Regulatory & Permitting Specialist $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
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Description
Launch schools. Transform lives. Move faster than bureaucracy allows.
Many claim they want to change the world. Few are prepared to tackle the tedious, resistance-filled work that turns aspiration into action.
2 Hour Learning is reimagining education to help students complete their academics in two concentrated hours daily, freeing them to think critically, build projects, create solutions, and live fully. This vision doesn't materialize through presentations or debates. It becomes real when a facility clears approvals, passes inspections, and opens to serve students.
In this position, you will be the catalyst who converts plans into operating schools. You'll shepherd vacant properties through the permitting process, inspection cycles, and contractor coordination to become functioning learning environments. You won't sit idle waiting for complete clarity or accept bureaucratic roadblocks as inevitable. You'll cultivate relationships, think laterally, and persist until obstacles are overcome.
This is not a desk-based coordination position. Success demands physical presence—making phone calls to inspectors, visiting municipal offices in person, aligning vendor schedules, and identifying problems before they cascade into delays. Your on-site judgment and proactive presence drive progress. Expect to be traveling 3-4 days weekly during most weeks, visiting cities nationwide.
You'll interface with municipal authorities and construction professionals while keeping senior leadership thoroughly updated. Some days will find you at job sites eliminating bottlenecks. Other days, you'll be decoding local ordinances into executable action plans. You understand that being physically present changes results.
You'll have opportunities to advance as rapidly as our expanding school network. Every city will refine your decision-making. Every launch will develop capabilities that scale to multi-location openings, cross-jurisdictional compliance frameworks, and infrastructure-intensive initiatives. You will understand how systems truly operate and design improved alternatives.
When this job is done well, a school opens its doors. And when that happens, children gain access to superior education immediately, not eventually.
If this accountability energizes you, you will excel here. If you prefer narrowly defined roles or guaranteed certainty, this position won't suit you.
If this describes the work you're seeking, we're eager to connect.
What you will be doing
- Investigating local permitting, zoning, licensing, and inspection protocols using AI-powered tools and authoritative sources
- Contacting municipal and regional agencies directly to confirm requirements, resolve ambiguities, and establish compliant pathways
- Converting scattered regulations, correspondence, and discussions into organized checklists, schedules, and action items
- Preparing, filing, and monitoring submissions through approval with rigorous attention to accuracy
- Synchronizing with construction crews and vendors to ensure build schedules match inspection and approval timelines
- Traveling regularly, generally 3 - 4 days weekly, to U.S. cities to advance openings through hands-on presence
- Keeping straightforward, precise tracking systems so teams always understand approval status, blockers, and your resolution efforts
- Delivering concise status updates to senior internal stakeholders
What you will NOT be doing
- Making assumptions about regulations without direct verification from official sources
- Waiting for authorization to proceed or for others to determine your next move
- Relying on email when a phone conversation or face-to-face meeting will accelerate progress
- Creating lengthy conceptual documents that don't produce approvals
- Engaging in theoretical planning detached from actual deadlines and deliverables
Key responsibilities
Autonomously drive compliant, timely microschool openings through high-initiative execution, AI-augmented research, and relationship-based problem resolution across multiple jurisdictions.
Candidate requirements
- Located in the United States with authorization to work without requiring visa sponsorship
- Available and willing to travel 60-80% of the time to U.S. cities
- Proven track record of owning outcomes in uncertain or rapidly changing contexts
- Track record of clear communication with diverse stakeholders, including executive leadership and external collaborators
- Confidence initiating dialogue with new contacts and establishing trust efficiently
- Reliable execution on detail-intensive assignments with firm deadlines
- Proven application of AI tools like ChatGPT or Perplexity to enhance research, planning, or communication tasks
Nice to have
- Background involving permits, inspections, facilities management, construction, real estate, or regulatory compliance, including internship or project experience
- Participation in student government, event logistics, facilities roles, or leadership requiring multi-party coordination
- Any interaction with city, county, or state government agencies
- Education or experience in public administration, urban planning, legal studies, business operations, or communications
- Curiosity about career trajectories in site launches, multi-site operations, infrastructure programs, real estate development, or logistics networks
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