Permit Coordinator

Permit Coordinator

Location: Chandler, AZ

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $51.40 $66.71 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The Permit Coordinator is responsible for coordinating permit requests, approvals, reviews, stakeholder communications, and permit tracking to ensure work is performed safely and in accordance with project requirements. The role serves as the interface between field execution teams, system owners, permit authorities, construction management, ES&H, and operations personnel. Working in Semi-conductor or Data Center industries is highly regarded.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive and track permit requests.
• Maintain permit logs, records, and status reports.
• Verify permit documentation is complete before review and approval.
• Maintain records of permit approvals, closures, and supporting documentation.
• Track permit status and permit performance metrics.
• Support audits and readiness reviews.
• Assist with incident investigations and corrective action tracking when permit-related issues occur.
• Coordinate required reviews and approvals before permit issuance.
• Verify necessary hold points and approvals have been obtained.
• Facilitate communication between permit requestors and approval authorities.
• Confirm the work scope, boundaries, risks, and mitigation requirements have been reviewed.
• Support coordination of shutdowns, isolations, access requirements, and facility notifications.
• Ensure permit requirements are incorporated into work packages and pre-task planning.

Education Requirements

• A degree is not required; however, minimum experience required is 5 years with a degree or 10 years of relevant work experience without a degree.

Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience with a degree, or minimum 10 years of relevant work experience without a degree.

Required Skills

• Experience coordinating permit requests, approvals, reviews, and permit tracking in a construction, industrial, or project environment.
• Familiarity with stakeholder communications across field execution teams, system owners, permit authorities, construction management, ES&H, and operations personnel.
• Ability to maintain permit logs, records, status reports, and performance metrics.
• Experience verifying permit documentation for completeness prior to review and approval.
• Ability to support audits, readiness reviews, and incident investigations with corrective action tracking.
• Experience coordinating required reviews, hold points, and approvals prior to permit issuance.
• Ability to facilitate communication between permit requestors and approval authorities.
• Experience confirming work scope, boundaries, risks, and mitigation requirements.
• Ability to support coordination of shutdowns, isolations, access requirements, and facility notifications.
• Experience incorporating permit requirements into work packages and pre-task planning.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in the Semi-conductor or Data Center industries is highly regarded.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a privately held global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, with more than 125 years of history delivering complex infrastructure projects across energy and industrial, infrastructure, nuclear and environmental remediation, government services, and mining and metals sectors. Operating across 160 countries on all seven continents, the organization has completed more than 25,000 projects at exceptional scale and technical complexity, serving national governments, global energy companies, and the world's largest public agencies. Teams here include civil and structural engineers, project controls specialists, procurement managers, and nuclear and environmental remediation professionals who take on landmark challenges that define careers.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-11345

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