Authorization Coordinator – Engineering & Surveying Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Authorization Coordinator to join our engineering and surveying team. In this vital role, you will coordinate permits, agency approvals, utility authorizations, and regulatory compliance activities to support land development, infrastructure, and surveying projects. Your expertise will help streamline the authorization process, maintain project schedules, and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal requirements. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic engineering environment where accuracy, organization, and exceptional communication are essential.

Duties

• Review, prepare, and submit permit and authorization applications for engineering and surveying projects.
• Coordinate approvals with municipalities, counties, state agencies, utility providers, and other regulatory authorities.
• Verify project requirements, zoning regulations, easements, right-of-way requirements, and agency submission criteria.
• Collaborate with engineers, surveyors, project managers, and clients to gather the documentation required for permit and authorization submissions.
• Utilize project management and document management systems to accurately track permits, approvals, agency comments, and project milestones.
• Maintain comprehensive records of permit statuses, approvals, conditions, denials, revisions, and renewals.
• Communicate effectively with regulatory agencies, utility companies, clients, contractors, and internal project teams regarding authorization status and outstanding requirements.
• Monitor permit expiration dates, agency review timelines, and project deadlines to help keep projects on schedule.
• Assist in responding to agency review comments by coordinating revisions with engineering and surveying staff.
• Ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations, company standards, and client requirements throughout the permitting process.
• Support project teams by organizing project files, preparing submittal packages, and maintaining accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in an engineering, surveying, construction, land development, or municipal permitting environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of permitting processes, regulatory approvals, zoning requirements, utility coordination, and right-of-way procedures.
• Familiarity with engineering and surveying terminology, site development plans, plats, legal descriptions, and construction documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and experience with project management, document management, or GIS/CAD-related software is preferred.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and customer service skills with the ability to communicate professionally with clients, agencies, consultants, and internal teams.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and agency requirements simultaneously.
• Experience reviewing engineering plans, survey documents, or permitting packages is a plus.
• Knowledge of municipal development processes, environmental permitting, utility coordination, or land development regulations is highly desirable.

Why Join Our Team

Join us as an Authorization Coordinator and play a critical role in helping engineering and surveying projects move efficiently from planning through construction. Your work will directly support project success by ensuring permits, regulatory approvals, and agency authorizations are obtained accurately and on schedule while contributing to the delivery of high-quality infrastructure and land development projects.

Pay: $29.43 - $36.70 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wilson, NC 27893