Construction Permitting Clerk

AppleOne Employment Services; DeLand (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k plan

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services seeks a Construction Permitting Clerk for a direct hire in DeLand, FL. The role oversees permitting across Volusia County jurisdictions, aligning with construction, field, and admin teams to keep projects moving on schedule.

The ideal candidate has Florida residential permitting experience, excellent documentation, and strong communication to manage portals, logs, and deadlines from application to closeout.

Qualifications

• 2+ years Florida residential permitting experience.
• Experience submitting plans and tracking plan review status.
• Knowledge of Florida Building Code and local portals.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, submit, and track building permit applications across Volusia County municipalities.
• Manage jurisdiction portals, fee payments, notices of commencement, and resubmittals.
• Maintain an accurate permit status log to support scheduling and prevent delays.
• Escalate delays and jurisdictional issues to the construction team promptly.
• Coordinate permit-related inspection scheduling with field staff and contacts.
• Assemble occupancy certificates, approvals, closeout documents, and audit-ready records.

Skills

Document control

Permit tracking

Attention to detail

Communication

Scheduling

Multi-jurisdiction tracking

Tools

Accela

iMS

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Construction Permitting Clerk for a direct hire opportunity in DeLand, FL. This role is ideal for a permitting professional with Florida residential construction experience who understands how critical timely permit approvals are to keeping construction projects moving.

The Construction Permitting Clerk will own permitting activity across multiple Volusia County jurisdictions, including DeLand, Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach, Deltona, Port Orange, New Smyrna Beach, and Edgewater. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with construction, field, and administrative teams in a structured, deadline‑driven environment where accuracy, follow‑through, and communication are valued.

This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys document control, municipal coordination, permit tracking, and supporting construction production from application through closeout.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, submit, and track building permit applications across Volusia County and surrounding municipalities.
• Manage jurisdiction‑specific permitting portals, fee payments, notices of commencement, resubmittals, and plan review responses.
• Maintain an accurate permit status log that supports construction scheduling and helps prevent permitting delays.
• Escalate permit delays, missing information, and jurisdictional issues to the construction team in a timely manner.
• Coordinate permit‑related inspection scheduling with field staff and municipal contacts.
• Assemble certificates of occupancy, approvals, closeout documents, and audit‑ready project records.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $55,000 to $65,000 per year.
• Job type: Direct hire.
• Location: DeLand, FL.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Manage permitting from application submission through approval, inspection coordination, and closeout.
• Maintain detailed permit logs, project files, submittal records, and approval documentation.
• Coordinate with municipalities, construction teams, and field staff to keep project timelines on track.
• Respond to plan review comments, resubmittal requirements, and jurisdiction‑specific documentation requests.
• 2 or more years of residential permitting experience in Florida.
• Working knowledge of Florida Building Code submittal requirements.
• Hands‑on experience using municipal permitting portals such as Accela, iMS, or equivalent systems.
• Strong document control skills with the ability to maintain accurate, organized, and audit‑ready records.
• Ability to track multiple permits, deadlines, comments, payments, and open items across several jurisdictions.
• Strong follow‑through, communication skills, and attention to detail.
• Experience supporting construction schedules and understanding how permitting impacts production timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with federally funded construction or housing programs.
• Familiarity with permitting processes across Volusia County municipalities.
• Experience preparing notices of commencement, certificates of occupancy, and permit closeout packages.
• Prior administrative support experience within residential, commercial, or municipal construction environments.

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.