Permit Coordinator (Contract)

🎯 Our Mission

At Pulley, we are on a mission to help construction teams break ground faster. The United States is short between 4-7 million homes while housing production and affordability remain near historic lows. Meanwhile, retail and office real estate are still adapting to the post-pandemic world and the AI boom has led to significant investments in data center infrastructure.

Permitting requirements vary vastly by jurisdiction, making it challenging to navigate for home builders, retailers, architects and contractors. It creates a critical bottleneck that every project must traverse. While the industry remains largely fragmented and underserved, we believe that combining cutting-edge software with permitting expertise can condense permitting timelines from months to days or even hours!

🏗️ About Us

We are a passionate team building software for the built environment around us. Founded by Charlie Jacobson and Andreas Rotenberg in 2021, our team combines deep experience in real estate and construction with a track record of shipping software loved by millions of customers.

We’re backed by CRV, Susa Ventures, BoxGroup, Fifth Wall, Operator, South Park Commons, Suffolk Construction and leaders from Plaid, Segment, Procore, ServiceTitan, Built, BuildZoom, and eero.

🏠 What We’re Building

We’re building the world’s first software platform for construction permitting — for any project, in any city. Our north star is speed; everything we do is in the service of helping our customers get their permits as fast as possible.

We serve some of the top developers, builders, retailers and architects in the industry to permit new apartment buildings, office space, homes, stores and much more!

📋 Key Responsibilities

• Lead research, application, and execution of permits, including health licenses, certificates of occupancy, and business licensing across multiple jurisdictions.

• Conduct AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction) research, demonstrating a strong enthusiasm for understanding local regulations, talking to staff, and sculpting out comprehensive requirements lists.

• Handle interactions with staff and officials through phone and email communication, ensuring timely completion of requirements.

• Engage in creative problem-solving and negotiation to expedite project closeout, coordinating and following up on permits to ensure smooth and on-time approvals.

• Own the submittal processes and take a proactive approach to managing requirements for multiple jurisdictions simultaneously.

👋 Who You Are

• Strong research, problem-solving, and communication skills

  Experience with building permits and attention to detail

  Open to part-time contract work with availability of at least 20 hours per week during normal business hours, Monday–Friday