diff --git a/src/constants/index.js b/src/constants/index.js
index 24530d12..e10a51f6 100644
--- a/src/constants/index.js
+++ b/src/constants/index.js
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ export const ACTION_TYPE = {
    */
   AUTH_USER_SUCCESS: "AUTH_USER_SUCCESS",
   AUTH_USER_ERROR: "AUTH_USER_ERROR",
+  // load team members for authentication/permission purposes
+  AUTH_LOAD_TEAM_MEMBERS: "AUTH_LOAD_TEAM_MEMBERS",
+  AUTH_LOAD_TEAM_MEMBERS_PENDING: "AUTH_LOAD_TEAM_MEMBERS_PENDING",
+  AUTH_LOAD_TEAM_MEMBERS_SUCCESS: "AUTH_LOAD_TEAM_MEMBERS_SUCCESS",
+  AUTH_LOAD_TEAM_MEMBERS_ERROR: "AUTH_LOAD_TEAM_MEMBERS_ERROR",
+  AUTH_CLEAR_TEAM_MEMBERS: "AUTH_CLEAR_TEAM_MEMBERS",
 
   /*
     Report Popup
@@ -204,7 +210,7 @@ export const ACTION_TYPE = {
 };
 
 /**
- * All fonr field types
+ * All form field types
  */
 export const FORM_FIELD_TYPE = {
   TEXT: "text",
diff --git a/src/constants/permissions.js b/src/constants/permissions.js
index 299dd8ec..c57a6d82 100644
--- a/src/constants/permissions.js
+++ b/src/constants/permissions.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *
  * Examples of CORRECT permission naming and meaning:
  *    - `VIEW_PROJECT`
- *    - `EDIT_MILESTONE`
+ *    - `UPDATE_MILESTONE`
  *    - `DELETE_WORK`
  *
  * Examples of INCORRECT permissions naming and meaning:
@@ -78,31 +78,43 @@ export const PROJECT_ROLE = {
 
 export const PERMISSIONS = {
   /**
-   * Resource Booking
+   * Job
    */
-  EDIT_RESOURCE_BOOKING: {
+  UPDATE_JOB_STATUS: {
     meta: {
-      group: "Resource Booking",
-      title: "Edit Resource Booking",
+      group: "Job",
+      title: 'Edit Job "status"',
     },
     topcoderRoles: [TOPCODER_ROLE.BOOKING_MANAGER, TOPCODER_ROLE.ADMINISTRATOR],
   },
 
-  ACCESS_RESOURCE_BOOKING_MEMBER_RATE: {
+  /**
+   * Job Candidate
+   */
+  UPDATE_JOB_CANDIDATE: {
     meta: {
-      group: "Resource Booking",
-      title: "Access Member Rate (view and edit)",
+      group: "Job Candidate",
+      title: 'Update Job Candidate',
     },
+    projectRoles: true,
     topcoderRoles: [TOPCODER_ROLE.BOOKING_MANAGER, TOPCODER_ROLE.ADMINISTRATOR],
   },
 
   /**
-   * Job
+   * Resource Booking
    */
-  EDIT_JOB_STATUS: {
+  UPDATE_RESOURCE_BOOKING: {
     meta: {
-      group: "Job",
-      title: 'Edit Job "status"',
+      group: "Resource Booking",
+      title: "Edit Resource Booking",
+    },
+    topcoderRoles: [TOPCODER_ROLE.BOOKING_MANAGER, TOPCODER_ROLE.ADMINISTRATOR],
+  },
+
+  ACCESS_RESOURCE_BOOKING_MEMBER_RATE: {
+    meta: {
+      group: "Resource Booking",
+      title: "Access Member Rate (view and edit)",
     },
     topcoderRoles: [TOPCODER_ROLE.BOOKING_MANAGER, TOPCODER_ROLE.ADMINISTRATOR],
   },
diff --git a/src/hoc/withAuthentication/actions/index.js b/src/hoc/withAuthentication/actions/index.js
index 5e89291f..904e2c25 100644
--- a/src/hoc/withAuthentication/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/hoc/withAuthentication/actions/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Auth User actions
  */
 import { ACTION_TYPE } from "constants";
+import { getTeamMembers } from "services/teams";
 
 /**
  * Action to set auth user data
@@ -22,9 +23,28 @@ export const authUserError = (error) => ({
 });
 
