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
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
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
