Senior Director, Permitting

Job description

Summary: Strata Solar Development is seeking a Senior Director, Permitting to lead and scale its national permitting organization across the Southeast, Central, and Western/Southwestern United States. This is a senior leadership role responsible for setting permitting strategy, driving execution excellence, and mentoring a geographically distributed team of permitting professionals supporting Strata’s utility-scale solar, battery storage and digital infrastructure portfolio. The successful candidate will be an established permitting leader with deep experience navigating complex land use, environmental, and agency processes across multiple jurisdictions. This role requires strong executive presence, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to balance speed, risk management, and stakeholder engagement in a fast-paced development environment. The Senior Director will oversee and develop a high-performing team of permitting professionals, while driving standardized processes, risk mitigation strategies, and cross-functional alignment across Development, Origination, Engineering, Transmission & Interconnection, Capital Markets, EPC, and Asset Management. This role is expected to pr...