Permit Technician

Town of Zionsville; Zionsville (IN); Presencial; USD 38.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Town of Zionsville is seeking a Permit Technician to provide administrative and technical service for building permits and land use entitlements. You will be the first point of contact for intake, verify forms, submit projects for plan review, and handle occupancy certificates upon completion.

The role requires strong customer service, knowledge of planning and zoning, GIS familiarity, and excellent communication and organizational skills.

Formación

• High School Diploma or GED plus two years of relevant government, construction, administrative/clerical, or planning experience including customer service.
• Valid driver's license and ability to carry and sustain insurance to operate a vehicle in Indiana.
• Knowledge of building, planning, and zoning principles.
• Knowledge of geographic information systems, computer mapping, databases or related applications.
• Ability to read and comprehend construction and land use documents.
• Background in accounting or financial procedures.
• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in policies and procedures.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment including computers and databases.
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written English.
• Ability to interact professionally with the public, supervisors, and co-workers.
• Ability to follow complex oral and written instructions.
• Strong time management, organization, and attention to detail; prioritize multiple tasks.
• Sensitivity to time constraints and resource availability.
• Strong team-building skills across departments.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as the initial contact for customers related to intake of applications.
• Verify completeness of forms and submit projects for plan review.
• Transmit technical review comments and enter data into the Town database.
• Process temporary and full certificates of occupancy upon project completion.
• Interact with the public and internal staff in a professional, discreet, and helpful manner.

Conocimientos

Customer service

Time management

Organizational skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Ability to read/interpret documents

Data entry

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

Herramientas

GIS knowledge

Descripción del empleo

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Within the Department of Planning & Building, and under general direction of the Manager of Permitting and Inspections, the Permit Technician provides administrative and technical service to internal and external customers associated with building permits and land use entitlements from the Town. Incumbent serves as the initial point of contact for customers related to the intake of applications, verifying the completeness of associated forms, submitting all projects for plan review, the transmittal of technical review comments, entry of information into the Town database, the processing of all temporary and full certificates of occupancy upon a project’s completion.

Qualifications

• High School Degree (or GED) plus two (2) years of relevant government, construction, architectural, administrative/clerical, or planning experience including customer service.
• A valid motor vehicle operator’s license and the ability to carry and sustain insurance to operate a motor vehicle in the State of Indiana.
• Knowledge of building, planning, and zoning principles.
• Knowledge of geographic information systems, computer mapping, databases or related computer applications.
• Ability to read and comprehend construction and other land use related documents.
• Background in accounting or financial procedures.
• Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in interpreting applicable policies and procedures.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment including computers and databases.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written English.
• Ability to interact professionally with the public, supervisors, and other co-workers.
• Ability to carry out complex oral and written instructions.
• Strong time management and organizational skills that reflect ability to prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong ability to being sensitive to time constraints and resource availability.
• Strong team building skills with ability to forge relationships across departmental boundaries.

Working Conditions

Essential job duties are performed indoors in climate-controlled environment. However, there may be an occasional incident where a site visit is required.

Primary work surface is even, dry, carpeted or tiled floor.

Work may be done alone or with co-workers with general directions from the supervisor.

Incumbents may interact with members of the public who are filing complaints or submitting recommendations. They will deal with a variety of interpersonal situations that must be handled in a professional, discreet, helpful manner.

The ability to work on several tasks at the same time and complete tasks effectively.

Physical Requirements

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to lift a minimum of 30 pounds at times.