Director of Permitting

Position: Director of Permitting Location: Remote EST/CST (Candidates within the PJM or MISO footprint preferred) Reports To: Chief Development Officer Exemption Status : Exempt About NewEdge Power NewEdge Power is a pure-play clean energy development platform focused on developing high return utility-scale and distributed power solutions across the United States. NewEdge is a dynamic, high-growth, and entrepreneurial company. As a nimble and geographically dispersed team, the company is committed to fostering an environment of inclusion, teamwork, and delivering high impact for both the business and the communities it serves. NewEdge seeks an experienced, detail-oriented permitting leader with proven skills, agency relationships, and emotional intelligence to own permitting strategy and execution across the company’s utility-scale and distributed storage and solar pipeline. The Director of Permitting position requires deep knowledge of local land-use and state siting processes, federal and state environmental regulation, and battery storage safety requirements, combined with the ability to represent NewEdge credibly before agencies and communities. Your Core Responsibilities Permitting Strategy: Develop and own project-level permitting strategies, schedules, and budgets from site screening through construction permits, covering local land use (zoning, special and conditional use permits, site plan approval), state siting processes, and federal permits as required. Environmen