 /**
- * Action to load project/team members
+ * Loads team members for authentication/permission purposes
+ *
+ * @param {string|number} teamId
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise} loaded members or error
  */
-export const loadTeamMembers = (error) => ({
-  type: ACTION_TYPE.AUTH_USER_ERROR,
-  payload: error,
+export const authLoadTeamMembers = (teamId) => ({
+  type: ACTION_TYPE.AUTH_LOAD_TEAM_MEMBERS,
+  payload: async () => {
+    const res = await getTeamMembers(teamId);
+    return res.data;
+  },
+  meta: {
+    teamId,
+  },
+});
+
+/**
+ * Clear team members for authentication/permission purposes
+ *
+ * We need this if we are going to some route which doesn't have `teamId`
+ */
+export const authClearTeamMembers = () => ({
+  type: ACTION_TYPE.AUTH_CLEAR_TEAM_MEMBERS,
 });
diff --git a/src/hoc/withAuthentication/index.js b/src/hoc/withAuthentication/index.js
index a767fec7..a8de5ea3 100644
--- a/src/hoc/withAuthentication/index.js
+++ b/src/hoc/withAuthentication/index.js
@@ -2,49 +2,95 @@
  * Authentication
  *
  * wrap component for authentication
+ *
+ * - checks if user is logged-in, and if not, then redirects to the login page
+ *
+ * Also, this component load important data for `hasPermission` method:
+ * - decodes user token and set in Redux Store `authUser.userId, handle, roles`
+ *   - we need to know user `roles` to check if user user has Topcoder Roles
+ * - load team (project) members if current route has `:teamId` param
+ *   - we need to know members of the team to check user users Project Roles
  */
-import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect } from "react";
 import _ from "lodash";
 import { getAuthUserTokens, login } from "@topcoder/micro-frontends-navbar-app";
 import LoadingIndicator from "../../components/LoadingIndicator";
-import { authUserSuccess, authUserError } from "./actions";
+import {
+  authUserSuccess,
+  authUserError,
+  authLoadTeamMembers,
+  authClearTeamMembers,
+} from "./actions";
 import { decodeToken } from "tc-auth-lib";
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from "react-redux";
+import { useParams } from "@reach/router";
 
 export default function withAuthentication(Component) {
   const AuthenticatedComponent = (props) => {
     const dispatch = useDispatch();
-    const { isLoggedIn, authError } = useSelector((state) => state.authUser);
+    const { isLoggedIn, authError, teamId, teamMembersLoaded, teamMembersLoadingError } = useSelector(
+      (state) => state.authUser
+    );
+    const params = useParams();
 
+    /*
+      Check if user is logged-in or redirect ot the login page
+    */
     useEffect(() => {
       // prevent page redirecting to login page when unmount
       let isUnmount = false;
-      getAuthUserTokens()
-        .then(({ tokenV3 }) => {
-          if (!!tokenV3) {
-            const tokenData = decodeToken(tokenV3);
-            dispatch(
-              authUserSuccess(_.pick(tokenData, ["userId", "handle", "roles"]))
-            );
-          } else if (!isUnmount) {
-            login();
-          }
-        })
-        .catch((error) => dispatch(authUserError(error)));
+
+      if (!isLoggedIn) {
+        getAuthUserTokens()
+          .then(({ tokenV3 }) => {
+            if (!!tokenV3) {
+              const tokenData = decodeToken(tokenV3);
+              dispatch(
+                authUserSuccess(
+                  _.pick(tokenData, ["userId", "handle", "roles"])
+                )
+              );
+            } else if (!isUnmount) {
+              login();
+            }
+          })
+          .catch((error) => dispatch(authUserError(error)));
+      }
 
       return () => {
         isUnmount = true;
       };
-    }, [dispatch]);
+    }, [dispatch, isLoggedIn]);
+
+    /*
+      Load team (project) members if current URL has `:teamId` param
+    */
+    useEffect(() => {
+      // if we haven't loaded team members yet, or we if we've moved to a page for another team
+      // we have to load team members which we would use for checking permissions
+      if (
+        isLoggedIn &&
+        params.teamId &&
+        (!teamId || params.teamId !== teamId)
+      ) {
+        dispatch(authLoadTeamMembers(params.teamId));
+
+        // if we are going to some page without `teamId` then we have to clear team members
+        // if we had some
+      } else if (teamId && !params.teamId) {
+        dispatch(authClearTeamMembers());
+      }
+    }, [params.teamId, teamId, dispatch, isLoggedIn]);
 
     return (
       <>
         {/* Show loading indicator until we know if user is logged-in or no.
+            Also, show loading indicator if we need to know team members but haven't loaded them yet.
             In we got error during this process, show error */}
-        {isLoggedIn === null && <LoadingIndicator error={authError} />}
+        {isLoggedIn === null || (params.teamId && !teamMembersLoaded) && <LoadingIndicator error={authError || teamMembersLoadingError} />}
 
