Senior planning authority at Archistar overseeing zoning regulations and land use across the U.S. Collaborating with stakeholders and leading digital planning initiatives for enhanced governance.
Responsibilities
Serve as Archistar’s senior technical authority on zoning ordinances, land use regulations, and development standards across the United States
Own and govern the interpretation of planning and zoning controls, providing statutory and legal assurance over their translation into digital and rules-based systems
Act as the final escalation point for complex, ambiguous, or high-risk zoning and land use matters
Review, validate, and approve complex zoning rules, overlays, conditional uses, variances, and discretionary provisions
Ensure regulatory intent, administrative discretion, real-world planning practice, and the administrative record are preserved within automated and assisted review workflows
Provide technical leadership and assurance for complex or high-risk municipal, county, and state implementations
Guide jurisdiction-specific approaches to exceptions, overlays, discretionary review, and statutory nuance
Partner closely with product, engineering, and data teams to review, validate, and sign off on digital zoning logic from a statutory and planning perspective
Participate in audits, statutory and legal assurance reviews, and go-live readiness decisions
Engage directly with planning directors, zoning administrators, regulators, and senior public-sector stakeholders on complex planning and zoning matters
Provide expert technical input in a statutory and legal assurance capacity for government and enterprise engagements, including RFPs, pilots, and statutory reliance discussions
Support confidence in digital planning systems among regulators, reviewers, and decision-makers
Develop internal zoning and planning standards, playbooks, and technical guidance
Mentor and upskill internal teams to strengthen land use and zoning expertise across the organization
Contribute to the governance framework of Archistar’s Center for Technical Excellence
Requirements
10+ years’ experience in statutory planning, zoning, land use regulation, or development review
Deep, practical knowledge of zoning ordinances, land use controls, and entitlement and permitting workflows
Strong professional credibility with municipal, county, or state government stakeholders
Demonstrated judgment in interpreting discretionary, conditional, and complex zoning provisions
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level and public-sector engagement
Experience working with digital planning, zoning, or e-permitting systems in a statutory, governance, or assurance capacity
Strong understanding of how zoning regulations, overlays, and discretionary controls are represented in structured or digital rule environments
Familiarity with GIS-based zoning data, parcel data, and spatial rules
Experience contributing to or assuring automated review, decision-support, or digitally assisted assessment workflows
Exposure to large-scale zoning reform, housing delivery initiatives, or government digital transformation programs
Nice to Have
Exposure to rules engines, machine-readable zoning, or automated assessment systems
Experience partnering closely with technical teams building or maintaining digital planning platforms
AICP certification or equivalent senior professional credential
Experience serving as a Zoning Administrator, Planning Director, or Entitlements / Development Review Manager
Benefits
Apply your zoning and land use expertise at a national, cross-jurisdictional scale across the U.S.
Work with governments that value legal defensibility, due process, and professional judgment
Be part of an award-winning planning technology company partnering with leading municipalities and agencies
Competitive executive-level salary package, including equity participation
Remote-first flexibility across North America, with purposeful travel
A collaborative executive team that values rigor, autonomy, and public-sector credibility
Mission-driven work supporting housing delivery, permitting modernization, and better planning outcomes
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