Associate Project Manager, Permitting [Pennsylvania]

Withpulley
Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; King of Prussia; Monroeville, US
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level professionals with construction or architecture experience who are comfortable navigating permitting processes and interfacing with city staff.

Best fit for

  • Professionals with direct experience in construction permitting processes.
    — “Experience applying for and obtaining construction permits
  • Detail-oriented individuals who excel in administrative research and communication.
    — “Ability to research permit requirements with accuracy
  • Proactive problem solvers comfortable with ambiguous regulatory environments.
    — “Collaborate with city staff on nuances and ambiguities

Things to consider

  • Must be located in Pennsylvania to qualify for the role.
    — “You must be located in Pennsylvania
  • Requires interfacing with city staff and navigating bureaucratic processes.
    — “Comfortable interfacing city staff and navigating administrative processes

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate specific examples of streamlining permitting processes in past roles.
    — “Help refine our standard operating procedures
  • Highlight instances where you improved permitting timelines or accuracy.
    — “Dramatically reduces approval timelines, improves forecasting accuracy
  • Showcase cross-functional collaboration with product or engineering teams.
    — “Provide feedback to product & engineering teams
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Junior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • accurate permit research
  • timely permit responses
  • refined standard operating procedures
Typical background
2+ years in construction management or architectureexperience in project management

Skills & requirements

Required

Project ManagementPermit ResearchPermit Plan PreparationCollaboration With City StaffSoftware Platform Feedback

Preferred

Construction ManagementArchitecture

Stack & domain

Construction ManagementArchitectureProject ManagementPermit ResearchPermit PlansCity StaffCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

Original posting from Withpulley via Ashby

About Pulley

Pulley helps the country’s top architects, builders, and retailers speed up every project in their portfolio. With AI-powered permitting intelligence and expert guidance, we eliminate costly delays and bring predictability across the full lifecycle of commercial projects.

Today, permitting is the slowest, most uncertain part of building, spread across 19,000+ jurisdictions with different rules, timelines, and surprises. Pulley gives project teams the clarity and predictability they need to move from planning to opening without delays.

We support rollout programs for brands like J.Crew, Solidcore, and Hibbett Sports, as well as major data center buildouts, EV charging networks, and other commercial projects. Our platform dramatically reduces approval timelines, improves forecasting accuracy, and removes thousands of hours of manual work from design and construction teams.

Founded in 2021, Pulley combines deep permitting expertise with purpose-built AI from people who have created products used by millions. We’re backed by CRV, Susa Ventures, Fifth Wall, and leaders from Plaid, Segment, ServiceTitan, and Procore.

The Role

You must be located in Pennsylvania to be considered for this role.

Our in-house permitting team is a key function for driving fast, reliable permitting outcomes for our customers. In this role, you will:

  • Support our lead project managers in delivering great permitting outcomes for customers
  • Help conduct permit research with a high degree of accuracy
  • Assist in preparing permit plans
  • Collaborate with city staff on nuances and ambiguities
  • Monitor permit status and ensure timely responses
  • Provide feedback to product & engineering teams to help refine our software platform
  • Work with permitting leadership to refine our standard operating procedures

Who You Are

To be successful in this role, you are likely someone with:

  • 2+ years in either construction management or architecture, with a focus on project management
  • Experience applying for and obtaining construction permits
  • Ability to research permit requirements with accuracy
  • Comfortable interfacing city staff and navigating administrative processes
  • Clear communicator with a strong attention to detail
  • Proactive problem solver

Source: Withpulley careers (Ashby)

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