Building Permit Technician

City of Placentia; California; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Placentia is recruiting for a Building Permit Technician who handles reviewing, processing, and maintaining building permits and related documents. You will calculate fees, prepare revenue reports, and monitor plan checks and inspections, while providing service at the building counter and over the phone.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or GED and two years of permit processing or related experience; ICBO certification within one year is required.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED and two years of related experience.
• Experience in permit processing and customer service.
• Experience in engineering or building services support.

Responsibilities

• Process building permits and applications; answer inquiries.
• Calculate fees; prepare revenue reports.
• Schedule inspections; track plan check status.
• Maintain division records and provide information.
• Coordinate with city departments and public.
• Assist with archives and record retrieval.

Skills

Customer service

Permit processing

Record keeping

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

THE CITY OF PLACENTIA IS NOW RECRUITING FOR THE POSITION OF BUILDING PERMIT TECHNICIAN

4/10 Work Schedule: Monday - Thursday, 7:15 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Under the direction of the Building Inspection Manager, the Building Permit Technician conducts technical and clerical activities related to reviewing, processing, and maintaining building permits and related documents, including calculating fees, preparing monthly and annual revenue reports, and monitoring the status of plan checks and inspections. The following list of functions, duties, and tasks is typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform other closely related or department-specific functions, duties, and tasks from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Provides customer service to the public at the building counter and over the telephone; processes building permits and applications; responds to inquiries and permit discrepancies; provides information regarding permit procedures, policies, and functions.
• Assists in establishing reliable permit coordination among city departments and the business community.
• Serves as a resource to direct the public as needed to various sources of information, including other divisions and departments.
• Receives, logs, and routes building plans for review checks; verifies plan check status; reviews and calculates fees for approved plans; and files all active and finalized permits.
• Schedules building inspections in cooperation with building inspection personnel after reviewing service requests.
• Tracks and reports on the status of construction projects in plan check review.
• Assists customers in viewing microfiche, laser fiche, hard copies of permits, or in making copies; assists other agencies and customers with record inquiries and retrieves requested building plans and permits from archives.
• Assembles fliers and other related material to facilitate report preparation by supervisory staff.
• Maintains building division records, including a variety of forms and logs; provides downloads of information related to the city’s website.
• Prepare departmental activity records and reports, including the faxing of utility releases.
• Compiles data and conducts various reporting related to the Building Division

OTHER DUTIES:

• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit and the City.

Any combination of training, education, and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.

• A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent, and two years of experience in permit processing, customer service, and engineering or building services support work.

LICENSE(S) REQUIRED:

• None required

CERTIFICATIONS AND TESTING REQUIRED:

• Possession of or the ability to complete International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) certification as a Permit Technician or equivalent training within one year from assignment to this classification is required.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The City of Placentia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, political or religious affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, other non-job related physical or mental disability, medical condition, or other functional limitation in employment or the provision of service. The City is committed to making its programs, services, and activities accessible to individuals with qualified disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete the employment application and/or participate in the testing process, please get in touch with the Human Resources Office at [phone] before the filing deadline. We will attempt to accommodate applicants with disabilities upon request, as reasonably possible.

The City of Placentia's Drug-Free Workplace Policy requires that all applicants undergo substance abuse testing prior to employment.

The City of Placentia will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history, in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the City is concerned regarding a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting calcivilrights.ca.gov/fair-chance-act/.

DISASTER SERVICE WORKER

Under California law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109), all City of Placentia employees are designated as Disaster Service Workers (DSW). In the event of a catastrophic event, City of Placentia employees may be expected to fulfill emergency action assignments. As DSW's, employees may be assigned to assist in any disaster service activity that promotes the protection of public health and safety and preservation of lives and property.