-        {/* Show component only if user is logged-in */}
-        {isLoggedIn === true ? <Component {...props} /> : null}
+        {/* Show component only if user is logged-in and if we don't need team members or we already loaded them */}
+        {isLoggedIn === true && (!params.teamId || teamMembersLoaded) ? <Component {...props} /> : null}
       </>
     );
   };
diff --git a/src/hoc/withAuthentication/reducers/index.js b/src/hoc/withAuthentication/reducers/index.js
index 8db1e38e..89302a18 100644
--- a/src/hoc/withAuthentication/reducers/index.js
+++ b/src/hoc/withAuthentication/reducers/index.js
@@ -1,32 +1,100 @@
 /**
  * Reducer for `authUser`
  */
-
+import _ from "lodash";
 import { ACTION_TYPE } from "constants";
 
 const initialState = {
-  isLoggedIn: null,
-  userId: null,
-  handle: null,
+  isLoggedIn: undefined,
+  userId: undefined,
+  handle: undefined,
   roles: [],
-  authError: null,
+  authError: undefined,
+  // for permissions check purpose we need to know team `members'
+  teamId: undefined,
+  teamMembers: undefined,
+  teamMembersLoading: undefined,
+  teamMembersLoadingError: undefined,
+  teamMembersLoaded: false,
 };
 
+const authInitialState = _.pick(initialState, [
+  "isLoggedIn",
+  "userId",
+  "handle",
+  "roles",
+  "authError",
+]);
+
+const teamMembersInitialState = _.pick(initialState, [
+  "teamId",
+  "teamMembers",
+  "teamMembersLoading",
+  "teamMembersLoadingError",
+]);
+
 const reducer = (state = initialState, action) => {
   switch (action.type) {
     case ACTION_TYPE.AUTH_USER_SUCCESS:
       return {
-        ...initialState,
+        ...state,
+        ...authInitialState,
         ...action.payload,
         isLoggedIn: true,
       };
 
     case ACTION_TYPE.AUTH_USER_ERROR:
       return {
-        ...initialState,
+        ...state,
+        ...authInitialState,
         authError: action.payload,
       };
 
+    case ACTION_TYPE.AUTH_LOAD_TEAM_MEMBERS_PENDING:
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        teamId: action.meta.teamId,
+        teamMembers: initialState.teamMembersLoadingError,
+        teamMembersLoading: true,
+        teamMembersLoadingError: initialState.teamMembersLoadingError,
+        teamMembersLoaded: false,
+      };
+
+    case ACTION_TYPE.AUTH_LOAD_TEAM_MEMBERS_SUCCESS: {
+      // only set loaded team members if we haven't changed the team yet
+      if (state.teamId === action.meta.teamId) {
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          teamMembersLoading: false,
+          teamMembers: action.payload,
+          teamMembersLoaded: true,
+        };
+      }
+
+      return state;
+    }
+
+    case ACTION_TYPE.AUTH_LOAD_TEAM_MEMBERS_ERROR: {
+      // only set error for loading team members if we haven't changed the team yet
+      if (state.teamId === action.meta.teamId) {
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          teamMembersLoading: false,
+          teamMembersLoadingError: action.payload,
+          teamMembersLoaded: false,
+        };
+      }
+
+      return state;
+    }
+
+    case ACTION_TYPE.AUTH_CLEAR_TEAM_MEMBERS: {
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        ...teamMembersInitialState,
+      };
+    }
+
     default:
       return state;
   }
diff --git a/src/routes/JobForm/utils.js b/src/routes/JobForm/utils.js
index 556565c1..a5923620 100644
--- a/src/routes/JobForm/utils.js
+++ b/src/routes/JobForm/utils.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export const getEditJobConfig = (skillOptions, onSubmit) => {
         validationMessage: "Please, select Status",
         name: "status",
         selectOptions: STATUS_OPTIONS,
-        disabled: !hasPermission(PERMISSIONS.EDIT_JOB_STATUS),
+        disabled: !hasPermission(PERMISSIONS.UPDATE_JOB_STATUS),
       },
     ],
     onSubmit: onSubmit,
diff --git a/src/routes/MyTeamsDetails/components/TeamMembers/index.jsx b/src/routes/MyTeamsDetails/components/TeamMembers/index.jsx
index 71da63c2..d4d041ae 100644
--- a/src/routes/MyTeamsDetails/components/TeamMembers/index.jsx
+++ b/src/routes/MyTeamsDetails/components/TeamMembers/index.jsx
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@ const TeamMembers = ({ team }) => {
                               `/taas/myteams/${team.id}/rb/${member.id}/edit`
                             );
                           },
-                          hidden: !hasPermission(PERMISSIONS.EDIT_RESOURCE_BOOKING),
+                          hidden: !hasPermission(PERMISSIONS.UPDATE_RESOURCE_BOOKING),
                         },
                         {
                           separator: true,
-                          hidden: !hasPermission(PERMISSIONS.EDIT_RESOURCE_BOOKING),
+                          hidden: !hasPermission(PERMISSIONS.UPDATE_RESOURCE_BOOKING),
                         },
                         {
                           label: "Report an Issue",
diff --git a/src/routes/PositionDetails/components/PositionCandidates/index.jsx b/src/routes/PositionDetails/components/PositionCandidates/index.jsx
index 44fc99e6..821cce64 100644
--- a/src/routes/PositionDetails/components/PositionCandidates/index.jsx
+++ b/src/routes/PositionDetails/components/PositionCandidates/index.jsx
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import Pagination from "components/Pagination";
 import IconResume from "../../../../assets/images/icon-resume.svg";
 import { toastr } from "react-redux-toastr";
 import { getJobById } from "services/jobs";
+import { PERMISSIONS } from "constants/permissions";
+import { hasPermission } from "utils/permissions";
 
