Permitting Services Specialist

City-of-Fort-Lauderdale,-Fl; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Fort Lauderdale’s Development Services Department, Building Services Division, is hiring a Permit Services Technician to assist with processing and maintaining construction permit applications and plans in accordance with state, county, and city codes.

The role involves reviewing documents, collecting fees, notarizing papers, registering contractors, helping customers, and coordinating plan routing and rechecks to ensure permits are issued accurately and efficiently.

Qualifications

• Three years of administrative/clerical work experience.
• One year in construction trades or building permitting.
• Three years of in-person or telephone customer service.
• One year experience calculating fees and payments.

Responsibilities

• Process and maintain permit applications and plans.
• Review documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• Notarize approved documents.
• Assist customers with correct applications based on work scope.
• Calculate and process permit deposits, payments, and related fees.
• Process payments in the electronic system.
• Balance accounts daily.
• Prepare plans for routing to disciplines by permit type.
• Prepare for recheck and verify approvals prior to permit issue.
• Communicate and apply payments using office software.
• Register and verify contractor licenses and insurance.
• Maintain an alphabetical file of contractor registrations.
• Verify property ownership via Broward County Property Appraiser.
• File and route permit plan reviews.
• Prepare correspondence and respond to inquiries.
• Perform related work as required.

Skills

Administrative experience

Customer service

Payments processing

Education

High School Diploma

Notary Public Certification

Job description

City of Fort Lauderdale’s Development Services Department, Building Services Division, is hiring a Permit Services Technician to assist with processing and maintaining construction permit applications and plans in accordance with state, county, and city codes.

The role involves reviewing documents, collecting fees, notarizing papers, registering contractors, helping customers, and coordinating plan routing and rechecks to ensure permits are issued accurately and efficiently.