Part-Time License and Permit Technician

Cityofhinesville; Hinesville, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Hinesville is accepting applications for a Building License & Permit Technician. This position issues permits, collects payments, verifies licenses, and explains the inspections process as part of straightforward administrative duties.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma and one to two years of experience, along with strong oral and written communication skills and knowledge of modern office practices. A clerical skills test is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma and one to two years of experience.
• Skills in oral and written communication and knowledge of modern office practices and procedures is required.
• Applicants will be required to take a clerical skills test.

Responsibilities

• Issues, completes and collects payments for building permits, verifies contractor licenses, ensures code compliance, enters data, maintains files.
• Reviews permit applications for accuracy and completeness.
• Answers office phone, schedules inspections andNotifies inspectors.
• Prepares and maintains permit files and inspection checklists.
• Enters building permit data and prints certificates of occupancy after inspections.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Modern office practices

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

The City of Hinesville is accepting applications for a Building License & Permit Technician.This position is responsible for issuing and collecting payments for building permits, providing information regarding the building inspections process, and performing other administrative and secretarial duties.

• § Issues, completes and collects payments for building permits, verifies that contractors possess the required licenses, ensures compliance with codes and ordinances, enters permit data to the computer, and maintains files for issued permits. Explains procedures of obtaining building permits, mobile home location permits, and all other trade permits.
• § Reviews all permit applications for accuracy and completeness.
• § Reviews Occupational Taxes for completeness and accuracy, maintains contractor sub list (city and county), and explains procedures for licensure and required inspections, ensures compliance with codes and ordinances, enters data into the computer.
• § Answers the office telephone, takes requests for inspections, and assigns/notifies the inspectors of requested inspections.
• § Prepares and maintains files for building permits; prepares inspection checklists for required inspections on construction projects.
• § Enters all building permit data to the computer; prints certificates of occupancy upon the satisfactory completion of all required inspections.
• § Maintains building department software records to ensure uniformity of data entry for Geographical Information System input.
• § Compiles daily, weekly and monthly inspection progress data in report format.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma and one to two years of experience. Skills in oral and written communication and knowledge of modern office practices and procedures is required. Applicants will be required to take a clerical skills test.

The starting salary for the position is $17.76 hourly. Applications will be accepted through October 9, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

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