Project Manager

Pay: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Join a high-impact team that helps commercial projects move faster and open on time
• Work on meaningful ground-up projects across retail, restaurant, and other commercial sectors
• Enjoy a flexible hybrid setup with real work-life balance
• Be part of a company known for speed, organization, and strong client service
• Step into a role where your permitting expertise directly affects timelines, budgets, and project success

Location: This is a remote position.

Note: To be considered, candidates must have strong commercial permitting experience, ground-up project permitting experience, and QSR permitting experience. Candidates must also have permanent U.S. work authorization.

About Us We help commercial projects move from concept to approval faster by managing permitting, entitlements, and jurisdiction coordination with speed, accuracy, and transparency. Our team supports clients across multiple locations and complex rollouts, and we take pride in being organized, responsive, and genuinely helpful. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Manage commercial permitting and entitlement projects from kickoff through permit issuance
• Serve as the main point of contact for clients and project stakeholders
• Provide timely project updates and maintain strong communication throughout each phase
• Build and manage project schedules, budgets, and timelines
• Review architectural and engineering plans for permitting readiness and compliance
• Coordinate document review, plan submittals, corrections, and agency follow-up
• Track permit progress, project status, billable time, and portfolio data in internal systems
• Identify out-of-scope items and help develop change orders when needed
• Coordinate with subcontractors and internal teams to keep projects on schedule
• Present portfolio updates and project performance to leadership
• Help maintain profitability across assigned projects

Qualifications

• 3+ years of directly relevant commercial permitting or entitlement project management experience
• Strong experience with commercial building permits
• Strong QSR permitting experience
• Strong ground-up project permitting experience
• Experience with land entitlement and grading permits preferred
• Comfortable reviewing construction, architectural, and engineering documents
• Strong client communication, organization, and time management skills
• Able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Permanent U.S. work authorization required
• Valid driver's license and insurable driving record required
• Able to lift plan sets and materials up to 50 pounds

Why You Will Love Working Here

You'll be trusted to own your projects, solve real problems, and make a visible impact for clients who value speed and execution. The team offers flexibility, autonomy, and a supportive environment where strong performers can grow. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who likes fast-moving commercial projects and wants their expertise to truly matter.

JPC-890

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

UPDATE: They want candidates only from the Bay Area. (SF). No more SoCal candidates.

Requirements: Must-haves: US Citizens/Green Card Holders only.3+ yrs commercial permitting exp. Hands on ep with QSR permitting and ground-up commercial permitting. REMOTE ROLE: Candidate can work anywhere but preference is San Fran Bay area.

• Nice to haves: Preferred land entitlement experience, grading permit experience, and experience managing multiple commercial projects at once.

• Additional context: Relocation- [NO]. Packages - [NO]

• Salary Bands:

  • 4 to 5 years directly relevant experience: $70,000 to $75,000

  • 6 to 8 years directly relevant experience: $75,000 to $80,000

  • 8+ years directly relevant experience with stronger QSR and ground-up depth: $80,000 to $85,000

Submission Email: Name / Maria - mmartinez@permitplace.com

Quick Recruiter Reference

Nationwide permit expediting and entitlement firm supporting commercial clients, especially retail and restaurants. This PM owns permitting projects, client communication, timelines, budgets, and submittals. Must be strong in commercial permitting, QSR, and ground-up projects.

Recruiters Submission: To submit, cancel - Project Manager - Permit Place - JPC 890 - Source

**New Job Order Alert**

• Client job title: Project Manager

• Location: Sherman Oaks, CA

• On-site, hybrid, remote: Remote

• Experience: 3

• Good fit job titles/keywords for candidates: Project Manager, Permitting Project Manager, Permit Expeditor, Permitting Manager, Entitlements Project Manager, Commercial Permitting Manager, Development Project Manager, Preconstruction Project Manager, Land Use Project Manager, Due Diligence Project Manager, QSR Permitting, Ground Up Permitting, Commercial Building Permits, Entitlements, Grading Permits

• # of hires needed: 1

• Open or not to recruiters on TE: NO

• Job posting strategy (bottom of package details): Near LA, decent PM role