May 15, 2025
Electric Energy Jobs

Sr External Affairs Specialist- Permits

Organization:
Exelon Corporation
Region:
Canada, Maryland, Baltimore
End of contest:
May 21, 2025
Type:
Full time
Category:
Operations
Description
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

This role involves managing the processes for acquiring, tracking, and reporting on permits, railroad permissions, easements, and real estate needed for the execution of construction projects and programs. It includes providing process improvement analysis and collaborating to develop efficiencies and risk assessments from a permitting perspective. The role acts as the primary interface with municipal, county, and state permitting agencies, executing communications and outreach activities to improve permit approval timeliness and resolve obstacles through strategic relationship building. These efforts aim to proactively coordinate with jurisdictions to successfully obtain permits and execute processes in collaboration with internal partners such as Projects and Contracts, Real Estate, External Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, and Legal.

Additionally, this position will collaborate with the Senior Business Analyst supporting permitting data tracking to assist with information that will inform the development of the permitting tracking tool. The role is also responsible for documenting proficiencies that will improve the process for acquiring permits. This position requires may require extended hours during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

Primary Duties

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Manage Processes: Oversee the acquisition, tracking, and reporting of permits, railroad permissions, easements, and real estate for construction projects and programs.
  • Process Improvement: Provide analysis and collaborate to develop efficiencies and risk assessments from a permitting perspective.  
  • Primary Interface: Act as the main point of contact with municipal, county, and state permitting agencies.
  • Communications and Outreach: Execute communications and outreach activities to improve permit approval timeliness and resolve obstacles through strategic relationship building.
  • Coordination with Jurisdictions: Proactively coordinate with jurisdictions to successfully obtain permits.
  • Collaboration with Internal Partners: Work with internal partners such as Projects and Contracts, Real Estate, External Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, and Legal to execute processes.
  • Data Tracking Support: Collaborate with the Senior Business Analyst to support permitting data tracking and inform the development of the permitting tracking tool.
  • Documentation: Document proficiencies to improve the process for acquiring permits.             
  • Emergency Response: Be prepared to work extended hours during storms or other emergencies.                   

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Contact

Exelon Corporation

10 S Dearborn St - 37th Fl

Chicago

Illinois United States

www.exeloncorp.com