Permit Technician I Full Time

• Coordinates the permit application process, while working closely with permit applicants; explains ordinances, codes, and departmental policies and procedures regarding plan reviews, permit processing, inspections, code violations, and abating building or housing violations;
•  Assists builders, contractors, developers, architects, engineers, department representatives, and the general public in person, on-line, or on the telephone; assists the public in researching and finding records of their properties; answers general questions regarding property lines, land surveying, and state regulations pertaining to boundary surveys; and processes abandonments and street name change requests;
• Receives and reviews a variety of permit applications, construction plans, and supporting documentation for completeness and accuracy; secures missing information from customers and determines needed level of review of plans and inspections; enters detailed information into computer based systems;
• Receives maps, corrected maps, and requests for abandonment of easements, street name changes and annexations and reviews them for completeness, accuracy, and conformance;
• Processes, coordinates and issues various building, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire, grading, and land development permits; determines required inspections, creates inspection records, and schedules inspection appointments;
• Uses fee schedules and calculates fees; handles cash, checks, and other forms of payment; opens and closes a cash register and issues receipts;
• Receives complaints and researches code and ordinance violations, applicable public records, land use, geologic hazard, flood plains, fire hazard zones, historical or other permit sites; confers with field investigators and other staff; develops and implements abatement plans;
• Coordinates, logs, and routes plans; facilitates plan check process to ensure permits are issued in a timely manner; tracks the status of permit applications or plan reviews and updates the applicant;
• Resolves a variety of problems and complaints regarding permit and plan submittals and processing, illegal construction, code and ordinance violations, and inspections;
• Coordinates and performs activities related to code and ordinance violations and enforcement activities;
• Organizes and maintains County surveyor maps, records, and related documents;
• May train other Planning staff;
• May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker, as required;
• Performs other related duties, as required.

Ability to: 

• Understand general information on construction plans and documents submitted with permit applications;
• Understand and effectively explain regulations, procedures, and ordinances to the public;
• Research property records; organize and maintain surveyor maps, records, and documents;
• Prioritize tasks and organize workload in order to provide efficient and effective customer service;
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with builders, contractors, developers, department representatives, the general public and staff;
• Maintain records, compile and tabulate data;
• Operate a variety of office software and equipment;
• Perform basic mathematical calculations;
• Use computers to manage data, documents, and workflow;
• Train technical and clerical staff.