 /**
  * Generates a function to sort candidates
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ const PositionCandidates = ({ position, candidateStatus, updateCandidate }) => {
                 )}
               </div>
               <div styleName="table-cell cell-action">
-                {candidateStatus === CANDIDATE_STATUS.OPEN && (
+                {candidateStatus === CANDIDATE_STATUS.OPEN && hasPermission(PERMISSIONS.UPDATE_JOB_CANDIDATE) && (
                   <>
                     Interested in this candidate?
                     <div styleName="actions">
diff --git a/src/routes/ResourceBookingDetails/index.jsx b/src/routes/ResourceBookingDetails/index.jsx
index 3dfd30f3..084d07b0 100644
--- a/src/routes/ResourceBookingDetails/index.jsx
+++ b/src/routes/ResourceBookingDetails/index.jsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const ResourceBookingDetails = ({ teamId, resourceBookingId }) => {
           <div styleName="content-wrapper">
             <ResourceSummary member={member} />
             <ResourceDetails resource={resource} jobTitle={jobTitle} />
-            {hasPermission(PERMISSIONS.EDIT_RESOURCE_BOOKING) && (
+            {hasPermission(PERMISSIONS.UPDATE_RESOURCE_BOOKING) && (
               <div styleName="actions">
                 <Button
                   size="medium"
diff --git a/src/routes/ResourceBookingForm/utils.js b/src/routes/ResourceBookingForm/utils.js
index ef1eb210..9f990c5c 100644
--- a/src/routes/ResourceBookingForm/utils.js
+++ b/src/routes/ResourceBookingForm/utils.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 import { hasPermission } from "utils/permissions";
 import { PERMISSIONS } from "constants/permissions";
 
-const EDIT_RESOURCE_BOOKING_ROWS = [
+const UPDATE_RESOURCE_BOOKING_ROWS = [
   { type: FORM_ROW_TYPE.SINGLE, fields: ["handle"] },
   { type: FORM_ROW_TYPE.SINGLE, fields: ["jobTitle"] },
   { type: FORM_ROW_TYPE.GROUP, fields: ["startDate", "endDate"] },
@@ -99,6 +99,6 @@ export const getEditResourceBookingConfig = (onSubmit) => {
       },
     ],
     onSubmit: onSubmit,
-    rows: EDIT_RESOURCE_BOOKING_ROWS,
+    rows: UPDATE_RESOURCE_BOOKING_ROWS,
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/TeamAccess/actions/index.js b/src/routes/TeamAccess/actions/index.js
index dc990a51..4dd31276 100644
--- a/src/routes/TeamAccess/actions/index.js
+++ b/src/routes/TeamAccess/actions/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   getMemberSuggestions,
   postMembers,
 } from "services/teams";
-import { ACTION_TYPE } from "constants"
+import { ACTION_TYPE } from "constants";
 
 /**
  * Loads team members
diff --git a/src/utils/permissions.js b/src/utils/permissions.js
index 319e84c3..df365a7d 100644
--- a/src/utils/permissions.js
+++ b/src/utils/permissions.js
@@ -53,8 +53,20 @@ import store from "../store";
  */
 export const hasPermission = (permission, entities = {}) => {
   const user = entities.user || _.get(store.getState(), "authUser", {});
-  // TODO: at the moment there is no place in Redux Store where we store project, so we have to always pass it manually
-  const project = entities.project || null;
+  let project = entities.project;
+
+  // if project was not provided directly, then try to build it
+  // based on the team members which might be loaded to the Redux Store
+  // into `authUser.teamMembers` (this only happens for pages which have URL param `:teamId`)
+  if (!project) {
+    const teamMembers = _.get(store.getState(), "authUser.teamMembers");
+
+    if (teamMembers) {
+      project = {
+        members: teamMembers,
+      };
+    }
+  }
 
   const allowRule = permission.allowRule ? permission.allowRule : permission;
   const denyRule = permission.denyRule ? permission.denyRule : null;