Counsel, Land Use
Core
Lead efforts in securing and maintaining land use and zoning approvals for customer sites and charging infrastructure nationwide.
Role type
Senior in-house land use counsel
Builds
Regulatory approval pathways for autonomous aerial systems and related infrastructure
Domain
U.S. municipal, environmental, commercial, and property law
Required skills
U.S. land use and zoning law expertise, municipal ordinance interpretation, public hearing representation, easement and boundary law, high-stakes regulatory negotiation, strategic risk assessment
Preferred skills
Mix of law firm and in-house experience, community engagement, novel regulatory strategy development
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Develop and execute strategy for securing land use and zoning approvals in key U.S. markets; interpret and draft analyses of municipal ordinances; build relationships with municipalities and planning commissions; represent Zipline in public hearings; resolve complex property law matters including easements and access rights; partner with operations and engineering teams; serve as a trusted advisor on state and local legal issues
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
