About this role
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end permit process (application, renewal, compliance) with government agencies, ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, and internal policies, and timely delivery of operating licenses and approvals
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with senior-level governmental and regulatory contacts. Escalate and resolve complex regulatory issues, acting as the business unit's key liaison
- Establish and oversee permit compliance frameworks, monitor attached conditions, audit adherence, and initiate corrective actions to avoid noncompliance and legal exposure
- Own the development and enforcement of permit-related SOPs, policy updates, and documentation management to ensure consistent quality, traceability, and audit readiness
- Collaborate with legal, engineering, operations, safety, and project teams to integrate permit requirements into project schedules, budgets, and internal approvals, ensuring seamless project flow
- Provide leadership-level reporting on permit statuses, risks, bottlenecks, and mitigation plans. Brief stakeholders and steering committees with clear timelines and action plans
- Lead a team of permit specialists; develop staff through training and mentoring, delegate tasks, and drive continuous improvement in permit operations and regulatory intelligence
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Law, Political Science, Arts, or related fields
- At least 6-8 years of experience coordinating permits and licensing with government agencies — ideally in power, energy, infrastructure, or utilities sectors
- Experience in power generation, renewable energy, hydropower, gas, and infrastructure & utilities would be an advantage
- Good personality, attitude, and interpersonal skills
- Communication and coordination skills
- Ability to travel/ work upcountry and abroad
- Creative, problem-solving skills, negotiation, and systematic thinking
- Good command in English both written and verbal (Minimum 750 TOEIC score)
- Goal–Oriented, Unity, Learning, Flexible