Development Services Technician I

City-of-Concor; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Concord's Development Services Department seeks an Administrative Assistant to assist with plan approval and permit processes and perform related clerical duties. You will prepare information from site plans, coordinate schedules, and maintain records to support approvals.

Responsibilities include meeting with developers, engineers, and surveyors, providing customers with information on the approval process, and generating reports. A valid NC driver's license is required.

Qualifications

• Basic civil engineering concepts related to planning and zoning.
• Understanding of planning and zoning approval processes.
• Strong customer service and administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepares information from site plans submitted for planning and zoning approval and performs inspections on construction projects.
• Meets with developers, engineers, and surveyors to describe or review procedures and promote new development.
• Provides customers with information on the planning and zoning approval process.
• Researches ordinances, regulations, and processes and recommends improvements.
• Provides administrative support by maintaining department schedules, coordinating meetings and agendas, preparing reports, researching information, and processing a variety of permits and certificates.
• Assigns case numbers to applications and enters customer requests for plan approval into database.

Skills

Civil engineering basics

Customer service

Office procedures

Education

Valid North Carolina Driver’s License

Job description

The purpose of this position is to assist with plan approval process and permits for the Development Services Department as well as perform administrative duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares information from site plans submitted for planning and zoning approval and performs inspections on construction projects.
• Meets with developers, engineers, and surveyors to describe or review procedures and promote new development.
• Provides customers with information on the planning and zoning approval process.
• Researches ordinances, regulations, and processes and recommends improvements.
• Provides administrative support by maintaining department schedules, coordinating meetings and agendas, preparing reports, researching information, and processing a variety of permits and certificates.
• Assigns case numbers to applications and enters customer requests for plan approval into database.

Supplemental Functions:

• Performs other similar duties as required.

Job Specifications and Qualifications:

Knowledge:

• Basic civil engineering principles;
• Applicable local, state and federal laws, rules, and regulations;
• Construction principles;
• Mathematical concepts;
• Customer service principles;
• Modern office equipment and procedures.

Licensing and Certifications:

• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must meet the City criteria for an acceptable driving record.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Positions in this class require: standing, fine dexterity, walking, sitting, handling, vision, hearing, talking.
• Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds occasionally, 10 pounds frequently, or negligible amounts constantly AND/OR walking or standing to a significant degree.
• Incumbents may be subject to extreme temperature.