Permits Project Manager

📝 Permit Project Manager, are you there?

Hey there! We're looking for a Permit Project Manager for a U.S.-based architecture and design studio focused on high-quality, cost-efficient services for clients across commercial and residential sectors. If you are detail-oriented, a great communicator, with project coordination skills and experience in municipal permitting processes, keep reading!

🌎 100% Remote

💵 Salary in USD

📍 Latam – Reporting to California

🕒 Full Time

🇬🇧 Advanced English

About our client 🤓

You will be working for our client, a U.S.-registered architecture and design studio with 15 years of experience delivering commercial and residential projects nationwide. They specialize in automotive retail, retail, multifamily residential, and corporate interiors. The studio offers architectural services from design to permit filing, leveraging a distributed team based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to provide high-quality services at competitive rates.

About Athyna 🙋🏻

Athyna is a Global Talent Platform, helping align world-class talent with the best employment opportunities across the globe.

We believe in the future of work. That’s why we are a 100% globally distributed team across 5 continents. We believe in people, and we value freedom, integrity, quality, and sustainability.

We’re proudly carbon neutral as an organization and 5% of all revenue funds impact-driven startups & climate tech. We’re very keen on social impact - we truly care about everyone on our team, and we want to make the world a better place for all of us.

In your day-to-day, you will 👇🏼

• Manage a portfolio of 50–75 active permit projects across various Southern California jurisdictions
• Own the full project lifecycle: intake → submission → handling corrections → final approval → invoicing
• Communicate clearly and professionally with clients and city departments via phone, email, and SMS
• Revise plans and address corrections using AutoCAD LT (2D only)
• Coordinate with internal drafters, engineers, and external partners
• Submit permits online or organize in-person drop-offs if needed
• Track KPIs and meet weekly/monthly performance goals
• Think critically and solve problems to move projects forward, especially when dealing with delays or red tape

Skills you have 🚀 

• At least 1 year of experience in permitting, architecture, drafting, construction, or a related field
• Proficiency in AutoCAD LT
• Excellent English communication skills, especially over the phone (neutral or light accent preferred)
• Strong organizational skills to handle a high volume of concurrent projects
• Ability to work independently, without micromanagement
• Comfortable using digital tools like Google Drive, Gmail, Google Meet, Slack, and Salesforce

Skills that will make you stand out 💥 

• Familiarity with California building codes and permitting processes in jurisdictions such as San Diego, LA, and Riverside
• Experience working with both contractors and high-end homeowners
• Background managing complex approval processes with city governments