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About the Role
Zipline is seeking a Development Manager to lead the development of critical ground system charging infrastructure. This role involves owning projects from site evaluation through permitting and pre-construction, partnering with various internal and external teams to deliver scalable, reliable infrastructure. The position requires navigating complex regulatory environments, managing consultants, and coordinating with utility providers to advance projects from concept to construction readiness.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects through the development lifecycle from initial due diligence to permit approval.
- Lead comprehensive site due diligence activities, including feasibility assessments and site constraint analyses.
- Manage land surveys, title review, easement verification, environmental studies, geotechnical investigations, and other technical evaluations.
- Assess regulatory requirements, zoning compliance, and permitting pathways.
- Manage preliminary and site design activities from concept through permit-ready design packages.
- Review design deliverables to ensure compliance with project requirements, permitting standards, constructability, and budget objectives.
- Drive timely resolution of design issues across internal and external stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain productive relationships with local, regional, and state regulatory agencies.
- Lead pre-application meetings and coordinate agency review processes.
- Present projects before planning commissions, permitting agencies, utility boards, and other regulatory bodies as required.
- Navigate complex regulatory requirements while representing project interests professionally and effectively.
- Lead projects through all required permitting and entitlement processes.
- Coordinate permit application preparation, submittals, agency review comments, and resubmittals.
- Coordinate with utility providers and grid operators on service requests, design reviews, service agreements, and utility connection requirements.
Requirements
- 5–10+ years of experience leading land or infrastructure development projects from due diligence through permitting and construction readiness in industries such as EV charging infrastructure, autonomous aviation, energy, commercial development, or other complex infrastructure sectors.
- A strong technical foundation in civil, structural, or electrical infrastructure development.
- Demonstrated success managing consultants, engineering firms, and external vendors.
- Experience working with utilities and regulatory agencies to obtain permits and utility service approvals.
- Excellent organizational, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- The ability to independently drive multiple complex projects while maintaining attention to detail and strategic priorities.
- A collaborative mindset with a bias for action and a passion for building infrastructure that enables innovative technologies.
Experience Level
- 5-10+ years
About the Company
- Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service, on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere.
- We design, build, and operate the world’s autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably.
- Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries.
- Our customers include prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses.
- Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back.
- With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.
- We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth.
- Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics.
- We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.
Equal Opportunity
- Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.
- We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech.
- If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!