Permitting Officer at CrossBoundary

Job Description

CrossBoundary Energy is recruiting a full-time Regulatory Permitting Officer to join CBE’s Policy and Regulatory Affairs Team. We are seeking a resourceful and creative individual to assist the team in preparing multiple permit and license applications for our renewable energy projects across Africa and in other international jurisdictions. The Permitting Officer will ensure that CBE’s license and permitting applications are well organized and prepared in line with national regulations, meeting CBE’s internal project deadlines. The ideal candidate will be a highly organized and proactive problem solver, with excellent communication skills and attention to detail. We are looking for a candidate with previous experience working in an office environment, performing project management or administrative duties, and providing support to a highly diverse team. The selected candidate will help ensure that the exciting portfolio of CBE renewable energy projects secures regulatory approval, proceeds to system installation, and achieves compliant commissioning. The Permitting Officer will work report to the Head of Regulatory Affairs and work closely with other experts within CBE’s regulatory team.

Who We Are

The CrossBoundary Energy team is a unique group of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the world’s most challenging and exciting renewable energy markets. The chosen candidate will play an important role in a unique team, with the opportunity to make a big impact on the clean energy landscape in Africa. Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Who You Are

• Excellent in written and verbal communication
• Proactive problem solver and possess meticulous attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills that reflect an ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and stay calm under pressure
• Excellence: You hold yourself to high standards and lead by example. You overdeliver on all tasks – big or small – necessary to contribute toward the team objective
• Curiosity: Not satisfied with “no;” assists others to generate creative solutions by looking at problems from new perspectives
• Acts Like an Owner: Systematic and highly organized; takes personal accountability for completing all tasks on time and setting and meeting changing deadlines
• Deliberate Thinker: A pragmatic decision-maker known for deducing the simple, robust solution where more complicated approaches would deliver the same results. Excellent strategic writing and presentation skills; ability to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse audiences
• Bias to Action: Self-starter who is passionate about creating lasting change in Africa. You are comfortable with ambiguity and effective in a fast-moving and complex environment
• Prioritizes Results: Attention to detail is one of your top strengths. Your final products almost never contain errors because you regularly examine your own work for accuracy

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of related experience working in an office environment, performing administrative and/or project management duties, and providing support to the team
• Motivation to work in the renewable energy industry, particularly the distributed generation / off-grid sector  
• Professional fluency in English. Expert and professional communicator in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Primary Responsibilities

• Consistently, accurately, and clearly captures project licensing knowledge and data. Transmit this knowledge to the team through existing tools and procedures in accordance with internal and external reporting deadlines
• Establish and maintain relationships with energy permitting officers of regulatory agencies in order to gather information on permit requirements to develop and refine internal checklists and licensing trackers
• Light-touch support to update documents to meet CBE standards, leveraging input from the regulatory and project development and technical teams where required  
• Support the team to effectively use permit checklists, flagging areas where items are missing or not meeting stated requirements
• Prepare digital application files for CBE license and permit submissions across >14 markets,
• Organize CBE’s physical license and permit application files including introducing a new system for effective document filing and management
• Liaise with CBE’s regulatory affairs network of professional service providers to check on invoicing, document certification and delivery
• Structure and manage internal knowledge folders and aiding the team in running digital project management tools on behalf of the Regulatory Affairs team