships with permitting agencies across the nation. The Permit Coordinator will oversee the permit process and power delivery to ensure seamless installations of traffic enforcement equipment.  

Essential Responsibilities 

• Understanding of utility, permitting & other external lead times 
• Comprehensive understanding of power requirements 
• Experience with project managing multiple projects 
• Accurately read construction design plans 
• Maintain interaction with power companies for design clarification, job scope and schedules. 
• Participate in field meetings with external and internal customers, city agencies, contractors, city engineers and field inspectors. 
• Attend the permitting agencies coordination meetings and other client meetings as required. 
• Establish and maintain relationships with design team and construction team. 

Qualifications 

• Minimum three years of experience working in permitting 
• Associates degree 
• Proven experience using project management methods 
• Excellent communication with CAD Team / Project Coordinator on a daily basis for the scheduling. 
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate well both verbally & in writing. 
• Possesses organizational skills and is detail oriented. 
• Demonstrates personal motivation, initiative, and potential for growth 
• Possess the flexibility to adjust to a regularly changing workload volume 
• A committed team player with exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving, and communication skills with ability to develop and maintain cooperative and productive work relationships. 

Verra Mobility Values

An ideal candidate for this role naturally works in alignment with the Verra Mobility Core Values:

• Own It. We focus on high performance and drive toward breakthrough outcomes. Our employees ensure accountability, optimize and align work, focus on the customer, and cultivate innovation.
• Do What’s Right. We champion integrity and good character. Our team members model ethical behavior, demonstrate good judgment and are courageous.
• Lead with Grace. We express humility and compassion, and we are authentic and candid. Our employees demonstrate self-awareness, care for others, instill trust, and communicate effectively.
• Win Together. We believe in growing and inspiring people together. We seek people who collaborate, value